Main area Decontamination Unit Grade NHS AfC: Band 4 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (7 days a week including weekends) Job ref 177-ELEC-5777040-B
Employer James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site James Paget University Hospital Town Gorleston Salary £25,147 - £27,596 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 28/04/2024 23:59
NHS AfC: Band 4
The James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of around 250,000 people in the Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft and Waveney areas. The Trust provides an integrated hospital and community children’s service.
Patent and staff experience is important to us and these are the behaviours we live by:
* Putting patients first
* Aiming to get it right
* Recognising that everybody counts
* Doing everything openly and honestly
‘Prior consideration will be given to NHS At Risk staff within East of England'
Job overview
The Decontamination Department is looking to recruit hard working, enthusiastic, flexible and motivated individual to join James Paget Hospital Decontamination team. The position of team leaders offers successful candidate the opportunity to work within a well-established and friendly team.
The Team Leader for Decontamination Services will have extensive knowledge and skills of requirements for the product in line with the ISO 13485:2016 standard. They will also have knowledge of all potential risk to products within a Decontamination Department. They will support the management team in ensuring staff conform to the departmental Quality Management System, hospital policy and procedures, highlighting immediately any areas of concern.
The post holder will be responsible for assessing, organising, and planning the daily workflow within the Decontamination and the Endoscopy departments to ensure maximum usage of resources.
Act as a resource to support the technicians to reduce the Departmental and individuals’ non-conformances and conduct regular one to one meeting with staff and provide feedback to the Deputy Decontamination Manager.
The post holder will be expected to deputise for the Deputy Decontamination Manager in their absence with the support of the Decontamination Manager.
To undertake this role, the Team Leader must be able to root cause and report on incidences relating to product and staff.
Ensure the efficient and effective operation of the department.
Main duties of the job
* General management and supervision of the production team.
* To assess, plan, organise and manage own workload and the workload of others, to ensure maximum utilisation of resources available on a day-to-day basis.
* Responsible for the day-to-day supervision and co-ordination of staff within the department.
* To provide and receive complex information and to facilitate effective communication with both departmental staff and customers.
* To provide appropriate support for technicians and their on-going development through regular reviews of performance and yearly staff appraisals.
* Responsibility and authority for resolving day-to-day problems and queries arising from customers and supporting the Deputy Decontamination Manager with more complex complaints investigation. Ensure delegated actions relating to complaints are completed within the specified time frames.
* Acting-up for the Deputy Decontamination Manager in their absence, with the support of the Decontamination Manager.
* To communicate to the production team the departments progress against agreed targets, proposed changes in activity affecting expected production levels, quality issues and general trust news.
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.
* Secondment - if you are interested in undertaking a role on a secondment basis, please ensure that you have discussed this with your current line manager prior to submitting your application.
What is Secondment – Secondment occurs when an employee is transferred temporarily from their substantive post to another post either in the same or another organisation and is expected to return to their old post at the end of secondment.
Benefits of secondment:
* Providing opportunities to individuals who may have an interest in changing their career path.
* Providing an opportunity to meet development needs agreed between the employee and line manager, and which may have been identified through the PDPs.
* Providing an opportunity to experience work which could contribute to personal and career development.
* Providing an opportunity for staff to experience a different culture and different ways of working.
Please do not reapply if you have applied for this position within the last three months as we already have your applications.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
* RESPONSIBILITY FOR PATIENTS
* Support the management team to ensure an efficient and appropriate service is provided to our customers.
* Assist the senior management team to ensure work is done in an organised manner.
* Record and submit clinical incident information when events happen through non-conformance reporting.
* Address customer complaints in a professional manner and ensure concerns are followed up.
* Follow work instructions accurately to maintain quality service to patients / Customers.
* Ensure traceability system is used appropriately.
* RESPONSIBILITY FOR POLICY AND SERVICE DEVELOPMENT
* Commit to continuing personal and professional development both through departmental and trust training schemes.
* Assist the senior management team in ensuring that the Trust’s decontamination facilities work in accordance with all relevant guidelines.
* Support and adapt to any changes that are implemented to improve the service.
* Participate in Staff Development Review in accordance with Trust policy.
* Ensure that all required checks are carried out as and when instructed to do so.
* Participate in the audit process.
* Ensure all applicable trust standard operating procedures and policies are followed in HSDU / EDU. E.g., Attendance Management Policy.
* RESPONSIBILITY FOR RESOURCES
* Work flexibly in all areas of this multidisciplinary department, including weekends.
* Support endoscopy emergency 24/7 provision by being part of on call team for EDU.
* Operate all relevant equipment in accordance with department work instructions and training. Report any failures that may interfere with the service.
* Use resources effectively and efficiently.
* Handle bulky items in accordance with Manual Handling training.
* Ensure a clean, safe working environment and adherence to legislation and departmental/Trust policies.
* Top up production area with stock, ensuring that records are kept, and stock is rotated.
* Maintain competency in the use of specialist equipment appropriate to the clinical setting.
* RESPONSIBILITY FOR INFORMATION SERVICES / TRUST IT SYSTEMS
* Ensure tracking & traceability programme is running properly, troubleshooting problems if appropriately trained to do so or reporting to management.
* Communicate departmental issues quickly and share knowledge.
* Accurately record all necessary information for reprocessing of medical devices
* To use E-Roster, T Doc, Q Safe and other trust electronic systems where required.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Four GCSEs grade D or above including maths and English or equivalent.
* Previous experience within decontamination services of supervising teams
Knowledge & Experience
* Previous experience within decontamination services of supervising teams
* Previous supervision and training of new or junior staff
* Knowledge and previous application of quality systems within decontamination
* Working understanding of HR process within health care sector
Skills
* Able to coach and provide feedback on team and individual performance
* Excellent communication and organisational ability
* Able to lead, motivate teams and effectively manage conflict
* Customer focused with the ability to make objective decisions
* Courteous and Respectful
* Kind and Helpful
* Responsive Communication
* Effective and Professional
* Seeks out and takes opportunities for improving the service offered
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.
Please check your account regularly under “My Applications” to view the progress of your applications. If you do not hear from us within 4 weeks, please assume your application has been unsuccessful.
In submitting an application form, you authorise the Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process.
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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