Apprentice Technician

Wakefield, England, United Kingdom

7/9/2025

If you have any queries relating to the role, please contact [email protected]

Please note that interviews will be held on Wednesday 23rd July 2025 at Pinderfields Hospital. If you are unable to attend on this day please do not apply on this occasion.

About The Role

Exciting Opportunity: Apprentice Decontamination Service Technicians

An excellent opportunity has arisen to join the Decontamination Services Department at Pinderfields Hospital as an Apprentice Decontamination Service Technician. This role provides hands-on training and professional development within a vital area of healthcare. As an Apprentice Technician, you will play an essential role in supporting the delivery of high-quality, sterile medical equipment that is critical for safe and effective patient care.

To Be Eligible For a Funded Apprenticeship, Applicants Must

• Be aged 16 or over
• Have lived in the UK for the past 3 years
• Not already hold a Level 3 qualification or higher
• Not hold an NVQ Level 2 in the same subject area (e.g., BTEC or GCSE in a related pathway)
  
  

The duration of this apprenticeship programme will be 12 to 18 months and you will achieve a Level 2 Diploma in Healthcare Science. This qualification will be administered through satisfactory attendance with the registered provider and satisfactory completion of all programme elements.

This is a full time position, working 37.5 hours per week. Some shift work may be required.

Apprentice Pay Is Dependent On Age. If The Band 3 Pay Reduction While Training Drops Below The National Minimum Wage, The Following Hourly Rates Will Apply

• Age 21 and over: £12.21
• Age 18 to 20: £10.00
• Age under 18: £7.55
  
  

Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the role.

Main duties

• Work as an integral part of the department team to carry out the receipt, disassembly, cleaning, disinfection, reassembly, packing, and sterilisation of surgical instruments (medical devices).
• Accurately record all tasks using the department’s computerised tracking and traceability system.
• Ensure all activities are conducted in compliance with departmental Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and the Quality Management System in accordance with BS EN ISO 13485 and MDD 93/42 EEC (MHRA) Annex: Sterility Aspects only.
• Support Decontamination Services Technicians and Supervisors in delivering a specialist medical device decontamination service, contributing directly to the safe clinical care of patients.
• Embrace the department’s ethos of teamwork and shared responsibility, ensuring flexibility in covering a range of duties as needed to meet service requirements.
  
  

Key Requirements

• To work in accordance with Departmental Policy, Standard Operating Procedures and Quality Management System.
• To reprocess reusable medical devices under supervision; disassemble, clean, disinfect, check, assemble, sterilize, despatch and track in a controlled environment.
• Under 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.
• To use manual dexterity and concentration for the disassembly and reassembly of the reusable medical devices in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions.
• To operate decontamination equipment (washer disinfectors and sterilizers) and carry out routine tests in accordance with Planned Preventative Maintenance Schedule, Quality Standards and Guidance.
• To communicate with enquiries from users in a polite and helpful manner, seeking advice when required.
• Receive tray orders from service users, assemble order into theatre case carts and deliver to theatres in a timely manner to ensure theatre list can commence as scheduled.
• Deliver urgent products to Theatres/Departments as necessary.
• The post holder will be expected to participate in rostered Bank Holiday work and cover shifts as necessary for the provision of the service.
  
  

Be part of MY team

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients’ homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.

We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.

If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

Application Guidance

We understand that more applicants are using AI technology to help with their applications. While these tools can be useful, they cannot fully capture your skills, knowledge, and experience. It’s important that you personalise your application. Relying solely on AI is not recommended, as it may reduce your chances of success. Our screening process is thorough, so if you have used AI, please make sure to disclose this on your application form.

Our Benefits

• Access to the NHS pension plan
• Generous holiday allowance of 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing with 5 and 10 years of service
• Exceptional employee health and wellbeing services
• Extensive benefits and support, including:
• Onsite nurseries and childcare salary sacrifice scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Home electronics scheme
• Car lease salary sacrifice scheme
• Working carers support and advice, carers network and carers passport
• Flexible working options and family and carer-friendly policies
• Established staff networks, including LGBTQ+ and Race Equality
• Career progression, training and support
  
  

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