Sterile Services Supervisor

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If you are a person with a positive “Can do” attitude who wants to make a difference in their workplace then this is the Role for you!
This is an exciting and engaging opportunity for Candidate to grow on the job. We are looking for someone thoughtful who has enthusiasm for managing and supporting the Team as well as expertise in a Sterile Services environment.
This is a Supervisory Role within Sterile Services Department. The candidate must have at least 2 years’ experience of working in a Sterile Services Department, knowledge of Reusable Surgical
Instruments.

Sterile Services is part of the Trusts Surgical Division. Our main customer is the In Patient Theatres & the Day Surgery Unit. The department decontaminates equipment for surrounding GP surgeries & Dental clinics and private healthcare providers. The aim of a Sterile Services Department is to provide a decontamination service in all aspects of the decontamination lifecycle, from receipting & dismantling right through the disinfection & sterilization stages.

The vacancy will be for hours Monday-Friday 12pm-8pm, some weekends and bank holidays.

To participate in the provision of a specialised decontamination of medical
devices service contributing to the clinical care of the patient.
To perform a full range of decontamination duties, and be accountable for
work area within department.
Manages Decontamination records in own area of work.
Provide a high quality and timely service to all customers.
Supervises, organises and allocates work and /or train less
experienced/qualified staff.
To assist with the development of the Department’s Standard Operating
Procedures in accordance with Quality Management Systems and ensure staff compliance to them.
Plan your own workload and work with minimal managerial direction.
The role routinely involves exposure to blood and body fluids.

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.