Job summary
- Main area
- Decontamination Programme
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 407-SURGERY-6055766-B
- Employer
- Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Manor Hospital
- Town
- Walsall
- Salary
- £53,755 - £60,504 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/12/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Decontamination Programme Manager
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust provides integrated acute and community Healthcare in the West Midlands serving a population of 260,000 residents. Walsall Manor Hospital houses the full range of district general hospital services. The £170 million development was completed in 2010 and we are continually upgrading. Construction of the new integrated critical care unit was completed in 2018, extension of a Neonatal Unit and an approved plan to build a brand new, state of the art Emergency Department which commenced in 2021
We provide high quality, friendly and effective community health services from multiple sites covering Walsall. Our multidisciplinary services include rapid response and homebased care, so that those with long term conditions and the frail elderly can remain in their own homes.
We are recommended by colleagues as a place to work which is supported by the trusts values to work as part of a team, being respectful, compassionate and professional. We are committed to investing in our workforce
Following our recent CQC visit the Trust was rated as outstanding for care and this has been recognised by NHS Improvement.
The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits, including: salary sacrifice scheme; car leasing scheme; on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability); the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme; and the opportunity to develop and implement your expertise in an encouraging yet challenging environment
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is proud to be part of the Armed Forces Covenant. The Trust currently holds the Bronze Award which underlines the Trust’s commitment to supporting the Armed Forces Community. As an organisation, we are aiming to achieve the next level Silver award, with our sights firmly on Gold.
RESPECT - COMPASSION - TEAMWORK - PROFESSIONALISM
Job overview
The Decontamination Programme Manager will be responsible for Trust wide decontamination matters, assisting with the purchase and ongoing monitoring of water disinfectors and equipment providing advice and a resource to managers on the compliance of their equipment, procedures, and decontamination processes in accordance with current standards.
They will be responsible for the operational management of all decontamination services within the Trust, including Endoscopy, by the appropriate deployment, delegation, co-ordination and supervision of all grades of staff.
Main duties of the job
The Post holder will:
- Carry out the role of Decontamination Manager for the Trust, responsible for interpretation and implementation of national statutory and NHS guidance, including HTMs, EN Standards and HBNs and ensuring ongoing compliance.
- Lead on all specialist decontamination matters pertaining to the Decontamination of materials, equipment, instruments and other goods to the Trust.
- Liaise with the Authorised Person for Decontamination to ensure the Trust is fully compliant in all the required areas of Decontamination.
- Develop, update and maintain the Trust’s Decontamination Policy working with Infection Control and other key professionals across the Trust.
- Liaise with stakeholders on the development of such policy development such as Theatre Services and Soft Services.
- Participate in and establish appropriate committees to ensure monitoring and compliance with appropriate standards of decontamination services across the Trust including the implementation of a range of controls and communications to ensure compliance across the Trust.
- Manage the HSDU, ensuring services are provided to meet the needs of the Trust and other customer departments covered by contract or service agreement.
Working for our organisation
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a qualified decontamination professional and experienced people manager to lead the Sterile Services team. Excellent leadership skills are essential along with the ability to manage capacity and demand across two busy departments, HSDU and Endoscopy.
The role will include the responsibility of being the Decontamination Manager for the Trust, ensuring interpretation and implementation of national statutory and NHS guidance, including HTMs, EN Standards and HBNs and ensuring ongoing compliance
The role will additionally support the line management of the Theatre Procurement & Equipment Manager to ensure the delivery of all required instrumentation, equipment to support the treatment of patients through the Operating Theatre department.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will:
- Manage the staff and resources within the Sterile Services Department providing an efficient and high quality decontamination service to all service users.
- Be enthusiastic and approachable manager and team-worker who recognises the need for staff personal development with an ability to design and undertake training in Sterile Services
- Oversee the provision of a 24hr, 7 days a week, specialised, service contributing to the safe clinical care of the patient
- Maintain the quality systems within Sterile Services- The ability to maintain the department’s quality management system and accreditation is vital.
- Support the continued development and implementation of strategies for the effective provision of Sterile Services.
- Provide expert decontamination advice to clinical teams in the Clinical Support Division and in the wider Trust and act as a professional advisor to the Trust Decontamination Lead
For more details please refer to the JD attached.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Evidence of teaching ability within scope of practice
- • Maintain up to date knowledge of changing practices in sterilising and production techniques
- • Evidence of City & Guilds/Foundation qualification in Decontamination or relevant experience in a decontamination management role
- • Eastwood Park Decontamination – Operational Management DTM
Desirable criteria
- • Full membership of the Institute of Sterile Services Management
- • Eastwood Park Decontamination Lead Roles and Responsibilities DLR
- • Eastwood Park Management of flexible endoscopes decontamination WTM4
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Recent experience in Decontamination setting at Band 6 or above for a minimum of 3 years.
- • Experience of bacteriological control within decontamination setting
- • Evidence of monitoring and compliance requirements to maintain decontamination standards
- • Experience of budgetary management
- • Developed and implemented safe systems of work to ensure health and safety of staff, patients and visitors
- • Computer literate
- • Experience of management of medical devices/equipment in line with HTM/International standard requirements
- • Knowledge of HSDU quality systems including tracking
Skills
Essential criteria
- • Evidence of understanding and implementation of HTM/EN/HBN Standards
- • Effective communication skills, verbal and written
- • Ability to demonstrate skills to maintain optimal productivity/effective use of resources
- • Evidence of policy development and implementation
- • Knowledge and skills of effective line management within a team
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Louisa Adams
- Job title
- Clinical Theatre Services Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01922 721172
- Additional information
extn 7474
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