Theatres Scan4Safety and Sterile Services Lead

3 weeks ago


West Bromwich, United Kingdom Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust Full time

Job summary

The post holder will be an integral part of the Scan 4 Safety Management Team, ensure effective implementation and maintenance of the solution for Theatres. Upholding our values and further developing the department in line with its strategic goals, whilst ensuring always an effective and efficient service is provided to end users.

The role will be responsible for the operational management and development of the Sterile Services and Scan4Safety teams. Alongside the wider teams' development, you will be a key mentor and trainer as we look to our future management function.

Management of the offsite decontamination service and supply of reusable instruments within the Trust, in addition to the Theatres Scan 4 Safety team, supporting the implementation of the new Electronic Inventory Management (IM) technology and ensuring safe stock levels are maintained.

Internal management of the sterile supply service, to include theatre stores, being one of the main points of contact for the Trust to the off-site sterile service provider and for the management of the internal collection and delivery service for the sterile supply throughout the Trust.

To ensure that the service is delivered in accordance with accepted best practice, both national and international laws and Trust policies and procedures.

The role will be responsible for the day-to-day operational management and development of the team.

Main duties of the job

Management of Sterile Services team across Trust sites, ensuring effective management of operations. Management of Theatres Scan4Safety team, ensuring effective use of inventory management system to support stock management. Contract management of off-site sterile services outsourced contract, ensuring contract delivery is optimised. Development of staff within the team. Optimisation of service across all sites including the new Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH) due to open in Autumn 2024. Operate as a senior member of the Procurement & Logistics team.

About us

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated careorganisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.

Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opens this year and will provide care to our local population from first class, purpose-built premises. As a result, the base of this role may change to MMUH . If this is applicable to your role, you will be informed during the recruitment process and continue your application with this understanding. The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.

We have three strategic objectives:

Our People - to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff Our Patients - to be good or outstanding in everything we do Our Population - to work seamlessly with our partners to improve lives Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of what this role entails

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Postgraduate level qualification or equivalent experience in Sterile Services area (or similar) Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

Experience / Knowledge

Essential

Experience of managing Sterile Services or similar operational department Experience of managing / working knowledge of outsourced sterile services contracts Understanding of computer systems including sterile services tracking software Experience of managing teams in a challenging environment

Desirable

Experience of using inventory management systems

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