SSDU Team Coordinator

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust; Clitheroe; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Clitheroe is seeking an SSDU Team Coordinator to oversee operations in the Sterile Services & Decontamination Unit. This role involves coordinating staffing across multiple areas, ensuring quality standards, and serving as the main contact for technical inquiries. The ideal candidate should have experience in a supervisory role and be proactive in improving processes within the department. Join a team dedicated to putting patients first and making a difference in the healthcare community.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a supervisory or coordination role.
• Ability to manage staff in a busy environment.
• Strong problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day coordination of SSDU.
• Allocate and coordinate staffing across four areas.
• Act as the first point of contact for technical enquiries.

Skills

Team coordination

Quality standards adherence

Communication skills

Job description

Are you a focused, pro‑active, forward‑thinking individual? If you answered “yes” then this could be the opportunity you have been looking for.

We are offering you the opportunity to become part of our team at the Sterile Services & Decontamination Unit, Lostock, Bolton as an SSDU Team Coordinator.

37.5 hours per week – working Saturday 8am‑8pm, Sunday 8am‑8pm and two weekday shifts (days and times depend on operational requirements of the department).

*Applicants who have already received feedback that they are unsuitable for the position need not apply – unless they have taken steps to strengthen their application or gained further experience since that decision.

Please note that this vacancy may close early if a sufficient number of applications are received. We encourage interested candidates to apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

To oversee the day‑to‑day co‑ordination of each aspect of the SSDU, this person will be responsible for the allocation and co‑ordination of staffing to each of the four discrete areas within the unit, ensuring the smooth running of the service during the shift, which involves around 30–40 people.

This role will act as the first point of reference for team leaders on technical enquiries, advice on applying quality standards and adherence to safe working practice. It will also be the primary point of contact for service users – the first line response for complaints, incidents and technical enquiries – and will liaise with logistics and theatre staff across all theatres of SRFT and WWL.

The post holder will be expected to continually seek ways to improve processes and procedures within the unit that sustain effective and efficient ways of working, driving continuous improvement of service performance.

Choose Well – Choose WWL

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that ‘happy staff, makes for happy patients’. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement and living our values.

WWL is committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. We are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.

• People at the Heart
• Listen and Involve
• Kind and Respectful
• ONE Team

At WWL we value the benefits a rich and diverse workforce brings to our community and therefore welcome applications from all sections of society.

For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Emma Brady
Job title: Senior Secretary
Email address: [e-mail]
Telephone number: 0300 707 2723

Chris Denner – Operations Manager
[e-mail]