Decontamination Technician

at  Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Responsible for the reprocessing of medial and surgical instrument sets including specialist instrumentation.
To ensure that work is performed to an acceptable standard and in compliance with written specifications and procedures.
Ensure that all items are prepared, assembled and packaged in accordance with defined specifications.
Undertake the reprocessing of sets entailing disassembly, washing, inspection , reassembly and packaging of the theatre sets.
Operate sterilisation equipment.
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
Prepare and package theatre sets for operations.
Undertake the reprocessing of surgical instrument sets
Be able to operate sterilisation equipment
Develop close partnerships with supervisory staff to participate in the co-ordination and processing of the department’s workload

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