Band 3
Main area: Ambulatory Investigations, Diagnostics, Surgery
Grade: Band 3
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (over 7 days)
Job ref: 205-6476177-A
Site: Royal Stoke
Town: Newcastle under Lyme
Salary: £24,071 - £25,674 pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 21/10/2024 23:59
Job Overview
Decontamination Technician Supervisor/Senior Nursing Assistant in CTS at the Royal Stoke. We welcome applicants to work within a diverse team, providing care for patients undergoing diagnostics, investigations, and ambulatory surgery.
Main Duties of the Job
1. Participate and undertake the role of decontamination technical supervisor of medical devices contributing to the clinical care of patients.
2. Participate and perform a full range of decontamination duties for which competency has been assessed, verified, and documented.
3. Manage decontamination records in own area of work.
4. Record all decontamination processes and data sets accurately, reporting conformance and non-conformance to a senior decontamination supervisor/registered nurse.
5. Record all clinical tasks undertaken for patients within the nursing documentation.
6. Supervise all junior healthcare assistants in the decontamination of medical devices in CTS.
7. Liaise with senior decontamination staff (registered nurses and estates), apprentices, and trainee decontamination staff.
8. Ensure standard operating procedures are adhered to by all healthcare staff in accordance with quality management systems.
9. Be responsible for a range of clinical, non-clinical, and clerical support tasks under the indirect supervision of a registered nurse or registered nurse practitioner.
10. Implement aspects of clinical care and act on own initiative where appropriate, regularly assessing, evaluating, and reporting on actions and activities to the registered nurse or registered nurse practitioner.
11. Engage in personal and professional development opportunities to maintain knowledge, skills, and competence to practice within their role.
Person Specification
Care Certificate Level Three
* Care Certificate Level Three
* Minimum of 12 months experience as a nursing assistant in an acute care setting
Decontamination Knowledge and Understanding
* Decontamination policy knowledge and understanding
* 12 months experience in decontamination processes
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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