Specialist Decontamination Systems Lead Technician
Job Introduction
We are currently looking to recruit this specialist role to be based at one of our PFI hospitals. As the Specialist Decontamination Systems Technical Lead you will have accountability for a broad range of services and supporting the Decontamination Systems Manager in providing and developing maintenance, validation and quality control programme in the provision of sterile services.
Role Responsibility
- Manage your own work in the servicing, repair, calibration and validation of decontamination equipment systems.
- To carry out the mandatory weekly, quarterly and annual testing procedures on large porous load sterilizers and laboratory autoclaves, in accordance with current NHS standards and requirements.
- To carry out the mandatory weekly, quarterly and annual testing procedures on washer disinfectors, in accordance with current NHS standards and requirements.
- To carry out the mandatory weekly, quarterly and annual testing procedures on Automated Endoscope Reprocessors, in accordance with current NHS standards and requirements
- To use data loggers in conjunction with laptop computers and licensed software to provide test and validation reports and interpretation of test results.
- To undertake the maintenance and carry out servicing, fault diagnosis and analysis and repair procedures of complex Clean Steam Generators and Reverse Osmosis water treatment plant.
- To provide water samples for laboratory analysis.
The Ideal Candidate
- A Degree or HND/HNC in either electrical, mechanical, electronic or biomedical engineering
- Experience of working with either medical or electronic equipment including fault finding down to component level and calibration and testing of medical/electronic equipment.
- Time served apprenticeship in a relevant engineering trade (or other equivalent approved training)
- NHS experience working on maintenance, fault diagnosis and repair of a wide variety of complex hospital plant, systems and equipment would be desirable.
Package Description
Access to a variety of Sodexo benefits and discounts
About the Company
In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 35,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,300 locations in the corporate, healthcare, education, leisure, defence and justice sectors.
Sodexo and our clients are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young persons and vulnerable adults. Certain roles will require applicants to undergo screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Criminal Records Bureau (UK) and/ or Disclosure Scotland (Scotland).