Sterilisation Support Assistant - Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom - Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

    Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
    Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom

    2 weeks ago

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    Description

    Job summary

    The post holder will support and deputies for the Sterilisation Team on the operational and strategic management of sterile services with the trust's external sterilisation service to maintain and improve the quality of surgical instrumentation within the trust.

    The primary activity will be to undertake a range of supervised direct care duties, which are clearly prescribed both in this document and in more detail in the core competency list for the grade.

    To carry out assigned tasks involving direct care in support of and supervised by sterilisation senior member of team and to provide equipment support to ensure efficient theatre operations.

    To work collaboratively with wide range of staff, clinical Team, managers, infection control, Steris team and representatives as appropriate with issues pertaining to reusable medical devices.

    To assist in the reprocessing and distribution of medical and surgical reusable devices for use in patient care.

    Main duties of the job

    To actively participate in all areas are covered and re-organising the working practices when necessary to meet the service demands.

    To monitor stock availability of sets /supplementary as requested and to take appropriate action on any deficiencies.

    To prioritise work based on known or probable needs of Theatres/Departments, and deal with problems as they arise.

    To act as a link person between Theatres and the Sterile Services Unit and ensuring high levels of communication.

    Work very closely with the Theatre Team to monitor and plan for the efficient usage of reusable medical devices and loan equipment to meet service needs.

    Ensure efficient provision of sterile packs and instruments that are required by Theatres for the operating lists and associated departments

    Assisting Trust Sterilisation team to support the monitoring of the sterile services provider, Steris performance, monitoring, maintaining and analyses the non-conformity in accordance with data analysis by reviewing and taking corrective action behalf of for the customer.

    About us

    The Trust has defined its culture as one that is patient centred which puts safety first and where all staff take responsibility, are valued and value each other. To support this our four values are that we are all:-

    Caring - we design and deliver care around each individual patient's needs and wantsSafe - we make the safety of patients and staff our prime concern (safety comes first)Responsible - all staff take responsibility for the hospital, its services and reputationAnd that we:

    Value each other - we all value each other's contribution.

    Inspiring - We aim to motivate and inspire not only ourselves but our colleagues to improve health care provision

    Our training, policies, procedures, and practices are all intended to support behaviours in line with our values and all staff are expected to uphold these by 'Living Our Values Everyday'

    Job description

    Job responsibilities

    Please see attached supporting document which contains more and the person specification for this role.

    Person Specification

    Qualifications

    Essential

  • Secondary Education (GCSE)
  • Demonstration of Numeracy and Literacy skills
  • An equivalent level of knowledge and experience through decontamination training/experience
  • Desirable

  • GCSE Maths and English or equivalent qualification
  • NVQ Level 2
  • IDSc Technical Certificate
  • Experience

    Essential

  • Experience of working within a Sterile Services Department or Theatre
  • Experience of working successfully as part of a busy team
  • Experience of compliance with quality management systems for all aspects of decontamination process
  • Sufficient knowledge of Theatre surgical instrumentation
  • Desirable

  • Experience of working within a Decontamination Department or Theatre
  • Skills

    Essential

  • Excellent written and oral communication skills at all levels, internally and external
  • Ability to cope with work pressures and manage time effectively.
  • Ability to work as part of a team.
  • Good negotiating skills.
  • Desirable

  • Demonstrate an awareness of keeping the clinical environment safe and clean