Decontamination Unit Supervisor - Carlisle, United Kingdom - North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

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Carlisle, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Decontamination Unit Supervisor Band Hrs - CIC

Participates in the provision of a specialised decontamination service contributing to the clinical care of the patient.

Supervises and supports a team of Decontamination Technicians to ensure they are able to fulfil their role to provide a high quality and timely service to all users.

Supports team with approval of annual leave and undertaking their annual appraisals and wellbeing discussions.

Staff work on a 4 shift 4 weekly rota which offers generous periods of time off due to the shift system.

The role does include working night shifts, weekends, late shifts and day shifts.

Works within Decontamination Department Quality Management System providing specialist decontamination service of reusable Medical Devices and Flexible Endoscopes.

Directs the reprocessing of reusable medical devices and flexible endoscopes in accordance with manufacturers instructions.

Supervises, organises and allocates work and trains less experienced / qualified staff members.

Expected to use knowledge and skills when making decisions with regard to non-conforming work in the department.

Record routing testing of decontamination equipment.

Monitor stocks of raw materials as requested taking appropriate action of any deficiencies.

Meet demands of departments workload ensuring high standards are maintained.

Undertake training to enable support of the Department QMS by undertaking audits and understanding of decontamination machines. maintaining a portfolio of evidence of training and CPD activities.

Undertake duties as required consistent with the responsibility of the grade and needs of service.

Attend and actively participate in Department meetings.

Supervise and allocate duties to staff members.

Maintain high standards of department safety, ensuring the health, safety and welfare of self and others.

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding hospital and health services to half a million people.

Established on 1st October 2019, the Trust is creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout north Cumbria and beyond.

We're responsible for delivering over 70 services across 15 main locations and we employ more than 6,500 members of staff.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time'.

Being a clinically led organisation
Quality and safety at the heart
A positive patient experience every time
A great place to work
Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030.

There is an expectation for all staff to support this by familiarising yourself with the Trust's sustainability initiatives such as waste and recycling, going paperless, videoconferencing, sustainable transport and others.

We encourage you to think about what you can do as an individual and within your team to contribute in to embedding carbon reduction into the everyday running of our organisation.

Please see attached Job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see ourPolicyfor eligible vacancies

Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.

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