Sterile Services Team Leader

The post holder will be a key member of the Decontamination Services department and will be responsible for leading a team of Technicians, carrying out the decontamination process ensuring that staff follow ISO 13485 for medical devices standards and local trust policies, to ensure a quality service is provided to customers. Responsibilities will include carrying out the receipt, disassembly, cleaning, reassembly, packing and sterilisation of reusable medical devices and recording all tasks on the tracking and traceability database., To ensure the supply of instrumentation to the Trusts theatres, plus all clinics, wards and departments and community. · To maintain strong communication and liaise with all customers to facilitate a Quality Service. Use inter-personal skills with all colleagues within the department and the Trust. · The ensure that the system and processes used in SSD comply with our Quality Management System which is accredited to ISO 13485:2016 and to assist the Quality Management when needed. · Ensure compliance with Trust policies, procedure, and guidelines for self, and other by taking action/alerting senior management team if practice appears to contravene policy. · Consult and discuss the workload with the Manager/Deputy/Supervisors daily. · Organise and prioritise the throughput, ensuring adequate cover and staff skill mix is maintained throughout the department. · Co-ordinate the process of instrument trays and supplementary packs in a timely manner for each Theatre / Clinic session, ensuring all trackable items are received and issued via the fingerprint system. · Instruct staff as necessary, ensuring that all instrumentation is prioritised to meet demand. · To ensure the telephones are always covered to ensure a response to urgencies. · Work with SSD Supervisors to ensure the completion of MCHT equipment to ensure orders are ready in time for collection. · Ensure all unused equipment is restocked and credited on the fingerprint system. · Assist the management Team with the ongoing training of staff and ensuring their quality awareness. · To attend staff and management team meetings to discuss the process and to ensure staff are kept up to date with changes and maintain good communications within the department. · To always maintain stock levels in the Clean Room, documenting batch records information where appropriate, and reporting any supply or quality issues to QMR/Deputy. · The ensure adequate stocks of equipment throughput the operational hours maintaining essential levels of instruments sets, Emergency, Specials, Trauma and General etc., which may be required out of hours. · To use Fingerprint System to Track and Trace instrumentation sets through the decontamination process and ensure staff maintain quality by following work instructions. · To be responsible for ensuring an accurate record of instruments for repair is made, and where the item is to be returned to, but also to follow up on these items. · Assist the Management Team in maintaining Health & Safety in the workplace, Risk assessments, COSHH and The Monitoring of safe systems of work. · Assist in any area within SSD as and when necessary and to be able to carry out all duties within the department, including operation of major equipment, sterilisers, and Washer Disinfectors. · Promote people's equality, diversity, and rights. · Assist the Management Team in monitoring all workflows and processes within the department, to achieve a health, safe and securing working environment, ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, maintaining accurate documentation, and reporting any concerns. · Maintain strong communication with theatre users/coordinators to ensure the correct prioritisation necessary to facilitate theatres and clinic sessions in a timely fashion. · Use inter-personal skills to maintain good customer relations with the Trusts wards and departments and outside customers, to ensure a continued Quality Service. · Take responsibility for own learning and development by recognising and taking advantage of all opportunities to learn, including full participation in KSF/appraisal, supervision, action learning and by maintaining a professional/personal portfolio of learning. · Undertake any training and development necessary to maintain your skills and knowledge in the field of decontamination, and to assist in the ongoing training to of all staff within the department. Key Messages

• Please let us know if you require an adjustment to our recruitment process.
• We are a flexible working employer, so please talk to us about any flexible working requirements.
• All correspondence will be sent to the email address you have registered as your TRAC account.
• Recruitment is based on the Trust's values and behaviours and the criteria outlined in the Job Description for the role.
• Secondments will be considered for fixed term positions when both parties agree. Candidates should seek approval from their current line manager before application.
• Appointments are subject to a 6 month probationary period.
• LED Doctors are subject to a 3 month probationary period.
• Please provide a contact email address for referees. We will not request references until after you have been made a formal job offer.
• You will be required to pay for your DBS disclosure (where the post requires one). This will be done through installment from your payroll.
• We do not reimburse any travel to interview expenses.
• Some posts may have implications on existing NHS Pension Scheme arrangements. It is your responsibility to assess the potential impact that the post may have on your NHS Pension arrangements. For further information please visit the NHS Pensions Agency website: https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/nhs-pensions
• International applicants can find guidance here: https://www.mcht.nhs.uk/work-us/international-candidate-guidance
  
  Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides a full range of hospital and community services for people across East Cheshire (population 399K) and West Cheshire and Chester (population 357K). The Trust provides high quality planned and emergency care, cardiac, critical care, child health, maternity services and intermediate care at Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford.
The Trust provides over 500 beds and employs over 5,100 members of staff. A comprehensive range of community services is provided across 26 medical centres and schools through our Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership. We have played, and continue to play, a proactive role in the development of Integrated Care plans across Cheshire & Merseyside and our local Cheshire East and Cheshire West Place-based systems. We believe, and it is the cornerstone of our five-year Trust Strategy, there is the opportunity to progress innovative, responsive and effective care in the best setting for the patient, be it in the hospital or out in the community. At Mid Cheshire, our mission is to inspire hope and provide unparalleled care for the people and communities of Cheshire, helping them to enjoy life to the fullest. We welcome all applicants and assess all job applications based on knowledge, skills and experience needed for the post.