Decontamination Supervisor/Senior Nursing Assistant

NHS; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job description

Job summary

Decontamination technician Supervisor/ Senior Nursing Assistant' in CTS at the Royal Stoke. We welcome applicants to work within a diverse team, providing care for patients undergoing diagnostics, investigations and ambulatory surgery.

Why work with us? We are a happy, inclusive team who work in harmony with the multidisciplinary team to enable both staff and patient wellbeing.

Main duties of the job

1. Participate and undertake the role of decontamination technical supervisor of medical devices contributing to the clinical care of patients.
2. Participate and perform a full range of decontamination duties for which competency has been assessed, verified and documented.
3. Manage decontamination records in own area of work, recording all decontamination processes and data sets accurately, reporting conformance and non-conformance to a senior decontamination supervisor/registered nurse.
4. Record all clinical tasks undertaken for patients within the nursing documentation.
5. Supervise all junior healthcare assistants in the decontamination of medical devices in CTS.
6. Liaise with senior decontamination staff (registered nurses and estates), apprentices, and trainee decontamination staff.
7. Ensure standard operating procedures are adhered to by all healthcare staff in accordance with quality management systems.
8. Be responsible for a range of clinical, non-clinical and clerical support tasks under the indirect supervision of a registered nurse or registered nurse practitioner.
9. Implement aspects of clinical care and act on own initiative (work under indirect supervision / or alone) where appropriate and regularly assess, evaluate and report on actions and activities to the registered nurse or registered nurse practitioner.
10. Engage in personal and professional development opportunities in order to maintain knowledge, skills and competence to practice within their role.

About us

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM creates and encourages a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by our staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

Date posted

04 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,625 to £25,674 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

205-7092905

Job location

Royal Stoke, Newcastle Road, Newcastle under Lyme, ST46QG

Job responsibilities

1. The primary focus of the role will be to provide essential supervisory decontamination of medical devices and clinical care to patients under the indirect supervision of a Registered Nurse.
2. Participate and undertake the role of decontamination technical supervisor of medical devices contributing to the clinical care of patients, adhering to the decontamination policy of UHNM in a controlled environment.
3. Participate and perform a full range of decontamination duties for which competency has been assessed, verified and documented.
4. Manage decontamination records in own area of work, recording all decontamination processes and data sets accurately, reporting conformance and non-conformance to a senior decontamination supervisor/registered nurse.
5. Record all clinical tasks undertaken for patients within the nursing documentation.
6. Supervise all junior healthcare assistants in the decontamination of medical devices in CTS.
7. Liaise with senior decontamination staff (registered nurses and estates), apprentices, and trainee decontamination staff.
8. Ensure standard operating procedures are adhered to by all healthcare staff in accordance with quality management systems.
9. Be responsible for a range of clinical, non-clinical and clerical support tasks under the indirect supervision of a registered nurse or registered nurse practitioner.
10. Implement aspects of clinical care and act on own initiative (work under indirect supervision / or alone) where appropriate and regularly assess, evaluate and report on actions and activities to the registered nurse or registered nurse practitioner.
11. Provide supervision of junior nursing assistants, student Nurses and apprentices where appropriate, under the guidance of a registered nurse or registered nurse practitioner.
12. Facilitate and undertake teaching of others within their specific areas of competence.
13. Engage in personal and professional development opportunities in order to maintain knowledge, skills and competence to practice within their role.
14. No duties are to be undertaken unless they have received the appropriate training or instruction.

Person Specification

Care certificate level three

Essential: Care cert Level three

Desirable: Minimum of 12 months experience as a nursing assistant in an acute care setting.

Decontamination knowledge and understanding

Essential: Decontamination policy knowledge and understanding.

Desirable: 12 months experience in decontamination processes.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.

Employer details

Employer name: University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

Address: Royal Stoke, Newcastle Road, Newcastle under Lyme, ST46QG

Employer's website: https://www.uhnm.nhs.uk