Endoscopy decontamination manager

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Guy's and St Thomas' is among the UK's busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.

The Endoscopy unit is open 7 days a week and provides scopes for 6 procedure rooms cross site and additional off unit procedures

The successful candidate will oversee the day to day production, issue and distribution of endoscopes for clinical use. In particular supporting the team leader and decontamination technicians . They will also be responsible for endoscopy equipment.

Main duties of the job

Liaising with external companies and ensuring preventative maintenance and service contracts are up to date.

Liaising with nursing staff and escalating any problems appropriately.

Keeping up to date records of medical equipment and ensuring a rolling replacement schedule is in place. Raising capital bids in line with service requirements with agreement from medical leads.

Ensures that all policies and guidelines are followed.

Participate in audit when required.

Participate in and organise staff training.

Perform PDRs for direct reports.

Ensure off duty completed in a fair and timely manner.

This is intended as a basic guide to the scope and responsibilities of the post and is not exhaustive. It will be subject to regular review and amendment as necessary in consultation with the post holder.

About us

On 1st February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals became part of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust - a truly once-in a generation development. Together, we are taking our first steps towards our vision of creating a brand-new centre of excellence, which will be the global leader in the research into and treatment of heart and lung disease in patients from pre-birth to old age. We are developing some exciting plans and we want you to join us - so come and help to change the shape of healthcare for our heart and lung patients world-wide. Royal Brompton & Harefield hospitals are the largest heart and lung centre in the UK and among the largest in Europe. We are a partnership of two specialist hospitals which are known throughout the world for their expertise, standard of care and research success. We are passionate about what we do and the patients we serve. We are an equal opportunities employer and our patients are rich in diversity. We recruit to ensure we build a similarly diverse mix across our workforce. We are a values led organisation and we are rightly proud of our world class reputation and our people. The CQC visited the trust in October 2018 and our Surgical Directorate was rated as outstanding. Our priority is to deliver excellent patient care and we are proud that the CQC has recognised our services and awarded us this rating.

Date posted

17 July 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£34,089 to £41,498 a year per annum inc. of H.C.A

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

196-LIS8661

Job locations

St Thomas' Hospital

Lambeth Palace Road

London

SE1 7EH

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Main responsibilities of the role are -

Managing the team of decontamination technicians and their team leader to ensure smooth running of the decontamination department.

This will include roster management , PDRs and HR issues.

Ensure that all relevant policies and procedures are followed including HTM 01-06, JAG guidelines & COSHH

Liaise with main unit and escalate any problems as they arise.

Ensure service contracts for large items are up to date.

Ensure preventative maintenance of equipment is carried out in a timely manner.

Ensure rolling replacement programme in place for Endoscopes in collaboration with clinical lead.

Ensure capital bids process is followed, and be actively involved in process.

Be able to trouble shoot and plan for any breakdowns or incidents that may disrupt supply of endoscopes.

Ensure that weekly water test results are acted on in a timely manner.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Main responsibilities of the role are -

Managing the team of decontamination technicians and their team leader to ensure smooth running of the decontamination department.

This will include roster management , PDRs and HR issues.

Ensure that all relevant policies and procedures are followed including HTM 01-06, JAG guidelines & COSHH

Liaise with main unit and escalate any problems as they arise.

Ensure service contracts for large items are up to date.

Ensure preventative maintenance of equipment is carried out in a timely manner.

Ensure rolling replacement programme in place for Endoscopes in collaboration with clinical lead.

Ensure capital bids process is followed, and be actively involved in process.

Be able to trouble shoot and plan for any breakdowns or incidents that may disrupt supply of endoscopes.

Ensure that weekly water test results are acted on in a timely manner.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Previous experience of managing a team
Previous experience of working in CSSD/Endoscopy decontamination
Previous experience of equipment management
Previous experience of project management/capital bids

Education/Qualifications

Essential

Management qualification
Decontamination qualification

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

Essential

Ability to lead a team

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Previous experience of managing a team
Previous experience of working in CSSD/Endoscopy decontamination
Previous experience of equipment management
Previous experience of project management/capital bids

Education/Qualifications

Essential

Management qualification
Decontamination qualification

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

Essential

Ability to lead a team

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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