Sterile Services Supervisor

Toassist in the safe cleaning, disinfection, decontamination and sterilisation of medical devices and specialised equipment. To manage the SSD team who offer the collection and return of re-usable medical devices from wards and departments. To inspect and pack surgical instruments and related products ensuring the devices are safe and fit for purpose. To undertake all aspects ofdecontaminationand ensure products are safe for product release To help distribute processed items to wards and departments To undertake and understand the use of P/Cs and tray tracking software / hardware. To follow all guidelines set within the Departments Operational policies and theIDSc(Institute of Decontamination Sciences) guidelines for recommended standards and practice. To prepare work & prioritise equipmentdaily To prepare work rotas, on call rotas, and overtime rotas To ensure all matters of health & safety and risk assessment are current & compliant To carry out spot checks throughout production to ensure consistent quality is maintained To encourage and provide training tonew staff& guests To undertake your teams appraisal & performance reviews To offer advice and information to Trust and customers To ensure all performance tests are compliant allowing Autoclaves & washers to be useddaily Toidentifyand take correct action when dealing with all non-conformances To ensure any equipment or instrument repairs / maintenance is carried out correctly To oversee and if necessary, order andmaintainSSD Stock Toparticipate, if necessary, in staff recruitment andselection 20 Toparticipate,if necessary, disciplinary to first line level 21.To ensure all Staff adhere to the departmental procedures & policies 22.To carry out any other duties consistent with the grade or asdeterminedby the Training and Quality Manager in relation to the safe and efficient running of the department.