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At Edinburgh Dental Specialists we are expanding our clinical support team, and we’re looking for an enthusiastic Decontamination / LDU Assistant to join us, on a full time basis.

We are based in the centre of Edinburgh, but many of our colleagues and clinicians commute from the areas surrounding Edinburgh by bike, train and bus.

We are a referral practice, and so we don’t do regular dental checkups, instead we have specialists in all areas of dentistry, and so you will gain a broad and varied experience and help our specialists provide world class treatment for our patients.

We recognise that without our clinical support team of highly trained dental nurses, LDU assistants and patient experience coordinators that we could not provide the level of expert treatment that we do for our patients. We aim for regular team building opportunities and have developed a special programme to support the wellbeing of colleagues at work and at home.

We want everyone who works at Edinburgh Dental Specialists to be able to bring their whole and best selves to work every day. As a team we have developed our values of inclusivity, influence, inspiration, integrity and be kind, be seen, be heard. We strive to live into these values and demonstrate behaviors in line with them every day.

What’s in it for you?

• Full-Time hours: 40 hours per week worked across 5 days Monday - Friday, between 8am and 6pm.
• Practice bonus scheme - our colleagues are key to Portman’s success, so you’ll be entitled to a bonus based on your practice’s performance
• Special days - in addition to your holiday allowance and bank holidays, you are also able to take special days off for occasions such as your birthday, getting married, moving house and more
• Opportunity to buy up to an additional 3 annual leave days per year
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Paid company sick pay
• Life assurance contributory pension scheme
• Employee Referral Scheme – earn up to £3,000 per referral
• Employee Assistance Programme - 24/7, 365 days a year confidential helpline and counselling service providing help and advice on a range of issues
• GP service – 24/7 access to an experienced GP (either by video or telephone call), as well as second medical opinions, private prescriptions, and referrals
• Cycle to work scheme
• Benefits platform with access to discounted shopping, cinema, travel, and much more

About us

We are a leading provider of private-focused dental care across the UK & Ireland. Recently, we have merged with Dentex bringing together two of the UK’s leading providers of private-focused dental care with shared values based on community, integrity and dedication to clinical freedom. Both companies celebrate the individuality of our practices and their teams and our shared focus remains on putting people first; this means exceptional care for our patients, industry-leading support for our practices and access to the best professional opportunities. Together we are one of the largest dental group’s in the UK, operating over 350 UK practices, with more than 4,000 members in our community, providing for more than 1.5 million patients annually across the UK, Ireland and Benelux.

If you would like to find out more about joining Portman please feel free to review our website for more information. Alternatively, you are welcome to share this opportunity with your friends and professional network.

Job Description

• Receive contaminated surgical instruments

• Decontaminate instruments by use of manual washing , ultrasonic cleaner and automated washer-disinfector

• Sterilise instruments in accordance with departmental and NHS Grampian procedures.

• Provide safe handling of blood ,infected materials and sharps, ensuring the highest level of cross infection control at all times

• Package and store instruments for use in different clinical environments.

• Maintain an agreed minimum stock level for efficient working practice and create orders for replacement stock as required for authorised signatory.

• Ensure workspace is safe, clean and efficient working environment, reporting any concerns to line manager.

• Maintain and log daily ultrasonic, washer-disinfector and steriliser test results.

• Maintain and clean equipment used daily in accordance with training given.

• Ensure any faults in instruments are reported to line manager

• Ensure any faults in equipment are logged and reported to Technical Services Department

Additional Information

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity, equity and inclusion in our workplace. We are committed to creating an environment of mutual respect and are dedicated to providing equal employment opportunities regardless of race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, marital or civil partner status, disability, age, or nationality.