The Decontamination Department is looking to recruit a 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.
* 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.
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.
We’re a 450-bed district general hospital. Through the national NHS Staff Survey, our staff value our commitment to flexible working, and feel engaged and involved in how services operate.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Adaugo Okechukwu Job title: Decontamination Business Manager Email address: adaugo.okechukwu@jpaget.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01493452262
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