220651 Sterile Services Supervisor (Training) (SM)CP20

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.

We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

To supervise a multidisciplinary team providing a quality assured decontamination and sterilisation service of medical devices for use on patients in clinical areas across NHS Lothian (operating theatres, clinics, A&E and other departments)

To provide full reprocessing of these medical devices using the knowledge and skills gained through training and experience to ensure devices are processed to an agreed specification in accordance with department procedures, relevant quality standards and current European legislation (Medical Devices Directive 93/42/EEC, Annexe 12 and ISO 13485:2003)

To mentor and encourage the development of less experienced members of staff to ensure consistency of product throughout the department

Shifts are Weekend staff days and Nights

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service. Further information on what NHS Scotland Boards are required to do to check this as well as what your responsibilities include can be found in the further information for this vacancy.

For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions, please contact : michelle.black5@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk or jacek.nowicki@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk

Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.

We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

To supervise a multidisciplinary team providing a quality assured decontamination and sterilisation service of medical devices for use on patients in clinical areas across NHS Lothian (operating theatres, clinics, A&E and other departments)

To provide full reprocessing of these medical devices using the knowledge and skills gained through training and experience to ensure devices are processed to an agreed specification in accordance with department procedures, relevant quality standards and current European legislation (Medical Devices Directive 93/42/EEC, Annexe 12 and ISO 13485:2003)

To mentor and encourage the development of less experienced members of staff to ensure consistency of product throughout the department

Shifts are Weekend staff days and Nights

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service. Further information on what NHS Scotland Boards are required to do to check this as well as what your responsibilities include can be found in the further information for this vacancy.

For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions, please contact : michelle.black5@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk or jacek.nowicki@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk