Instrument Co-ordinator - Whiston, United Kingdom - Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
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Whiston, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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We are looking for an enthusiastic Instrument Co-ordinator to join our dedicated Theatre Team at Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.


You will be expected to provide day to day support to the Theatre Department in relation to the receipt, putting away and subsequent stock rotation of surgical trays to support efficient theatre use and delivery over MWL Theatre departments.

Please note, this vacancy may close early, should a sufficient number of applicants be recieved.

Ensure practice complies with the Trust Policies and Procedures.
Scan in all received sterile instrument trays and supplementary items for traceability purposes.

Check all incoming sterile instruments and trays to the Trust from Steris against delivery notes ensuring all items are present and correct.

Report any discrepancies on the Steris portal system and notify Assistant Decontamination Manager.

Receive and check loan instrument sets and implants, liaising with company representatives regarding the delivery and collection of these and uploading instrument lists and decontamination information provided by the company onto the Steris system.

Report and assist with the collection and delivery of repairs and serviced instruments liaising with external company representatives.
Maintain accurate records of instruments out for repair.

The Secretary of State has approved the partnership between St Helens & Knowsley and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals.


From 1 st July we have come together as a single organisation under the name Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.


The Trust delivers acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 9000 dedicated and skilled staff from 17 locations including Whiston, Southport & Formby, St Helens, Ormskirk and Newton hospitals.


The Trust provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries to more than 4 million people across Mersey and West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales.


Our Vision is to deliver 5 Star Patient Care:
CARE that is evidence based, high quality and compassionate

SAFETY that is of the highest standards

COMMUNICATION that is open, inclusive and respectful

SYSTEMS that are efficient, patient centred and reliable

PATHWAYS that are best practice and embedded, but also respect the individual needs of patients


Our achievements include:

Trust rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018

Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)

Awarded National Preceptorship Accreditation for our Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

Please see our Wellbeing & Benefits booklet for more information on our staff benefits. Accessible version available upon request.


KEY DUTIES
Ensure practice complies with the Trust Policies and Procedures.
Scan in all received sterile instrument trays and supplementary items for traceability purposes.

Check all incoming sterile instruments and trays to the Trust from Steris against delivery notes ensuring all items are present and correct.

Report any discrepancies on the Steris portal system and notify Assistant Decontamination Manager.

Receive and check loan instrument sets and implants, liaising with company representatives regarding the delivery and collection of these and uploading instrument lists and decontamination information provided by the company onto the Steris system.

Report and assist with the collection and delivery of repairs and serviced instruments liaising with external company representatives.
Maintain accurate records of instruments out for repair.
Organise and utilise bank stock instrumentation when replacements are needed on sets.
Replace instrumentation on to trays following their return from repair/acquisition of replacements in conjunction with the Assistant Decontamination Manager. Provide information, including price to the procurement team to enable the replenishment of instruments on trays where needed.

Assembling of new sets and instrumentation under the instruction of a registered theatre practitioner and undertaking administrative task in relation to setting up new trays on the Steris tracking system.

Arrange and record the transfer of any stock or instruments across sites.

Produce and utilise reports from the Steris tracking system to manage short dated and expired surgical trays and instrumentation and return any out of date or damaged trays to Steris for reprocessing.

Ensure that the surgical tray stock in the instrument room is stored correctly and stock is rotated.
Participate in periodic deep cleaning of the instrument store room.

Complete service reports on the Steris tracking system after consulting with clinical staff and respond to customer service reports on the Steris tracking system.

Ensure stock rotation of implants within trays replenishment of implants on instrument trays.
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