Decontamination Lead

3 weeks ago

Colchester, United Kingdom East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

Are you an experienced decontamination lead?

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced decontamination lead to join our organisation. In this role you will be a visible senior leader providing expert decontamination advice to ESNEFT.

The post holder will be influential in leading the review and update of policies, procedures and guidelines in relation to decontamination and will be a subject matter expert to our sterile services function.

The role will involve travel between our various sites across East Suffolk and North Essex.

This position is full time, however part time hours could be considered.

Main duties of the job

To be overall responsible for managing the decontamination of medical device service and to ensure that departmental policies/procedures are updated as required and are adhered to by staff.

Advise and guide staff and colleagues; on matters of decontamination practice and the interpretation of National and ESNEFT Trust policies and guidelines.

Provide expert advice in respect of the specialty to staff throughout the Trust.

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Proven experience of working in a management/leadership role Leading service changes to improve performance. Responsible for a budget and budget setting Identifying and interpreting national policy and implementing required changes Business case development and annual planning, longer term planning Ability to demonstrate an expert technical understanding of compliant decontamination processes and equipment. Experience of auditing, compliance standards and working knowledge of equipment testing and verification Demonstration of active participation in gaining/maintaining ISO9001/ISO 13485 accreditation

Desirable

Leading a QI project

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to master's level or equivalent experience. Management/leadership qualification or equivalent experience at post graduate level Evidence of continued professional development Further relevant training

Desirable

Project Management Qualification

Knowledge

Essential

Financial procedures including budget setting and working knowledge of financial processes. Business planning /annual planning/long term planning In depth understanding of change management Able to use IT systems including Microsoft Office Good understanding of the current NHS agenda and healthcare policy Knowledge of service improvements/transformation and project management Risk management and governance

Desirable

NHS IT systems

Skills

Essential

Good analytical and problem-solving skills - ability to analyse highly complex data/information and make judgements/draw conclusions - including ability to respond to unexpected demands Ability to work independently and make autonomous decisions. Strong communication skills both written and verbal - able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive information and use persuasion, influencing and negotiation with individuals and groups including stakeholders. Ability to organise and prioritise own workload and direct the work others and adjust plans as required both in the short and long term. Demonstrates a strong desire to improve performance and services

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