Decontamination Quality Manager (NHS AfC: Band 7) - Band 7 Decontamination Quality Manager. - W[...]

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust; West Midlands Combined Authority; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust seeks a qualified decontamination professional to lead the Sterile Services team, ensuring quality management and regulatory compliance. Ideal candidates possess strong leadership and decontamination management experience, with a commitment to maintaining high standards of patient safety and care. The position offers competitive salary and benefits within the NHS framework.

Benefits

Salary sacrifice scheme

Car leasing scheme

On-site staff accommodation

Retain your NHS pension or join an alternative scheme

Qualifications

• Experience managing Sterile Services and Endoscope Decontamination.
• Evidence of understanding and implementation of HTM/EN/HBN Standards.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the Quality Management System ensuring compliance with legislation.
• Manage capacity and demand across HSDU and Endoscopy departments.
• Act as professional advisor to the Director of Infection Prevention and Control.

Skills

Quality Management System

Leadership

Decontamination processes

Education

Postgraduate degree in Decontamination

Job description

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Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust provides integrated acute and community Healthcare in the West Midlands serving a population of 260,000 residents. Walsall Manor Hospital houses the full range of district general hospital services. The £170 million development was completed in 2010 and we are continually upgrading. Construction of the new integrated critical care unit was completed in 2018, extension of a Neonatal Unit and an approved plan to build a brand new, state of the art Emergency Department which commenced in 2021

We provide high quality, friendly and effective community health services from multiple sites covering Walsall. Our multidisciplinary services include rapid response and homebased care, so that those with long term conditions and the frail elderly can remain in their own homes.

We are recommended by colleagues as a place to work which is supported by the trusts values to work as part of a team, being respectful, compassionate and professional. We are committed to investing in our workforce

Following our recent CQC visit the Trust was rated as outstanding for care and this has been recognised by NHS Improvement.

The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits, including: salary sacrifice scheme; car leasing scheme; on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability); the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme; and the opportunity to develop and implement your expertise in an encouraging yet challenging environment

We would particularly welcome applications from people from a Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic background and from people with a disability; these groups are currently under-represented at senior level, we value diversity within our Trust and are working to achieve equality in our recruitment.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment at this time, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. We will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage individual and environmental risks, and so that we can support those who may be undecided about vaccination. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information at COVID-19 Vaccination | How to access your vaccine in the Black Country and West Birmingham (blackcountryandwestbirmccg.nhs.uk ) where you can also find out more about how to access vaccination. There is a current Government consultation underway which will determine whether some new starters may need to be vaccinated.

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is proud to be part of the Armed Forces Covenant. The Trust currently holds the Bronze Award which underlines the Trust’s commitment to supporting the Armed Forces Community. As an organisation, we are aiming to achieve the next level Silver award, with our sights firmly on Gold.

RESPECT - COMPASSION - TEAMWORK - PROFESSIONALISM

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a qualified decontamination professional and experienced people manager to support the Decontamination Program Manager in leading the Sterile Services team. Excellent leadership skills are essential along with the ability to manage capacity and demand across two busy departments, HSDU and Endoscopy.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for maintaining the Quality Management System ensuring the Sterilisation Department, including HSDU and Endoscopy is up to date with current legislation and standards. To liaise with the HSDU Deputy Manager and Supervisors ensuring staff are fully trained in all aspects of decontamination through the department’s competency-based training programme, decontamination processes and the department’s standard operating procedures

Working for our organisation

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 284,300, providing inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development was completed in 2010 and the continued upgrading of existing areas ensures the Trust now has a state-of-the-art Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit facilities. A new Urgent Emergency Care Centre was opened in March 2023. The two-storey development has significantly improved emergency care facilities and capacity and has provided almost 5,000 square metres of additional clinical space.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Conduct working relationships across all grades of staff in a manner that reflects a service orientated department and respects Trust values.

• In the absence of the Decontamination Program Manager act as professional advisor to the Director of Infection Prevention and Control (DIPC).

• Problem solve and demonstrate a positive approach to new challenges.

• This position requires a flexible approach to the development of services and

structures, embracing continuous quality improvement and the management of changes necessary to achieve organisational/Department objectives.

• Assist and lead where necessary on continuous improvement initiatives

throughout the services.

• Assist in implementing any recommendations relating to the HSDU Quality

Management System as a result of audit by the Notified Body.

• Provision of data and records to enable monitoring and compliance of the HSDU Quality Management System

• Able to work with a degree of flexibility to cover the needs of the service

• Monitor quality of work issued by the sterilise services through quality checks daily

• Initiates action plans for customer complaints

• Keeps Quality Management System up to date for continued compliance

• Looks towards quality improvements in service

• Ability to interpret changes to regulations, standards, and guidance and assess the impact on the Quality Management System.

• Ensure that Standard Operating Procedures are kept up to date and reflect current practice and are available in all areas for staff.

• To participate in the development of the decontamination services Quality Policy, Technical Files and Quality Manuals

• Ensure data integrity of records within the Quality Management Systems are kept securely.

• To ensure that the approved suppliers list is current and up to date

• To provide and communicate appropriate highly complex technical/scientific and sensitive advice to users (nursing and non-clinical) of the service, relating to the service provision

Person specification

Qualifications

• • Postgraduate degree in Decontamination or an equivalent level of experience/knowledge through applied courses

Experience

• • Significant Sterile Services and Endoscope Decontamination management experience

Experience

• 01922 721172 Ext 7474

Experience

Skills

• • Evidence of understanding and implementation of HTM/EN/HBN Standards

Please note your application will be transferred from the NHS Jobs system to internal Walsall Healthcare Trac System. All correspondence will be sent via Trac

Following our recent CQC visit the Trust was rated as outstanding for care and this has been recognised by NHS Improvement.

** Please Note that this post may be identified as suitable and a preference given for Internal at Risk Employees**

We would particularly welcome applications from people from a Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic background and from people with a disability; these groups are currently under-represented at senior level, we value diversity within our Trust and are working to achieve equality in our recruitment.

IMPORTANT NOTE ON COMPLETION OF REFERENCE SECTION OF APPLICATION FORM

References from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. When completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover this period. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.

Please review the attached Job description and person specification carefully before applying to ensure that you meet the essential job requirements.

Candidates should be aware that, regardless of country of origin, their ability to communicate in written and spoken English to the standard required to carry out the post, will be assessed during the selection process.


Referee email addresses should be provided on your application form.

Following the closing date, if you have not heard from us within 6 weeks you may assume your application has been unsuccessful.

We reserve the right to close this job early. Interested applicants are therefore advised to apply as early as possible.

If a large number of applicants meet the essential criteria then random selection will be applied.

We are committed to operating flexible working practices wherever possible and committed to equal opportunities.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Application numbers

Please note this vacancy may close early due to high volume of applications