Sterile Services Team Leader

STERIS IMS; Manchester; On-site; GBP 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare service provider in Manchester is seeking a Team Leader to oversee sterilisation processes for surgical instruments. The role requires strong leadership, adherence to health and safety protocols, and effective team management. Candidates should have good general education, verbal and numerical abilities, and IT skills. The position offers an annual salary of £26,969 plus bonuses and generous leave entitlements.

Benefits

5% performance bonus

25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays

Full structured training

Defined career path

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Ensure safe and efficient practices for decontamination and sterilisation of instruments.
• Supervise team to ensure clean and/or sterile instrumentation delivery.
• Comply with Health and Safety procedures.
• Maintain quality assurance records.
• Monitor and train staff on health and safety procedures.
• Contribute to management team for continuous improvement.

Skills

Flexibility

Teamwork

Integrity

Working under pressure

Accountability

Attention to detail

Job description

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

Monday to Friday 06:00 hrs till 14:00 hrs
Occasional weekend working with prior arrangement/agreement

What You Will Do

• 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.

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
• Attention to detail

Whats In It For You

An annual salary of £26,969 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

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 18,000 associates and Customers in more than 100 countries.

STERIS strives to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.