Senior Team Leader

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Greater London is seeking a candidate to supervise and analyze the operation of decontamination equipment. Responsibilities include ensuring routine tests are completed and investigating non-conformance reports. The ideal candidate will have experience in decontaminating medical devices and possess a degree in the field. Ability to motivate others is essential. This position is vital for maintaining high-quality healthcare standards.

Benefits

Staff Benefits and Wellbeing

Guidance for applicants

Qualifications

• Experience with traceability systems and decontamination equipment.
• Enthusiastic and able to motivate others.

Responsibilities

• Supervise, record and analyse the operation of decontamination equipment.
• Undertake investigations into non-conformance reports.
• Ensure routine testing of decontamination equipment.

Skills

Experience in decontamination of reusable medical devices

Ability to motivate others

Education

Degree in medical device decontamination or equivalent

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To supervise, record and analyse the operation of the decontamination equipment ensuring routine tests are completed in accordance with Planned Preventative Maintenance Schedules, Quality Standards and Guidance.
• To undertake investigations into non-conformance reports as required.
• To ensure routine testing of decontamination equipment at the appropriate intervals to analyse and take appropriate action on any malfunction.

Person Specification

Essential Criteria

• Experience in the decontamination of reusable medical devices-surgical instruments and flexible endoscopes; using traceability systems, decontamination equipment and independent monitoring system.
• Enthusiastic and ability to motivate others.

Desirable Criteria

• Degree in medical device decontamination or equivalent level of knowledge.

Important

• The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions when we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received. You are therefore advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
• Please check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process.
• If you have not heard from us within 3 weeks after the closing date, we regret that this usually means your application was not successful.
• In submitting an application, you authorise the Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process, should you be appointed to the post.
• During the recruitment process your identity documentation (ie passport, driving licence, visa etc) will be scanned using a device which recognises UV, infrared and machine-readable zone security features of the documents provided.
• Employment at the Trust is offered subject to successful completion of a six month probationary period.

Applicant requirements

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.

Documents to download

• JD (PDF, 944.2KB)
• FR (PDF, 593.6KB)
• Guidance for applicants (PDF, 85.4KB)
• Policy Statement (PDF, 144.5KB)
• Staff Benefits and Wellbeing (PDF, 196.5KB)
• Recruitment Pack (PDF, 2.8MB)