Decontamination Supervisor / Senior Nursing Assistant

Decontamination technician Supervisor/ Senior Nursing Assistant' in CTS at the Royal Stoke. We welcome applicants to work within a diverse team, providing care for patients undergoing diagnostics, investigations and ambulatory surgery
Why work with us? We are a happy, inclusive team who work in harmony with the multidisciplinary team to enable both staff and patient wellbeing., Participate and undertake the role of decontamination technical supervisor of medical devices contributing to the clinical care of patients.
Participate and perform a full range of decontamination duties for which competency has been assessed, verified and documented.
Manage decontamination records in own area of work Record all decontamination processes and data sets accurately reporting conformance and non-conformance to a senior decontamination supervisor/registered nurse
Record all clinical tasks undertaken for patients within the nursing documentation.
Work to supervise all junior healthcare assistants in the decontamination of medical devices in CTS.
Liaise with senior decontamination staff (registered nurses and estates), apprentices, and trainee decontamination staff. Work to ensure standard operating procedures are adhered to by all healthcare staff in accordance with quality management systems.
Be responsible for a range of clinical, non-clinical and clerical support tasks under the indirect supervision of a registered nurse or registered nurse practitioner
Implement aspects of clinical care and act on own initiative (work under indirect supervision / or alone) where appropriate and to regularly assess, evaluate and report on actions and activities to the registered nurse or registered nurse practitioner.
Engage in personal and professional development opportunities in order to maintain knowledge, skills and competence to practice within their role., The primary focus of the role will be to provide essential supervisory decontamination of medical devices and clinical care to patients under the indirect supervision of a Registered Nurse.
Ø Participate and undertake the role of decontamination technical supervisor of medical devices contributing to the clinical care of patients, adhering to the decontamination policy of UHNM in a controlled environment.
Ø Participate and perform a full range of decontamination duties for which competency has been assessed, verified and documented.
Ø Manage decontamination records in own area of work Record all decontamination processes and data sets accurately reporting conformance and non-conformance to a senior decontamination supervisor/registered nurse
Ø Record all clinical tasks undertaken for patients within the nursing documentation.
Ø Work to supervise all junior healthcare assistants in the decontamination of medical devices in CTS.
Ø Liaise with senior decontamination staff (registered nurses and estates), apprentices, and trainee decontamination staff.
Ø Work to ensure standard operating procedures are adhered to by all healthcare staff in accordance with quality management systems.
Ø Be responsible for a range of clinical, non-clinical and clerical support tasks under the indirect supervision of a registered nurse or registered nurse practitioner
Ø Implement aspects of clinical care and act on own initiative (work under indirect supervision / or alone) where appropriate and to regularly assess, evaluate and report on actions and activities to the registered nurse or registered nurse practitioner.
Ø Provide supervision of junior nursing assistants, student Nurses and apprentices where appropriate, under the guidance of the a registered nurse or registered nurse practitioner
Ø Facilitate and undertake teaching of others within their specific areas of competence
Ø Engage in personal and professional development opportunities in order to maintain knowledge, skills and competence to practice within their role.
Ø No duties are to be undertaken unless they have received the appropriate training or instruction

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.