Decontamination Lead

NHS Scotland; Wideopen; Presencial; GBP 42.000 - 64.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Annual Leave 35 days

Generous NHS pension

Salary progression

Sick leave benefits

NHS discounts

Descripción de la vacante

NHS Lanarkshire is seeking an autonomous expert practitioner to lead decontamination of reusable patient equipment and the environment. You will audit and educate to ensure safe, effective processes and represent NHSL at national levels.

The role leads development of a decontamination programme and policy framework to align with national guidance. The position is Monday–Friday, 08:30–16:30, with a 5-month fixed-term contract and potential secondment arrangements.

Formación

• Experience with decontamination processes in a health setting.
• Masters level education or working towards it.
• Postgraduate expertise in a relevant specialty.
• Knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards.

Responsabilidades

• Lead planning and decision making to meet patient needs and organisational goals.
• Provide decontamination expertise for staff, patients and carers.
• Be accountable for own practice and continuous improvement.
• Identify health improvement needs and prevention of ill health.

Conocimientos

Decontamination expertise

Auditing

Clinical leadership

Education & development

Educación

Masters level education

Postgraduate specialization

Descripción del empleo

About The Organisation

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

About The Organisation

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

The Role

Autonomous expert practitioner providing leadership advice and support to staff who undertake decontamination of communal reusable patient equipment and the environment. The post holder will ensure that there are decontamination processes in place, which are safe and effective. The post holder is responsible for auditing, evaluating and monitoring clinical standards for decontamination and the provision of education where appropriate. The Post holder will represent NHSL at National Level and on working groups as required. The post holder will lead the development and implementation of a decontamination programme of audit and research activity. The Post holder will create and develop NHSL Policies and Procedures to support compliance with national guidance. The working pattern for this role is Monday-Friday (08.30am - 16.30pm) - early finish Friday and 1 week day to be agreed Please note this is a fixed term post for 5 months. Where a post only has temporary funding and an existing member of NHS Lanarkshire staff wishes to apply, this will be treated as a secondment. The employee MUST already have written agreement from their line manager to be released on a secondment before applying for the post.

In This Key Role, You Will

• Lead in planning, priority setting and decision making to ensure that patient’s needs and organisational goals are met and contribute to the development and implementation of guidelines, policies and procedures.
• Provide a focal point of decontamination expertise for NHS Lanarkshire staff, patients and their carers
• Be wholly accountable for his/her own practice and take every reasonable opportunity to sustain and improve the knowledge, skills and values required for safe, effective and person centred care.
• Identify and promote the need for health improvement and prevention of ill health

What You’ll Bring

• Relevant experience and knowledge of Decontamination processes within a health board setting
• Educated to/working towards/operating at Masters Level
• Post graduate expertise within speciality / area of practice that demonstrates the required breadth of knowledge required to lead safety, effectively and efficiently.
• Comprehensive knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards within the speciality.

What We Offer

As a valued employee of NHS Lanarkshire, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:

• Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Annual incremental salary progression
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• NHS discounts and more.

NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

• Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.

For informal discussion, please contact Christina Coulombe, Director of Infection Prevention & Control, Infection Control on [e-mail]

If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact Gemma Irwin, Recruitment Administrator on [e-mail]

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Interested?

Full details about the role are provided in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

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Unless otherwise stated, the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date. Please note, CVs will not be accepted.

This advert may close early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply early.