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Job reference: 165834
Salary: Band 2 (£23,362 - £25,368)
Job closing date: 18/10/2023
Job Type: Support Services
Location: Cowlairs Central Decontamination Unit
Employment type: Permanent
Hours Per Week: 37.5
Job posted date: 04/10/2023
Employer (NHS Board): NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
Department: Decontamination

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NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

It will be a requirement of all post-holders to become multi-skilled in all zones of the CDU in order to satisfy all the requirements of the post. Once fully trained in all the zones of the CDU, staff will be rostered in such a way as to rotate through the various zones on a regular basis.

The core activity of a decontamination unit is the decontamination, assembly, packaging and sterilisation of re-useable medical devices. The post holder will undertake all tasks appropriate to the grade of ATO Support Worker throughout all zones of the CDU. Decontamination of medical devices and instrument knowledge is essential as well as a good general education including literacy and numeracy skills together with manual dexterity desirable.

The post holder will undertake a 12 month basic training period covering Decontamination/ Assembly/ Checking/ Packaging and Sterilisation. 

Informal Contact:  David Archibald on 0141 232 2836 or David.Archibald@ggc.scot.nhs.uk

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.

By signing the Armed Forces Covenant, NHSGGC has pledged its commitment to being a Forces Friendly Employer. We support applications from across the Armed Forces Community, recognising military skills, experience and qualifications during the recruitment and selection process.

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