Laundry Decontamination Technician RBTH | East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust


Company:	East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
Salary:	£25,272 per annum, pro rata
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Blackburn, BB2 3HH
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	19 Aug 2026
Closing date:	19 Sept 2026

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Summary

An exciting full time opportunity has become available within the Decontamination Hub on the Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital site. We are looking for someone that enjoys working within a busy day to day environment and likes to work as part of a team.

Decontamination technicians are required to work within the Hospital Decontamination Hub, comprising of the Hospital Sterilisation and Disinfection Unit (HSDU), Endoscopy Decontamination and the Laundry Department. You will be responsible for providing sterile surgical instruments, scopes, surgical supplies and clean laundry and linen. Our services are used by the Trust's many wards, departments and operating theatres. We also provide a service to external healthcare providers. These supplies are essential for good patient care

The post holders will be based at the Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital RBTH) sites forLAUNDRYdecontamination.

Monday to Saturday between 8am and 4pm.

The department has a Quality Management System, work procedures and standard procedures. All work takes place to a high standard, quickly and accurately to meet the demands of operating theatres, wards and departments.

Work takes place individually and as part of a team.

In the Laundry you will work on modern industrial machinery to wash, dry, press and fold hospital linen.

In the Sterile Linen Unit surgeon’s gowns, surgical drapes and wrap are washed, dried, inspected, folded and packed within a Clean Room.

You will take part in cross-site working as required to meet the needs of the service.

In the HSDU you will be responsible for assisting with the re-processing (includes receipting, cleaning and packing) of standard re-usable surgical instruments, Medical Devices, equipment and procedure packs. Endoscopy processing consists of receipt, pre clean, decontaminating and packing Endoscopes.

Full training and support will be provided.

Additional contact information

Susan Harrison - 01254 732619 / Susan.harrison@elht.nhs.uk

Martins Roberta (ELHT) Theatres HSDU

Laundry technicians are required to work within the Hospital Decontamination Hub, & Laundry department. comprising of the Hospital Sterilisation and Disinfection Unit (HSDU), Endoscopy Decontamination. You will be responsible for providing clean laundry and linen, sterile surgical instruments, scopes, surgical supplies. Our services are used by the Trust's many wards, departments and operating theatres. We also provide a service to external healthcare providers. These supplies are essential for good patient care

Please note, although this role is being advertised by East Lancashire Hospitals Trust, it will transfer to OneLSC a Corporate Collaboration hosted by East Lancashire Hospitals Trust on 1.11.24. There are no plans to change the location of the role.

Please see full job description and specification for all main responsibilities for the Decontamination Technician post

This advert closes on Tuesday 1 Sep 2026

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