Employer: York Teaching Hospital Facilities Management
Employer type: NHS
Site: Scarborough Hospital
Town: Scarborough
Salary: £24,071 - £25,674 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 27/11/2024 23:59
Decontamination Operative (HPV/UV-C) - Scarborough
Band 3 (Indicative Banding)
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Our Values
* We are KIND
* We are OPEN
* We pursue EXCELLENCE
We are looking for applications from people who share our values to help make us a valued and trusted partner within our care system, that delivers safe effective care to our local population.
Job overview
Contract - Permanent
Base - Scarborough
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals Facilities Management (YTHFM) team, based at Scarborough Hospital in the Facilities department as a Decontamination (HPV/UV-C) Technician.
The role of the Decontamination Operative provides a vital service that contributes to the Trust overall Infection Prevention and Control Strategy.
You will be involved in the preparation and execution of process, ensuring cleaning, sterilising and decontamination process is delivered safely in wards, departments and non-clinical areas of the Trust buildings, and work as an integrated member of the Facilities team.
A comprehensive training programme is in operation, in which successful candidates participate to ensure proficient in the safe use of the UV-C and HPV decontamination equipment.
The role is physically demanding, lifting, and handling Decontamination equipment and long periods of standing. It is necessary to transport equipment around the Trust sites.
Successful candidates will have a flexible approach to work and work well under pressure, possess excellent communication skills, eagerness, and ability to learn.
Overtime/additional hours may also be available at times, for those who wish to do this.
The successful candidate will be based at Scarborough Hospital but must be willing to work at any of the Trust's sites when required, and therefore must be willing to travel.
Main duties of the job
* Prepare rooms, environments, and equipment for decontamination, in accordance with standard operating procedures, and on completion of deployment ensure all checks are completed and the area is safe.
* Clean the environment and utilise specialist equipment, to ensure a safe deployment.
* Check all equipment prior and following deployments, to identify any faults within the equipment, and report accordingly by the appropriate channel.
* Ensure compliant documentation is retained and recorded.
* Ensure the health and safety of those within the environment is maintained throughout any deployments, and work in accordance with the Department’s Standard Operating Procedures and risk assessments.
* Across site working may be required at times.
* Monitoring stock levels and ordering.
* When not deployed in HPV the operative will carry out tasks in the Domestic and Facilities Services team.
Working for our organisation
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
* Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
* 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
* A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
* Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
* NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
* An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
* Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
Person specification
Education
* Good Standard of literacy and Numeracy
* Inivos Equipment user Certificate - HPV and UV-C undertaken work - based assessment programme within the first 12 months
* Maths and English GCSE or Level 2
* IOSH
Experience and Knowledge required
* Knowledge and Experience of Specialist Cleaning
* Knowledge of NHS policies, Statutory regulations and legislation relating to Health and Safety at work and Risk Management
* Previous experience in the cleaning Industry, including technical aspects of the job eg Machinery, Cleaning materials, Stock control management products and Processes, infection control issues.
* Experience of working and Communicating with colleagues/ Members of the Public/ Customers/ Clients
* Involvement in Training and development.
* Knowledge of Microsoft Office
* Previous experience of supervising own work, Ability to work on your own.
* Knowledge and experience of Decontamination
Skill and Attributes
* Basic Knowledge of Microsoft packages
* Manual Dexterity, Ability to undertake manual handling and working at height tasks and activities
* Awareness and appreciation of infection prevention issues
Aptitude and personal Qualities
* Good Communication Skills
* Good Work Ethic
* Able to work in a team environment
* Ability to work across all sites as required
* Ability to plan, organise and adjust work activities to meet service demand.
* Ability to work under pressure
* Committed to improving the patient experience and providing a safe environment
* Confident, Pleasant and professional in approach
York Teaching Hospital Facilities Management LLP (YTHFM LLP) provides a full range of estates and facilities services to York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, together with project management for capital investments. YTHFM LLP is a partnership between York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management Limited.
New starters will be employed by YTHFM and not directly by the NHS, however, they will enjoy the same terms and conditions as NHS staff covered by Agenda for Change. YTHFM employees have access to the NHS pension scheme.
For further information about York Teaching Hospital Facilities Management type ythfm.co.uk in your internet search bar.
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