Job summary
There's never been a more exciting time to build your career at Frimley Health, one of the country's largest and most respected hospital trusts - We have three main hospitals: Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham in Slough.
We are looking for a flexible and enthusiastic person to work in a busy but friendly Sterile Services department at our Wexham trust, providing disinfection and sterilisation of trays and instruments for operating theatre and wards. Training will be provided for you by our friendly professional team. The vacancy is at Wexham Park Hospital, Slough, Berkshire within a modern will equipped Sterile Services department which opened in January 2009.
If you think this is the role for you but would like to know more, then please get in touch with our Sterile Services team who are happy to give you more details.
This is a permanent night full time post.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a reliable, enthusiastic, self-motivated individual to join our busy team on a fixed term basis. The department is responsible for the cleaning, inspection, assembly, packing and sterilising of surgical equipment.
Man management and decontamination experience is necessary.
Applicants must be able to demonstrate excellent team working and communication skills, the ability to work under their own initiative and commitment to the provision of a quality service. Flexibility is required as this role may require cross site working.
Please see Job Description and Person Specification for further information
About us
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.
We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.
Our three core values, and the behaviors that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.
We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical, and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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- To work in accordance with Departmental Policy, Standard Operating Procedures and Quality Management Systems. To assist in the regular review of Standard Operating Procedures.
- To direct the reprocessing of reusable medical devices: disassembly, cleaning, disinfection, checking, assembly, sterilization, despatch and tracking in a controlled environment.
- To supervise, organise and allocate work and /or train less experienced/qualified staff.
- Will be expected to use knowledge and skills when making decisions with regard to non-conformances.
- To ensure routine testing of decontamination equipment at the appropriate intervals to analyse and take appropriate action on any malfunction.
- To record all routine testing of decontamination equipment.
- To monitor stocks of raw materials as requested and to take appropriate action on any deficiencies, assist in the evaluation of new products.
- Meet the demands of the Departments workload whilst consistently achieving high quality standards which will be measured by in-process checks and non-conformance reports.
- To undertake initial investigation into non-conformance reports as instructed.
- To use manual dexterity and concentration for the disassembly and reassembly of the reusable medical devices in accordance with Manufacturers instructions.
- To operate decontamination equipment and carry out routine tests in accordance with Planned Preventative Maintenance Schedules, Quality Standards and Guidance.
- To communicate and supervise the enquires from users, and other members of healthcare staff in a polite and helpful manner, seeking scientific advice from Senior Decontamination Supervisors where required.
- To undertake such duties as required, consistent with the responsibility of the grade and needs of the service.
Please see Job Description and Person Specification for further information
Job description
Job responsibilities
-
- To work in accordance with Departmental Policy, Standard Operating Procedures and Quality Management Systems. To assist in the regular review of Standard Operating Procedures.
- To direct the reprocessing of reusable medical devices: disassembly, cleaning, disinfection, checking, assembly, sterilization, despatch and tracking in a controlled environment.
- To supervise, organise and allocate work and /or train less experienced/qualified staff.
- Will be expected to use knowledge and skills when making decisions with regard to non-conformances.
- To ensure routine testing of decontamination equipment at the appropriate intervals to analyse and take appropriate action on any malfunction.
- To record all routine testing of decontamination equipment.
- To monitor stocks of raw materials as requested and to take appropriate action on any deficiencies, assist in the evaluation of new products.
- Meet the demands of the Departments workload whilst consistently achieving high quality standards which will be measured by in-process checks and non-conformance reports.
- To undertake initial investigation into non-conformance reports as instructed.
- To use manual dexterity and concentration for the disassembly and reassembly of the reusable medical devices in accordance with Manufacturers instructions.
- To operate decontamination equipment and carry out routine tests in accordance with Planned Preventative Maintenance Schedules, Quality Standards and Guidance.
- To communicate and supervise the enquires from users, and other members of healthcare staff in a polite and helpful manner, seeking scientific advice from Senior Decontamination Supervisors where required.
- To undertake such duties as required, consistent with the responsibility of the grade and needs of the service.
Please see Job Description and Person Specification for further information
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of supervising less experienced/qualified staff
- Understands the concept and management of urgent /priority medical devices and non-conformances
Desirable
- Good relevant sterile services knowledge around instrumentation and surgical sets
- Experience of working to a Quality System
Skills
Essential
- Team Player
- Able to follow instruction
- Flexible
- Excellent communication skills
Desirable
- Professional career development with proven management and leadership skills.
- Ability to diffuse tense situations and deal with difficult conversations
- Computer skills for producing information relevant to Sterile Services and data input.
Special Requirements
Essential
- Physically fit and able to stand for long periods of time
- Able to work in an enclosed environment
Qualifications
Essential
- Experience to NVQ3 through decontamination training and non-routine experience plus applied training to Foundation degree/diploma in medical device decontamination equivalent level
Desirable
- Management experience or equivalent qualification. Graduate or equivalent level education. Teaching/ mentoring qualification oRelevant NVQ Training
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of supervising less experienced/qualified staff
- Understands the concept and management of urgent /priority medical devices and non-conformances
Desirable
- Good relevant sterile services knowledge around instrumentation and surgical sets
- Experience of working to a Quality System
Skills
Essential
- Team Player
- Able to follow instruction
- Flexible
- Excellent communication skills
Desirable
- Professional career development with proven management and leadership skills.
- Ability to diffuse tense situations and deal with difficult conversations
- Computer skills for producing information relevant to Sterile Services and data input.
Special Requirements
Essential
- Physically fit and able to stand for long periods of time
- Able to work in an enclosed environment
Qualifications
Essential
- Experience to NVQ3 through decontamination training and non-routine experience plus applied training to Foundation degree/diploma in medical device decontamination equivalent level
Desirable
- Management experience or equivalent qualification. Graduate or equivalent level education. Teaching/ mentoring qualification oRelevant NVQ Training
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
