Dental Decontamination Technician

Job overview

We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Dental Decontamination Technician to join our team. The successful candidate will paly a vital role in supporting the delivery of safe, high quality dental care by ensuring al dental instruments and equipment are effectively decontaminated, sterilised, and maintained in accordance of HTM 01-05 and current processes.

Job description

- Utilising specialised decontamination equipment.

- Ensure used equipment and instruments are cleaned, sterilised and repackaged.

- Undertake frequent testing of specialised decontamination equipment and pressurised vessels to ensure that these items of equipment are functioning correctly

- To ensure a smooth and efficient running of the Dental service

- It is a requirement for this role that the successful candidate is appropriately vaccinated to carry out this role once induction and on site training is complete.

Job responsibilities

• To complete testing of autoclaves, washer disinfectors and ultrasonic cleaners.
• Adhere to local processes and HTM01-05
• Complete specific cleaning efficiency testing.
• Decontaminate and sterilise specialised re-usable dental equipment and instruments.
• To sterilise dental instruments using pressure vessels/autoclaves.
• To liaise with outside stakeholders to ensure a quality service.
• To be proactive in problem solving when equipment fails.
• To undertake administrative tasks within the clinic as required.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

About the organisation

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

Person specification

Essential

Essential

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent level of knowledge
• Evidence of good attention to detail
• Evidence of good communication skills
• Clear and accurate recording skills, both digitally and written

Desirable

• Knowledge of HTM 01 05
• Experience in decontamination process
• Knowledge or experience of dental services

desirable

Essential

• Evidence of motivation, use of initiative and a team player
• Prioritising work loads

Desirable

• Knowledge of GHC trust

Supporting documents

• Dental Decontamination Technician Job Description.pdf (PDF, 445 KB)
• Dental Decontamination Technician Person Specific.pdf (PDF, 146 KB)