Job overview

We now have a vacancy for a full time Decontamination Quality Manager to work with the Hospital’s Sterilisation and Disinfection Unit (HSDU) at the Royal Oldham Hospital, which is part of the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust.

The HSDU is responsible for the decontamination and sterilisation of invasive reusable medical devices. The HSDU is a purpose-built facility at the Royal Oldham Hospital and serves as the sterile services department for the organisation and beyond, ensuring that medical devices are made safe for use between each patient. The service is quality-driven, in line with the departments ISO 13485 Accreditation.

The successful candidate will assist in providing a specialised decontamination and resupply of medical devices service, contributing to the clinical care of the patient. 

Main duties of the job

• To support the provision of a specialised decontamination service contributing to the clinical care of the patient.
• To perform a full range of decontamination duties, with senior accountability within department.
• To work independently in all areas of the specialty and as an autonomous practitioner.
• To manage decontamination records in own area of work.
• To apply professional judgement and utilise specialist skills and detailed scientific knowledge when reviewing and interpreting technical data and production reports to ensure a safe service is provided.
• To provide a high-quality and timely service to all customers/service users.
• To supervise, organise, allocate work and train less experienced/qualified staff.
• To assist with the development of the Department’s Standard Operating Procedures in accordance with Quality Management Systems and ensure staff compliance to them.
• To plan your own workload and work with minimal managerial direction. 

The role occasionally involves exposure to blood and body fluids.

Working for our organisation

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester.  Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.