Sterile Service Department Supervisor

Hampshire Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Basingstoke is seeking a motivated Sterile Services Supervisor to join the busy TSSU team at Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital. The role focuses on supervising daily operations, ensuring safe, efficient sterile services and adherence to Trust policies and regulatory requirements.

You will develop supervisory skills, support decontamination, sterilisation, traceability and patient safety, and work with Theatre and clinical areas to ensure timely

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Sterile Services Senior Technician (min 2 years).
• Understanding HTM 01-01 and infection prevention standards.
• Desirable: experience as Sterile Services Supervisor; 13485 Auditor training is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and support the day-to-day operation of the TSSU, ensuring safety and quality.
• Allocate staff duties and manage workload and workflow.
• Ensure instruments and devices are processed per HTM 01-01 and regulatory requirements.
• Carry out quality checks, audits and record-keeping; escalate non-conformances.
• Support incident investigations and patient-safety issues.
• Collaborate with Theatre and clinical teams to ensure equipment readiness.
• Provide guidance and induction/training to new staff.
• Promote teamwork, professionalism and patient safety.
• Deputise for the TSSU management when required.

Skills

Sterile services

HTM 01-01

Infection prevention

Job description

Job summary

We are looking for a motivated and experienced Sterile Services Supervisor to join our busy and dedicated TSSU team at Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital.

The successful candidate will support the day-to-day operation of the department, ensuring that sterile services activities are carried out safely, efficiently and in accordance with Trust policies, HTM 01-01, quality management systems and relevant regulatory requirements.

You will provide supervision and support to members of the TSSU team, helping to maintain high standards of decontamination, sterilisation, traceability, quality and patient safety. You will also work closely with Theatre and other clinical areas to ensure that surgical instrumentation and equipment are processed and made available in a timely manner.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Sterile Services Technician looking to develop their supervisory skills and take the next step in their career.

Main duties of the job

Supervise and support the day-to-day operation of the TSSU, ensuring work is completed safely, efficiently and to required quality standards.

• Allocate and monitor staff duties, ensuring appropriate staffing, workload distribution and workflow throughout the shift.
• Ensure surgical instruments, reusable medical devices and equipment are processed in accordance with departmental procedures, HTM 01-01, the QMS and regulatory requirements.
• Monitor decontamination, disinfection, inspection, assembly, packing and sterilisation processes, ensuring accurate records and traceability.
• Undertake quality checks and audits, identifying concerns and escalating non-conformances appropriately.
• Support the investigation and management of incidents, complaints, missing instruments, damaged equipment and patient-safety issues.
• Work closely with Theatres and clinical teams to ensure instruments, equipment and procedure sets meet clinical requirements.
• Provide guidance, training and support to staff, including induction and development of new team members.
• Promote teamwork, effective communication, professionalism and patient safety.
• Ensure equipment is used safely and faults are reported promptly.
• Assist with QMS, audits, risk management and continuous improvement, including new processes, equipment and working practices.

About us

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.

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Job responsibilities

Supervise and support the day-to-day activities of the TSSU, ensuring work is completed safely, efficiently and to the required quality standards.

• Allocate and monitor staff duties to ensure appropriate staffing and effective workflow throughout the shift.
• Ensure surgical instruments, medical devices and equipment are processed in accordance with departmental procedures, HTM 01-01 and relevant regulatory requirements.
• Monitor decontamination, disinfection, inspection, assembly, packing and sterilisation processes and ensure appropriate records and traceability are maintained.
• Carry out and monitor quality checks and departmental audits, escalating any concerns or non-conformances appropriately.
• Support the investigation and management of incidents, complaints, missing instruments, damaged equipment and other quality issues.
• Work closely with Theatre, clinical teams and other departments to ensure that instrument sets and equipment are available to meet clinical requirements.
• Provide guidance, training and support to TSSU staff and assist with the induction and development of new team members.
• Promote a positive team environment and high standards of professionalism, communication and patient safety.
• Ensure departmental equipment is used safely and that any faults or maintenance requirements are reported promptly.
• Assist the TSSU management team with the implementation and maintenance of the department's Quality Management System and continuous improvement activities.
• Deputise for the TSSU management team when required.

Person Specification

Essential

• Previous Experience as a Sterile Services Senior Technician (min 2 years)

Desirable

• Previous Experience as a Sterile Services Supervisor

Essential

• Understanding of HTM 01 and Infection Prevention

Desirable

• Ablity to work Flexibly and remain calm and effective under pressure

Essential

• Experience of quality monitoring and incident reporting, managing Non conformances

Desirable

• Qualification of 13485 Auditor training

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).