Sterile Services Supervisor

jobs24.co.uk; Bristol; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking NHS Trust as a Sterile Services Supervisor, where you will lead a dedicated team in ensuring the efficient operation of sterile processing. This role is vital in delivering high-quality products and services to various departments and clinics. You will be responsible for supervising staff, managing workloads, and ensuring adherence to quality management standards. The Trust is committed to investing in your health and career development, providing a supportive environment for your growth. Enjoy the vibrant city life of Bristol while being close to beautiful countryside and seaside locations. This is an exceptional opportunity to make a significant impact in healthcare.

Benefits

Health and Wellbeing Support

Career Development Opportunities

Training Support

Qualifications

• Supervisory experience in sterile processing and quality management.
• Fluency in English is mandatory for the role.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and lead the sterile processing team to ensure quality service.
• Manage staff rotas and ensure efficient use of resources.

Skills

Supervisory Leadership

Sterile Processing

Quality Management Standards

Training and Development

Shift Management

Education

Relevant Training

Fluent English

Job description

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Trust.

Are you looking for a new challenge and want to be a part of our amazing team? We are currently recruiting for a Sterile Services Supervisor to support our busy department.

You will be responsible for performing a variety of duties associated with the efficient operation of Sterile Processing in order to ensure high quality product delivery and efficient service to customers.

The post holder will be required to work shifts including days, evenings, and weekends. The post holder will be accountable for assisting, organising, and supervising the production and provision of sterile supplies to wards, departments, and clinics within University Hospitals Bristol and Weston and also to external customers.

The post holder is expected to ensure that the services provided are responsive to service needs. There is an expectation that the post holder will ensure that the workload is managed consistently and that the staff are supervised in all activities undertaken.

The post holder will be expected to be a role model and also to provide supervisory leadership to staff, which includes ensuring that efficient practices, quality policies, and procedures are adhered to. Duties also include making adjustments to staff rotas and duties in relation to departmental workload when necessary.

The post holder will hold supervisory responsibility for designated work areas and will be responsible for ensuring the most efficient use of resources and working practices.

The post holder is expected to undertake training relevant to the job being undertaken and also to ensure that the quality of the service being delivered is to the agreed quality management standards. The post holder is also expected to provide training to staff as a routine aspect of the role.

For further main duties please see the job description document.

As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce, we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them.

The Trust is committed to investing in and caring for all our staff. We will support you in maintaining and improving your health and wellbeing, as well as your career development through management and training support - developing exceptional people for exceptional careers.

UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.

To comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, all applicants must be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed at interview.

If you require sponsorship for a visa to work in the UK, to avoid disappointment, please check to ensure you are eligible under the UKVI points-based system.

The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.

By applying for this post, you are agreeing to University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

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University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston; join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds: city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.