Job Description: Decontamination Science Duties

Role Overview

To undertake decontamination science duties in providing a specialized decontamination of medical devices service contributing to the clinical care of the patient. This includes carrying out the receipt, disassembly, cleaning, reassembly, packing, and sterilization of reusable medical devices and recording all tasks in the tracking and tracing database.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that all products manufactured in the Decontamination Services department within the Trust are fit for purpose and produced in a timely and efficient manner in accordance with the Quality Manager System (QMS) relevant to the area.
• Work as part of a team and undertake duties as directed by the management team of the Trust's decontamination facilities.
• Work in all areas of the decontamination facilities at both hospitals (Chelsea and Westminster Hospital) and on weekends as and when required.
• Reprocess reusable medical devices by disassembling, cleaning, disinfecting, checking, assembling, sterilizing, dispatching, and tracking in a controlled environment.
• Work in accordance with Departmental Policy, Standard Operating Procedures, and Quality Management System.
• Report any discrepancies to the team leader immediately.
• Complete the relevant documents for any non-conformances.
• Contribute to ensuring that quality assurance and production controls systems are maintained in accordance with standard work instructions.
• Provide a collection and delivery service to the Decontamination Departments' customers.
• Inform the Decontamination Technician Supervisors of any raw material shortages and ensure stock is rotated.
• Receive raw materials and distribute raw materials to the production area, ensuring that all materials have been booked out in accordance with the quality procedure.
• Under limited supervision, meet the demands of the Department’s workload whilst consistently achieving high quality standards which will be measured by in-process checks and non-conformance reports.
• Undertake initial investigation into non-conformances reports as instructed.
• Use manual dexterity and concentration for the disassembly and reassembly of the reusable medical devices in accordance with Manufacturer’s instructions.