Decontamination Operational Manager (XN07)

NHS; Leeds; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Leeds is seeking an experienced Decontamination Operational Manager to oversee the management of decontamination services. The role requires extensive managerial experience in healthcare, strong interpersonal skills, and a commitment to ensuring compliance in operational effectiveness. The successful candidate will be responsible for direct management of teams and collaboration across various departments. Competitive salary and benefits are offered.

Benefits

Annual leave starting at 27 days plus bank holidays

Salary sacrifice schemes (cycle to work)

Qualifications

• Extensive experience functioning at a senior managerial level in healthcare.
• Recent appropriate management/Patient Environment courses completed.
• Active membership of a relevant NHS association or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Direct management responsibility for operational effectiveness of Decontamination Services.
• Collaboratively work with Estates & Facilities and Trust's specialists.
• Ensure clinical demand for endoscopes is delivered compliantly.

Skills

Interpersonal and relationship building skills

Conflict resolution

Ability to perform under pressure

Change management

Education

City & Guilds HTM 01-06 User certificate

High level Health & Safety qualification (NEBOSH)

Job description

Decontamination Operational Manager (XN07)

Acompetitive salary pro rata Band 7 £47,810 - £54,710 (Inc. enhancements forunsocial hours.)

Annualleave starting at 27 days per annum plus statutory bank holidays rising to 33days with service.

Salarysacrifice schemes (cycle to work)

Expected ShortlistingDate

03/12/2025

Planned InterviewDate

10/12/2025

Main duties of the job

Thisrole provides the following services to the Trust: -

Thesuccessful post holder will be the line manager for the 2x Supervisors and17x Technicians to achieve the appropriate agreed outcomes and conform to allagreed practices, policies and procedures. They will deputise for the SeniorDecontamination Manager in their absence, in any aspect of their portfolio.They will support the Clinical Service Units in the implementation of thestrategic objectives to ensure that the service delivers the requiredcompleted outcomes across the Trust.

Effectivemanagement of the decontamination hubs to ensure that the operationaldelivery plan is achieved on time, to the required local and nationalstandards relating to Health Technical Memorandum 01-06: Decontamination offlexible endoscopes.

Tooversee the decontamination of re-usable medical devices within thereprocessing units and ensure that efficient and effective processes aredeveloped and followed in line with the Joint Advisory Group on GI Endoscopy:(JAG) accreditation and Medical Devices Directive 93/42/EEC.

Theywill provide vital contribution in supporting the overarching departmentalstrategy, including sustaining effective financial performance.

About us

LeedsTeaching Hospitals is one of the largest employers in Leeds, employing over20,000 staff and providing care to 1.6 million patients every year. TheEstates and Facilities team keep the Trust's sites running and manage one ofthe largest estate portfolios across the NHS. With over 2,300 staff, weprovide a range of Estates & Facilities management services and ensureour buildings and environments are fit for purpose, clean and safe.

Whetherwe're cleaning wards, maintaining buildings, monitoring environmental impact,providing staff childcare, delivering hot meals to patients, or patrollingour sites, we support the delivery of patient care. Guided by our Leeds WayValues, we are committed to creating the best place to work and being theemployer of choice for estates and facilities in the region.

LeedsTeaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job advertsare subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or removeadverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in theshortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have anyquestions.

Job responsibilities

Thesuccessful candidate/ post holder will have direct management responsibilityfor the operational effectiveness of the Decontamination Services delivery ofthe endoscope reprocessing hubs. Collaboratively working with Estates &Facilities, Clinical colleagues and Trust specialist decontaminationContractors, will be a key aspect of the role. There will be a primary focus onimproving the environmental compliance aspects of Trusts decontaminationservices, including direct engagement with senior Clinical and InfectionPrevention & Control colleagues. The post holder will be responsible forensuring the sustained safety and effective operation of the endoscopereprocessing hubs, ensuring clinical demand for endoscopes (medical devices) isdelivered compliantly.

See attached JD/PS for further details on specificprincidp0al duties & areas of responsibility.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Extensive experience functioning at a senior managerial level in a healthcare and management of facilities related services
• City & Guilds HTM 01-06 User certificate
• Active membership of a relevant NHS association or equivalent
• To have completed recent appropriate management/ Patient Environment courses and have formal management training
• High level Health & Safety qualification i.e. NEBOSH

Experience

• Knowledge of Mandatory and Statutory Regulations relating to Decontamination Services
• To have extensive experience and knowledge of the full range of Patient Environment operational management experience within different locations.
• To have current experience and a proven track record in managing operational teams that impact Patient Safety
• To have the skills to support the implementation of any/all parts of the decontamination strategy and development plans.
• To have knowledge and experience of a range of managerial disciplines, including staff management, finance, commissioning, risk management, performance management, service development and change manag

Other Criteria

• Have good interpersonal and relationship building skills with a particular emphasis on influencing skills
• To be able to deal with conflict
• Ability to perform under pressure of deadlines/ circumstances
• To be able to instigate change management on a large scale, fostering positive working relationships working with staff side representatives
• Evidence of ability to deal appropriately with conflict and resistance to change.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.