Job overview
1. Manage a specific sterile services department within the OUH, ensuring the highest quality through the optimum use of resources, delivering against agreed targets and within budget.
2. Line manager all supervisory and technical sterile services staff, working within Good Manufacturing Practice Guidelines within the production unit.
3. Provide specialist knowledge and information with regard to sterile services within the Trust.
4. Ensure that all resources including plan and staff are effectively organised.
5. Deputise for and assist the Head of Sterile Services in their duties relating to the provision of
sterile services for the Trust in their absence.
6. Ensure that the Sterile Services Department (SSD) continues to comply with legislation applicable to medical device decontamination in the NHS Compliance with ISO
and the Medical Device Regulations, and associated quality management systems.
7. Monitor the service and ensure that high standards are maintained and technical
requirements are achieved in accordance with strategic requirements.
Main duties of the job
The Sterile Services Manager oversees daily operations of the department, ensuring high standards in medical device decontamination, staff management, and compliance with regulations like ISO. The role includes planning workflows, managing budgets, and deputising for the Head of Sterile Services. Key duties involve technical leadership, equipment maintenance, developing procedures, and supporting staff development. The manager leads quality assurance, audits, and maintains information systems, while ensuring health and safety through risk assessments and training. Effective communication with staff and service users, collaboration on service improvement, and adherence to Trust policies are essential. The role requires autonomy, professionalism, and a commitment to continuous improvement.
Working for our organisation
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
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