Job overview
Deputy Production Manager
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Deputy Production Manager to work in the Reprocessing Unit. The unit plays a key role in providing a decontamination service to Theatres, Endoscopy, wards and departments throughout the Trust for their reusable flexible endoscopes and other identified equipment requiring decontamination.
Preference will be given to candidates with Senior Decontamination Technician experience
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for the day-to day floor management in the absence of the Production Manager of decontaminated Medical Devices and hospital equipment to all relevant areas within the trust. The post holder is required to assume responsibility for the service.
Participate in expert training provided externally, relating to effective performance of required duties.
Report on day-to-day risks relating to the department servcie in line with the trusts Risk Management and Incident reporting policies.
To support the safe collection and handling of potentially infected surgical instrumentation prior to decontamination.
Carrying out the decontamination process of preparation, cleaning, inspection and disinfection and sterilization of surgical instrumentation including packing and storage.
The safe management of storing endoscopes in atmospherically control cabinets.
Re-distributing the decontaminated sets and procedure packs to operating theatres, hospital departments and external customers.
Operation of traceability system to record and process results, demonstrating compliance, enable audit and facilities analysis.
Manual cleaning of items not suitable for machine processing.
Testing and operation of washer-disinfectors in accordance with HTM 2030, actioning any cycles out of the normal acceptable range.
Working for our organisation
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Perform operational aspects for the decontamination of equipment (such as re-usable medical non-electrical devices e.g., commodes, trolleys or BP cuffs) and the operation of the washer / disinfector Belimed, as the ICO demands.
Ensure that the unit is fully staffed to maintain a flexible service.
Maintain a quality control process within the department ensuring staff are maintaining high standards of competency
Report to the Decontamination Production Manager of any raw material shortages and ensure stock is rotated and checking delivery notes against goods delivered.
To assist the Production Manager and Service Manager in the recruitment of staff, which also includes interviewing for selection.
Keep up to date and well maintain departmental records through good record keeping.
To assist the Production Manager if a Major Incident occurs in line with Trust Policy.
Ensuring and maintaining a clean and safe working environment ensuring the safety of self and others.
To undertake duties consistent with the responsibility of the grade and needs of the service.
Person specification
Experience in decontamination
Essential criteria
1. One year
Desirable criteria
2. Decontamination experience
Proficient in Microsoft Office
Essential criteria
3. Experience
Desirable criteria
4. Experience
Adaptable to shift working
Essential criteria
5. Experience
Desirable criteria
6. Experience
SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN AND ADULTS
To comply with the Trust’s Safeguarding Children and Adults policies, procedures and protocols. All individual members of staff (paid or unpaid) have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults This will require you to:
7. Ensure you are familiar with and comply with the London Child Protection Procedures and protocols for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people.
8. Ensure you are familiar and comply with the London Multi Agency Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Pan London Procedures.
9. Ensure you are familiar and comply with local protocols and systems for information sharing.
10. Know the appropriate contact numbers and required reporting lines.
11. Participate in required training and supervision.
12. Comply with required professional boundaries and codes of conduct
Whittington Health is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.