Wye Valley NHS Trust

Equipment Librarian & Decontamination Technician

The closing date is 22 March 2026

Job summary

To ensure that the equipment is in safe working order and that it has been cleaned in a manor as agreed with the Trusts' Infection Prevention and Control Team.

Main duties of the job

To maintain a close liaison with the senior Medical Equipment Librarians in the day-to-day running of the Equipment Library. Be able to communicate information to other team members.

Ensuring equipment is cleaned and decontaminated by ward staff before being returned to the Library, then ensuring that an additional cleaning process occurs for medical equipment and an additional decontamination process occurs for static and dynamic mattresses.

About us

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South WarwickshireUniversity NHS FT, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute NHS Hospitals Trust.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care wed want for our family and friends.

More than 3,000 people work for the Trust they tell us its a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."

Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time.

Details

Date posted

06 March 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

229-COR-7749036

Job locations

Hereford County Hospital

Stonebow road

Hereford

HR1 2ER


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for more information about the role and responsibilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for more information about the role and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

  • General education to GCSE level
  • Level 3 Qualification in relevant area or equivalent experience

Desirable

  • Continued Professional Development

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

Essential

  • Good communication skills, written and verbal
  • Ability to work with little or no supervision

Desirable

  • Experience of the cleaning of medical equipment (will be given if none)

Experience

Essential

  • IT knowledge, experience and training
  • Experience of working in an Acute Hospital environment
Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

  • General education to GCSE level
  • Level 3 Qualification in relevant area or equivalent experience

Desirable

  • Continued Professional Development

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

Essential

  • Good communication skills, written and verbal
  • Ability to work with little or no supervision

Desirable

  • Experience of the cleaning of medical equipment (will be given if none)

Experience

Essential

  • IT knowledge, experience and training
  • Experience of working in an Acute Hospital environment

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Wye Valley NHS Trust

Address

Hereford County Hospital

Stonebow road

Hereford

HR1 2ER


Employer's website

https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Wye Valley NHS Trust

Address

Hereford County Hospital

Stonebow road

Hereford

HR1 2ER


Employer's website

https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Manager

Roy Skaria

roy.skaria@wvt.nhs.uk

07974849251

Details

Date posted

06 March 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

229-COR-7749036

Job locations

Hereford County Hospital

Stonebow road

Hereford

HR1 2ER


Supporting documents

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