Job overview
To Assist and support the Divisional Operational Manager in the provision of services to ensure the Trust achieves both internal and national targets. The post holder will work as part of the Division and have responsibility for the day-to-day management of activities and interactions for specific programmes of work. The position is supervised by Operational Manager and works closely with colleagues in other functions as well as front line clinical teams from the organisation we commission with. To support the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service, all staff are expected to act as a role model to others in all aspects of their work and consistently demonstrate the Trusts Values and Behaviours.
* Provide expert decontamination advice to all teams across the Trust.
* The post holder will manage the staff and resources within DD, providing an efficient and high quality fully compliant decontamination service to all service users.
* To take the lead role in the implementation of any recommendations made by any auditing body in relation to decontamination and sterile services across the Trust.
* To support the continued development and implementation of strategies for the effective provision of Sterile Services and decontamination at JPUH.
Main duties of the job
· Provide ongoing technical and professional training and development to decontamination staff.
· To monitor, motivate and support staff to ensure all mandatory training needs are fulfilled.
· To ensure compliance with all mandatory technical decontamination standards (e.g. HTM 01-01, HTM 01-06).
· To take responsibility for maintenance of the Quality Management System (QMS).
· To ensure that the schedule for Internal Audit is effectively carried out.
· To prepare for, and assist with, annual External Audits and Unannounced Visits.
· To write, amend and maintain documents within the QMS (including working instructions) in accordance with the requirements of the QMS.
· To be responsible for corrective and preventative actions, ensuring that all Q-safe incidents are investigated and closed out within the prescribed timescales.
· To lead on customer liaison/user groups, acting on customer feedback to ensure continual improvement, and keeping customer groups advised on quality initiatives.
· To ensure changes and developments are adequately communicated to decontamination staff and user departments.
· To assist in business planning and service development.
· To assist in providing effective management information using a range of IT and other systems (including T-Doc & E-Roster).
Working for our organisation
We want to attract the best and brightest people to work with us and that means we will look after you from the moment you apply for a role at the Trust and throughout your career with us. Our staff are central to everything we do, and we believe that investing in you is crucial if we want to enable you to reach your full potential.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
· To carry out staff PDPs and support the management of staff attendance, disciplinary and grievance issues, in accordance with Trust policies.
· To provide specialist decontamination advice to the Trust as required.
· To manage Health & Safety issues within decontamination areas, including training and risk management.
· To be accountable for the overall management of Decontamination Services, including endoscopy decontamination.
· To provide a link between the Trust and the Trusts approved person (engineer), on matters relating to decontamination.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
* Specialist decontamination training at team Leader/ supervisory/management level
Experience and Knowledge
* Significant / extensive occupational experience within a decontamination role at a supervisory /management level
* Quality system management experience
Skills, abilities and competencies
* Specialist knowledge of a wide range of decontamination technical issues
* Courteous and Respectful - supporting information
The James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust recognises the requirement to promote health and reduce ill-health. The Trust is committed to the principles of improving working lives through a number of initiatives such as job share, flexible working and the development of a culture of openness and transparency. The Trust is committed to ensuring that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of their age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.
Prior consideration will be given to NHS At Risk staff within East of England.
Tier 2 Sponsorship :We are pleased to consider applicants who require Tier 2 sponsorship to work in the UK but it is unlikely that we would be able to appoint if a suitably qualified, experienced and skilled UK/Right to work candidate is available. Applying for entry clearance into the UK, must provide a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) will also be subject to this requirement.
Visa and Immigration
If you are wishing to apply for this role and would require sponsorship (this includes if you are already in a sponsored post and looking to change employer), you can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for this post by assessing your circumstances against criteria specified on the gov.uk website https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/your-job.
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Please note that should we experience a high level of interest in this post, the vacancy may be closed prior to the stated closing date.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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