Sterile Services Supervisor

Job description

Job summary

Sterile Services provide Sterile Surgical instrumentation and sets to the Trust. The department washes, disinfects, assembles, packages and sterilises the instrumentation. There is a vacancy for a Sterile Services Supervisor at the HSDU department at the Alexandra Hospital, Redditch. The shift is 4pm-12pm Monday to Friday with flexibility to cover other shifts when required. The department is busy and fast paced where you need to think quickly and prioritise workload and the team. This is a physically demanding role with manual handling duties. No two days are ever the same, if you enjoy a challenge this job is for you.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the role are to organise the day to day running of the shift ensuring work flows through the department and the instruments are processed in a timely manner. You will either be working in the clean room or wash area, working along side the Sterile Services Assistants in those areas.

About us

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Being open and honest

Ensuring people feel cared for

Showing respect to everyone

We are committed to developing a culture of continuous improvement by embedding the principles of our Improvement System.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

DBS Checks and Costs

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Job description

Job responsibilities

To supervise the day to day activities of the SterileServices on the Alexandra site through effective leadership, management ofstaff and resources, working with all members of the sterile services team todeliver a high quality, cost effective service to the Acute and CommunityTrusts and any other customers (GP surgeries, Health centres, etc.). To ensure that this service is delivered inaccordance with accepted best practice, Trust and department specific policiesand procedures. To provide supervision,support and education to qualified and unqualified staff.

Job description
Job responsibilities

To supervise the day to day activities of the SterileServices on the Alexandra site through effective leadership, management ofstaff and resources, working with all members of the sterile services team todeliver a high quality, cost effective service to the Acute and CommunityTrusts and any other customers (GP surgeries, Health centres, etc.). To ensure that this service is delivered inaccordance with accepted best practice, Trust and department specific policiesand procedures. To provide supervision,support and education to qualified and unqualified staff.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Following initial 6 month period must be prepared to undertake additional training to achieve nationally recognised qualifications

Desirable

• Recognised qualification in Sterile Services
• Knowledge of Surgical Instruments
• Supervisory or management qualification

Experience

Essential

• Previous work in Sterile Services or clean room
• Manufacturing or similar department hospital setting
• This vacancy is currently only open to Herefordshire and Worcestershire NHS staff; please indicate which NHS organisation in Herefordshire and Worcestershire you currently work for.

Desirable

• Previous work in manufacturing or similar department hospital setting
• Supervisory or Management experience

Person Specification
Qualifications

Essential

• Following initial 6 month period must be prepared to undertake additional training to achieve nationally recognised qualifications

Desirable

• Recognised qualification in Sterile Services
• Knowledge of Surgical Instruments
• Supervisory or management qualification

Experience

Essential

• Previous work in Sterile Services or clean room
• Manufacturing or similar department hospital setting
• This vacancy is currently only open to Herefordshire and Worcestershire NHS staff; please indicate which NHS organisation in Herefordshire and Worcestershire you currently work for.

Desirable

• Previous work in manufacturing or similar department hospital setting
• Supervisory or Management experience

Employer details

Employer name

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Address

The Alexandra Hospital

Woodrow Drive

Redditch

Worcestershire

B98 7UB

United Kingdom

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