Bank Endoscopy Decontamination Technician

The post holderwill undertake decontamination and sterilisation duties according to equipmentrequirements and assist the supervisors and manager in providing a high-qualityaccredited (EN ISO 13485:2016 & JAG) service, this will be inclusive oflogistical responsibilities and store management processes of reusable medicaldevices utilised within clinical care.

The post holderwill be required to receive, disassemble, clean, disinfect, sterilise and storeendoscopes within controlled environments, ensuring comprehensive records ofall tasks are maintained for tracking traceability purposes.

This willnecessitate the operation of specific computer and database applications.Because some tasks expected within this role are governed by regulation (UKMDR) the employee must work in accordance to national guidance and publishedresearch; the departments Standard Operating procedures and quality managementsystems to ensure an effective and compliant service is delivered.

Main duties of the job

Inform senior staff ifasked or expected to work unsupervised without the relevant training or levelof competence.

Attend training coursesand partake in any other training strategies (mandatory and non-mandatory) asrequired to maintain knowledge and skills as required, this may involveovernight stay.

Assist with thesupervision and teaching in decontamination practices to new and lessexperienced technicians.

Support departmentalneeds to ensure monitoring, maintenance & servicing requirements of theendoscopes are undertaken in a way that offers little service disruption andreport accordingly to senior staff.

Ensure routine testsare undertaken and recorded in accordance with the Planned PreventativeMaintenance Schedules, Quality Standards and Guidance.

Undertake regularaudits of decontamination and sterilisation processes and action anydiscrepancies to departmental guidelines.

To adhere to therecommendations for the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) andrisk assessments appropriate to the clinical area.

Inspect equipmentwithin the decontamination cycle to ensure processes are effective.

Recognise devices byname and ensure endoscopes are repacked correctly with correct instrumentsancillary items, responsible for checking loan devices and ensuring the correctitems delivered prior to clinical use.

Will come into contact with remnants of blood, bodytissue or offensive by-products as part of the cleaning cycles.

About us

Tyneside Surgical Services (tss) is an independent provider of NHScare located in the North East of England. Our team dedicates itself toproviding knowledgeable and integrated surgical and endoscopy services topatients. We carry out a number of elective surgical procedures across eightdifferent specialties.

Established in 2007, the company has continued to grow and has nowdeveloped a day-case facility within Team Valley in Gateshead. The new facilitycomprises of theatre, a day-case unit, endoscopy, outpatient clinic facilitiesas well as having on-site MRI and ultrasound scanning.

We are seeking highly motivated and dynamic individuals with excellentcommunication skills to provide first class patient care in our new facility.These are exciting new roles and will suit enthusiastic, flexible and motivatedindividuals.

Youwill be joining a company which values its staff, strives to be the bestemployer and is committed to clinical excellence.

Job responsibilities

To work inaccordance with Departmental & National Policy, Standard OperatingProcedures and Quality Management Systems.

Able todemonstrate ability, and apply knowledge and competence to all tasks required inthe process of the sterilisation and decontamination of the endoscopeequipment.

Participate fullyas a team member, sharing knowledge and information and supporting colleagues,to promote a cohesive team and the achievement of team objectives.

Report untowardincidents, non-conformities and any other relevant information to a seniormember of staff using the TSS Incident Reporting System.

Takeresponsibility for logging and escalating failures of decontamination equipmentto relevant stake holders and management.

Show fullunderstanding of decontamination equipment functionality and associatedvalidation, daily weekly monthly and annual, testing requirements. Conductroutine tests in accordance with Quality standards and guidance.

Take directionfrom seniors and coordinate tasks appropriately, to ensure the endoscopes arereadily available in accordance with patient scheduling.

Person Specification Skills

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Experience of the decontamination of endoscopes
• Excellent time management and organizational skills
• Analytical approach to problem solving

Qualifications

• Education to GCSE or equivalent, including Maths and English
• Willingness to attend training throughout the duration of being in post
• NVQ3, Technical Certificate Decontamination, or equivalent level of knowledge and experience through decontamination training

Experience

• Knowledge and experience in the decontamination of endoscopes
• Can work as part of a team and independently, using initiative to resolve technical problems
• Ability to work to Standard Operating Procedures
• Time management and organizational skills
• Experience of working within a fast-paced environment and under pressure
• Experience to train staff in decontamination systems
• Supervisory Experience
• Experience of change management

Knowledge

• Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality
• Understanding of equality and diversity issues and how this affects patients, visitors and staff
• In depth knowledge and understanding of the importance of the decontamination process in relation to patient safety
• Knowledge of change management processes
• Evidence of current training

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Depending on experience£15 per hour Monday-Saturday and £20 per hour Sunday