Interim Sterile Services Manager
- Employer
- Finegreen
- Location
- South West England
- Salary
- Competitive - NHSI Agency Cap Band 8a/Band 8b
- Closing date
- 3 Oct 2020
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- Sector
- Acute Trust
- Job Type
- Interim
- Category
- Operations & Performance, Manager of Operations
Job Details
A high profile NHS organisation is seeking to appoint an Interim Sterile Services Manager for a 6 month period assignment initially.
This is a key role within the organization and experience in a similar role within the NHS is essential. The post holder will be responsible for the day to day operation of the Sterile Services Department.
This role will start ASAP and be remunerated under the NHSI Agency Caps at Band 8a/8b.
Main Responsibilities:
- Day to day management of the SSD team.
- Lead on all decontamination issues within SSD.
- Manage the service with the delegated budget
- Provide a supervisory and quality role within SSD
- To lead a highly skilled team, maintaining the high standards of an accredited Sterile Services and Endoscopy Decontamination Service.
- To take responsibility for the co-ordination and day to day running of the SSD
- To lead the recertification process and systems required to achieve accreditation.
- To take user responsibility for sterile services.
- To work closely with the service users, Trust Decontamination Lead, Nominated User and Authorised Person to ensure that all quality check s are undertaken and accurate records are kept on a daily basis.
- Day to day management of the SSD to ensure the service requirements provided are in accordance with local and national requirements and quality frameworks. Ensure that the SSD continues to meet the requirements of the standards to which it is certificated.
- Plan and prioritise the workflow of the department ensuring the optimal usage of resources, taking responsibility for the timely movement of all instruments and endoscopes in accordance with demand.
A Successful candidate will have:
- Relevant degree in decontamination or demonstrable equivalent experience.
- Management or supervisory qualification or demonstrable equivalent experience.
- Experience in the management of an accredited Sterile Services Department.
- Experience of managing SSD Instrument tracking and management systems.
- Experience of managing a ISO13485quality management system and re-accreditation and auditing processes.
If you are interested in this post, please send a copy of your updated CV to Toni Coates
Company
Put simply, we help our clients to recruit the best possible people to lead, manage and direct their organisations. Since launching in 2005 we have become an award winning, market-leading consultancy focusing on both public and private sector Healthcare recruitment.
Leadership skills have rarely been at such a premium - as organisations across both public and private sectors attempt to improve services and standards at a time of widespread change and unprecedented financial constraints.
Like other leading executive recruiters, Finegreen has developed a pool of talent built up over many years, along with established networks, to ensure that right-match candidates get to hear about relevant positions. Where Finegreen differs from many others, is in its willingness to spend quality time with clients - to gain an in-depth knowledge of roles being filled and their importance to an organisation.
Over the last 17 years in the Healthcare market, Finegreen has developed into a Virgin Fast Track top 100 company - and was voted Recruiter of the Year at the Health Investor Awards, Top small to medium sized business at the Best Business Awards, and featured in Recruiter’s Top 10 Public Sector Recruitment providers.
- Website
- http://www.finegreen.co.uk/
- Telephone
- 0345 130 4006
- Location
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Finegreen
Manchester
Lancashire
M12 6JH
United Kingdom
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