This senior leadership post heads decontamination services at Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, covering Sterile Services, Endoscopy Decontamination and Mattress Decontamination. The role centres on running a round-the-clock service that processes surgical instruments and medical equipment safely and to a high standard, while setting strategy with clinical and external partners. It pairs scientific and technical oversight of quality, risk and equipment validation with managing teams and budgets. Candidates need postgraduate-level scientific knowledge and full chartered membership of the Institute of Decontamination Sciences.
What the job involves
- Provide strategic and operational leadership across Sterile Services, Endoscopy Decontamination and Mattress Decontamination
- Lead a 24/7 decontamination service so that surgical instruments and medical equipment are processed safely, efficiently and to high standards
- Work with senior leaders, clinical teams and external stakeholders to set the strategic direction
- Champion continuous improvement and develop resilient solutions to evolving clinical and operational needs
- Strengthen quality assurance and regulatory compliance
- Oversee risk management and equipment validation
- Inspire and develop teams
- Optimise resources and manage budgets
- Deliver improvements that balance quality, efficiency and value for money
What's required
Qualifications
- Postgraduate degree or equivalent postgraduate-level knowledge
- Master's-level professional specialist management and scientific knowledge, or equivalent
- Full chartered membership of the Institute of Decontamination Sciences (IDSc)
- Evidence of ongoing CPD
Experience
- At least 3 years' experience at senior management level
- Previous scientific management experience
- Significant experience of medical devices used within decontamination services
- Significant experience of a decontamination services tracking system
- Significant experience of using and managing a quality system
- Proven significant experience of efficient and effective budget management
Skills & knowledge
- Professional knowledge gained through training to degree level (5 years' study)
- Significant knowledge of ISO standards and their implementation
- Significant experience of using a PC and Windows-based software
- Knowledge of Microsoft Word
- Sound keyboard skills
Nice to have
- Ability to use Microsoft PowerPoint
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