Decontamination Engineer

Decontamination Engineer

Length:           6 months temporary, ongoing

Hours:             37.5 hours a week, Mon – Fri

Main responsibilities of the role:

• Responsible for overseeing the engineering maintenance and breakdown support to the decontamination services
• Provide competent technical, health, safety and environment support and assistance where required
• Ensure that departmental working instructions and standard operating procedures are maintained, including challenging, correcting and escalating non-conformances as appropriate
• Offer support and advice to Technicians carrying out repairs and maintenance as required
• Ensure works are being carried out in adherence to statutory compliance regulations and industry standard
• Management responsibilities for Engineers and Technicians carrying out repairs, maintenance and validation of a variety of decontamination equipment including but not limited to porous load sterilisers, washer disinfectors, automatic endoscope reprocessors and reverse osmosis plants
• Responsible for organising work for daily production, re-prioritising work where appropriate, and re-organising technicians to meet necessary demand

Essential requirements:

• You must have previously worked in a similar role with a background in Sterile Services
• Previous experience within the NHS or a private hospital is essential for this role