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Decontamination Technician - Colchester • Colchester
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Thank you for your interest in the position of Decontamination Technician - Colchester
in Colchester
with East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust.
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
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1. Can you tell us a little about yourself and why you are interested in the Decontamination Technician role? Can you tell us a little about yourself and why you are interested in the Decontamination Technician role?
2. What do you know about the East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust and our Sterile Service Unit and Endoscopy Reprocessing Unit? What do you know about the East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust and our Sterile Service Unit and Endoscopy Reprocessing Unit?
3. Although previous experience is not required, what skills or experiences do you believe will help you succeed in this role? Although previous experience is not required, what skills or experiences do you believe will help you succeed in this role?
4. Can you provide an example of a time when you had to pay close attention to detail? How did that impact the overall outcome? Can you provide an example of a time when you had to pay close attention to detail? How did that impact the overall outcome?
5. Describe a situation where you had to work closely as part of a team. What role did you play, and how did you ensure the team worked effectively together? Describe a situation where you had to work closely as part of a team. What role did you play, and how did you ensure the team worked effectively together?
6. How would you approach communicating with team members to ensure everyone understands their roles and responsibilities during a busy shift? How would you approach communicating with team members to ensure everyone understands their roles and responsibilities during a busy shift?
7. In this role, you may interact with healthcare professionals. How would you ensure effective communication in a high-pressure environment? In this role, you may interact with healthcare professionals. How would you ensure effective communication in a high-pressure environment?
8. Describe a time when you encountered a problem while working on a task. How did you resolve it? Describe a time when you encountered a problem while working on a task. How did you resolve it?
9. If you noticed an issue with the decontamination equipment, what steps would you take to ensure patient safety and operational effectiveness? If you noticed an issue with the decontamination equipment, what steps would you take to ensure patient safety and operational effectiveness?
10. This role requires a flexible approach to work. Can you share an example of a time when you had to adapt to changing priorities? This role requires a flexible approach to work. Can you share an example of a time when you had to adapt to changing priorities?
11. How do you manage stress and maintain focus in a fast-paced environment? How do you manage stress and maintain focus in a fast-paced environment?
12. What are your thoughts on ongoing training and development within the role? How would you approach learning new techniques or skills? What are your thoughts on ongoing training and development within the role? How would you approach learning new techniques or skills?
13. Given that you will start with a structured training programme, how do you ensure that you effectively retain and apply new information? Given that you will start with a structured training programme, how do you ensure that you effectively retain and apply new information?
14. The role involves operating decontamination equipment and handling heavy theatre sets. Are you comfortable with physical tasks, and do you have any strategies to manage physical demands? The role involves operating decontamination equipment and handling heavy theatre sets. Are you comfortable with physical tasks, and do you have any strategies to manage physical demands?
15. How would you ensure that you adhere to safety protocols when operating decontamination equipment and processing medical devices? How would you ensure that you adhere to safety protocols when operating decontamination equipment and processing medical devices?
16. Do you have any questions for us about the role, the team, or the hospital environment? Do you have any questions for us about the role, the team, or the hospital environment?
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{"interviewQueryText":"What are some good interview questions in British English for the job description below?\n\n-------------------------------------------\n\nDecontamination Technician - Colchester with East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust in Colchester\n\n An exciting opportunity has arisen for a decontamination technician to work within the Sterile Service Unit and Endoscopy Reprocessing Unit at Colchester Hospital. You will join a busy friendly team, dealing with sterilization and decontamination services; you will be involved in the reprocessing surgical instruments and flexible endoscopes. You will be working as part of a team in a busy, fast moving acute hospital. You must have a flexible approach to your work & possess good verbal and written communication skills. You are not required to have previous experience as full training will be provided to undertake the technician role. There may also be opportunities for further additional training. As you will be required to work across both the Sterile Service Unit and Endoscopy Reprocessing Unit, you will begin with a structured training programme to gain competencies in all areas. Duties of this role will include: Operation of decontamination equipment, pushing and pulling trolley, stock control, lifting heavy theatre sets and processing reusable medical devices. You will need: good communication and interpersonal skills, excellent attention to detail, excellent customer services attributes, good numeracy and literacy skills and good retentive memory. About us For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description and person specification. "}