Production Manager Sterile Services

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust; Lancaster; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking an experienced manager for the Sterile Services Department to organise personnel, plant and resources to meet current and future needs for decontamination and sterilisation of surgical equipment.

The postholder will lead a team, manage projects, and ensure high service standards while complying with DBS checks for safeguarding vulnerable groups.

Qualifications

• Experience in Sterile Services or equivalent NHS setting is desirable.
• Ability to lead and develop teams with line management responsibility.
• Skilled in product and service design, including data management.
• Able to manage and deliver project objectives.

Responsibilities

• Day-to-day management of the Sterile Services Department to meet the Trust and stakeholders.
• Oversee decontamination and sterilisation of surgical equipment to required standards.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Data management

Service design

Education

NHS management qualification

Job description

You will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the Sterile Services Department, so that its personnel, plant and other resources are organised to meet the present and future needs of the Trust and other stakeholders, for the decontamination and sterilisation of surgical equipment. 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.

Experience of working in an accredited Sterile Services unit is preferable. However training will be offered to right candidate.

Essential Criteria

• Track record of achieving high service standards and delivering objectives, Skilled in affective business planning to meet future national and local strategic requirements
• Experience of successfully leading and developing teams, with previous line management responsibility
• Skilled in product and service design, including data management
• Be able to manage and deliver project objectives

Desirable Criteria

• Have a thorough understanding of current decontamination practices and processes
• Lancashire and South Cumbria Provider Collaborative (OneLsc)

The five provider NHS trusts in Lancashire and South Cumbria are working together as partners, delivering joint priorities to improve health and healthcare. Together, we aim to drive up quality by sharing skills and best practice, pooling our resources and standardising the way we work to reduce variation and duplication. We want to ensure patients have equal access to the same high-quality care wherever they live. We also want our colleagues to have the same high-quality experience wherever they work.

One Lancashire and South Cumbria (One LSC) and University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has a firm commitment to strengthening the diversity of our workforce, and therefore welcome and encourage applications from likeminded people who can support our ambition to become effortlessly inclusive.

We are particularly keen to hear from protected groups - including BAME, LGBT+ and people with a disability.

The Trust is an equal opportunities employer, committed to improving the working lives of our staff and operates a 'Zero Tolerance' policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment.

We welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, gender, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, disability or social background.

We especially welcome applications from members of our black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities, as we have identified that ELHT has an under-representation of BAME employees.

App appointments will be made on merit.

Why Choose OneLSC and University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust

• A vibrant, diverse, and inclusive healthcare community
• Cutting-edge facilities and technology
• Opportunities for continuous professional development
• A culture that values and recognizes your contributions

We operate from three main hospitals-Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre. FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services. WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses. All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.

It is important you are made aware of the following as regards your application to East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

• Please note that the salary advertised is for full time hours. If this post is less than 37.5 hours per week, the salary will be pro-rata. For posts on Agenda for Change pay-scales, new entrants to the NHS will normally commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.
• This vacancy may close before the closing date if the recruiting manager deems sufficient applications have been received. Therefore it is advised to complete your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
• Please note that shortlisting is completed anonymously with candidates being assessed against the essential criteria for the post. Therefore only applicants, who can clearly demonstrate how they meet our person specification criteria in their application, will be short-listed.

Disclosure and Barring Scheme (DBS) If the role you are applying for is identified as either controlled or regulated activity as defined in the Safeguarding vulnerable Groups Act (2006) any offer of employment is provisional upon a satisfactory DBS check being obtained. The healthcare sector is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. In line with other NHS organisations in the North West Region, the Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied. Candidates can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months as a deduction from the monthly salary. However, if you are applying for a post as a BANK worker, the payment must be made in full at the time of employment checks. By applying for this vacancy you are agreeing to this undertaking in the event you are successfully appointed. The cost of an Enhanced Disclosure will be £55.38 and for a Standard Disclosure will be £27.38.