Sterile Services Supervisor

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust; Kemp Town Estate; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Kemp Town Estate seeks a Supervisor for the Sterile Services Department on Night Shift. You will oversee staff, monitor equipment for compliance, and manage production quality. Candidates should have at least 2 years' experience in a similar department and be willing to pursue an NVQ qualification in decontamination. This role emphasizes staff support and development within a compassionate environment.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Wellbeing programme for staff

Qualifications

• At least 2 years' experience in a Sterile Services Department.
• Completion of an SSD related training programme.
• Willingness to commence NVQ qualification in decontamination.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and organise staff within the department on Night Shift.
• Monitor equipment to ensure legislative compliance.
• Manage production inputs/outputs and quality.

Skills

Staff supervision

Resource allocation

Quality management

Education

NVQ qualification in decontamination

Job description

The Sterile Services Department based at the Royal Sussex County Hospital provides a complete decontamination/distribution service to all theatres, wards and departments within the hospital.

Your role will be to supervise and organise staff within SSD on the Night Shift. This will include allocation of staff and resources within the department as dictated by the workload. You will be required to monitor equipment within SSD to ensure parameters are met as per legislation.

The Supervisor will be responsible for all aspects of production management within a designated shift within the Sterile Services Department and Endoscope reprocessing. This will include managing production inputs/outputs and quality (including prioritising/re-organising work as appropriate), responding to ad hoc questions and concerns from technicians and generally ensuring efficient and effective service delivery.

You will have at least 2 years' experience of working within an SSD department, completion of an SSD related training programme, completion, in progress or willingness to commence the NVQ qualification in decontamination.

About Us

At UHSussex (UHSx), diversity is our strength, & we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness & experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, & can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) & a Veteran Aware Trust.

We treat our patients & staff with the same compassion & empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above & beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our candidate information pack & wellbeing programme, for staff which is extensive & designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching & training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us & throughout your career we will help you to grow & develop. We hope that in choosing UHSx you are choosing a long & happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make & feel valued for all that you do.