Sterile Services Team Leader

STERIS; London; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

At STERIS, a leading global provider in healthcare and life sciences, we are seeking a Team Leader for Instrument Processing. This role involves overseeing sterilisation practices, ensuring compliance with health and safety standards, and leading a diverse team. An emphasis is placed on making a difference in patient care while receiving competitive pay with benefits.

Benefits

5% performance bonus

Generous shift allowances for overtime

25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays

Structured training and defined career path

People-centric culture

Qualifications

• Demonstrable verbal and numerical abilities.
• Basic end user IT skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safe and efficient sterilisation practices.
• Supervise timely delivery of clean instruments.
• Maintain quality assurance records.

Skills

Flexibility

Teamwork

Integrity

Working under pressure

Accountability

Education

Good general standard of education

Tools

Track and traceability IT system

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At STERIS, we help our Customers create a healthier and safer world by providing innovative healthcare and life science product and service solutions around the globe.

HOW YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE

About You
Do you want to spend your working time making a difference in the world around you? Are you passionate about helping our incredible national health service make a difference? Do you care about keeping vulnerable patients safe? If so, then a career with STERIS Instrument Processing (IP) could be a great fit for you.

About Us
At STERIS Instrument Processing (IP) we are the believed experts in surgical instrument sterilisation. We offer on and offsite re-processing, alongside reliable instrument maintenance solutions. Our diverse and talented teams use cutting edge technology to ensure that the highest quality of infection prevention is delivered to our customers.
We are currently recruiting for a Team Leader vacancy. This is an excellent opportunity to join the business at the team leading level and oversee the productivity and welfare of the staff on site.

Working Pattern

Full-time, 37.5 hrs per week on two weeks rotating rota:
Week 1: Monday-Friday at 7:00-15:00
Week 2: Monday-Friday at 12:00-20:00
+ 1 in 4 weekend cover and on-call rota.

What is involved?

• Responsibility for the safe and efficient practices for decontamination, instrument assembly and sterilisation of instruments, consumables and equipment within predefined quality standards.
• Providing direct and effective supervision to ensure timely delivery of clean and/or sterile instrumentation.
• Operational activities fully comply with all required Health and Safety procedures and guidelines.
• Monitor, Maintain and record all department quality assurance records in accordance with the QMS.
• To proactively monitor, evaluate and ensure that operational activities fully comply with required Health and Safety procedures and guidelines and staff are kept informed and trained on health and safety procedures in the workplace.
• To participate as an integral member of the management team and actively contribute to suggestions of innovation, continuous improvement and best practices.
• To actively assist and support the Production Manager in the planning and operational process.
  

What’s in it for you?

• An annual salary of £24,675.00 plus a 5% performance bonus, and generous shift allowances if you work overtime/unsociable hours! Plus a higher cost of living allowance if you work in London.
• Full structured and comprehensive training
• Defined career path when fully operational
• A diverse and people-centric culture
• 25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays
  

Required Experience

• Educated to a good general standard with demonstrable verbal and numerical abilities.
• Basic end user IT skills to operate track and traceability IT system.

Skills

• Flexibility
• Teamwork
• Integrity
• Working under pressure
• Accountability

STERIS is a leading global provider of products and services that support patient care with an emphasis on infection prevention. WE HELP OUR CUSTOMERS CREATE A HEALTHIER AND SAFER WORLD by providing innovative healthcare, life sciences and dental products and services. STERIS is a $5 billion, publicly traded (NYSE: STE) company with approximately 17,000 associates and Customers in more than 100 countries.

STERIS strives to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.