Decontamination Manager - NHS (b8a)

Decontamination Manager

Location: Woolwich

Job Type: Temporary

Duration of booking: This is expected to be for 3 months and maybe longer

Proposed start date: ASAP

Sector: Healthcare

Base: Hospital

Pay Rates:

£29.00 to £32.50 paye inclusive of holiday pay

*Please note, this client pays direct engagement and paye inclusive of holiday pay per hour only

Depending on skill, experience, and qualifications

Working Days and Hours: Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm

Job Purpose

To provide leadership and specialist technical and professional knowledge and advise on Sterile Services to Trust Managers and clinical staff working with the Infection Prevention & Control Lead and Consultant Microbiologist.

Duties

• To ensure a sterile supplies service is provided within the agreed financial service and quality targets set by the Trust and to meet external ISO quality standards.
• Provide professional leadership and advice to staff working in the Trust on all areas of decontamination and develop relationships within client stakeholder groups.
• Ensure consistency of approach, share good practice, and develop contingency plans as required.
• Advise Clinical Services and the Decontamination Action Group of any implications relating to decontamination that need to be built into the business planning process.
• Review and monitor standard operating procedures, department, and other procedural documents to ensure they continue to deliver optimum, cost effective, quality-assured services.
• Develop and implement changes in working practices as required.
• Ensure all daily tests and requirements are met and documented to meet European Standards and Legislation and that all decontamination records are stored and maintained for future requirements.
• Establish and implement an effective and robust communication strategy with any future service provided and set up performance management arrangements.
• Manage the internal communications to ensure the Directorates across the Trust are kept fully appraised of the developments of the decontamination programme and the impact that any organisational change will have on service delivery.
• Act as the Trust Advisor on all Sterile Services issues.
• Develop and implement effective working relationships with all clinical departments to ensure good liaison on decontamination issues and audit.
• Liaise with other related disciplines on Sterile Services to ensure a co-ordinated and integrated approach is adopted; key departments will include Microbiology and Infection Control, Health and Safety, Clinical Risk, Estates and Facilities & Procurement.
• Ensure that all clinical and non-clinical risks associated with both the technical operations of the service and those faced by staff in the departments are effectively managed.
• Ensure the Trust is kept up to date with the latest guidance and recommendations on Sterile Services.
• Monitor and report on all Sterile Services incidents working closely with the Trust Decontamination Manager.
• Management responsibility for SSD budget ensuring all financial and operational targets is met.
• Identify commercial opportunities for sterile services and negotiate contracts with external customers both within and without the NHS.
• Assist in the tendering process and manage purchase of Sterile Services equipment.
• To be responsible for the management of staff working within Sterile Services including planning, recruitment, training and developing staff. Conduct appraisals and deal with conduct issues in accordance with Trust policy.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• Membership of the Institute of Decontamination Sciences or equivalent relevant professional body.
• Relevant degree level qualification or work experience supported by post graduate qualification.
• To have or be working at the level of master’s degree
• Significant experience of managing or supervising the production of medical devices within a Sterile Services Environment.
• Project management experience.
• Experience in change management processes.
• Experience of quality systems and auditing procedures.
• Experience of contract management useful.
• Budgetary control experience essential.
• Demonstrable detailed knowledge of decontamination legislation relating to the reprocessing of reusable medical devices.
• Demonstrable detailed knowledge of European/National standards for decontamination processing equipment, procedures, and documentation.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety and COSHH.

Questions

• Do you have previous experience working as Band 8A Decontamination Managerwithin the NHS?
• Do you have experience working as Decontamination Manager?
• Do you have Membership of the Institute of Decontamination Sciences or equivalent relevant professional body?
• Do you meet the criteria above and available to start immediately?