SSDU Team Leader | Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Wrightington, Wigan & Leigh NHS Foundation Trust; Bolton; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Team Leader to manage department processes within the Theatres and Wards. The role involves improving service quality, managing resources, and ensuring the sterilization of medical equipment. Candidates should exhibit attention to detail and have strong organizational abilities. Commitment to staff engagement and patient care is essential.

Qualifications

• Proactive in seeking improvements in processes and procedures.
• Ability to manage and organize personnel and resources effectively.
• High degree of numeracy and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Assist Operation Managers and Shift Coordinators in managing the department.
• Meet needs for sterilized medical and surgical equipment.
• Drive continuous improvement of service performance.

Job description

You will be liaising with customers and staff from all levels across Salford Royal Foundation Trust and Wrightington, Wigan & Leigh Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust sites.

You will be expected to be pro-active in seeking ways to improve the processes and procedures within the unit that will sustain effective and efficient ways of working, thus driving the continuous improvement of service quality and performance.

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.

• People at the Heart


• Listen and Involve


• Kind and Respectful


• ONE Team

WWL are 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.

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

To assist the Operation Managers and Shift Coordinators to manage the Department so that its personnel, plant and other resources are organised to meet effectively the foreseeable needs of the Theatres, Wards and Departments within the Trust for sterilised and disinfected medical or surgical equipment, and other items authorised by the Trust's policy.

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

The Team Leader is expected to undergo all aspects of training, which is geared to equip them with the technical knowledge, skills and understanding to carry out the wide range of tasks within the department, requiring a high degree of numeracy, record keeping ability and attention to detail.