Decontamination Programme Manager

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.,

• 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., 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.

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.