Supervisor

Supervisor
Circle Decontamination - Stockport
37.5 Hours & Permanent
Salary: Up to £32,605.00 per year (depending on level of experience, training and qualification)

Circle Health Group Decontamination is responsible for the provision of sterile equipment and instrumentation for use in surgical and interventional procedures in hospitals across England and Glasgow. The unit operates 24 hours a day/7 days a week with rotating shifts covering days and nights as required.

We have an opportunity for a Supervisor to join their team of staff.

This is a full time role for 37.5 hours a week. The role holder will be required to cover a flexible shift pattern.

Duties of this role include:

• You supervise the day-to-day delivery of a first-class decontamination service to hospitals, Endoscopy units and relevant clinical departments.
• You coordinate production activity and allocate work across the shift to ensure customer requirements, turnaround times and operational priorities are achieved.
• You provide effective leadership and supervision to colleagues across sterile services and Endoscopy, ensuring individuals understand their responsibilities and expected standards.
• You ensure all decontamination processes are followed as directed by the Decontamination Manager, Production Managers and Quality Lead and in accordance with approved policies, procedures and the quality management system.
• You identify and respond to issues involving equipment, instrumentation, endoscopes or production processes, taking appropriate immediate action to maintain safety and service continuity.
• You maintain effective communication with customer hospitals, clinical departments and internal colleagues to support a responsive and reliable service.

Applicants should meet the following criteria:

• You have proven experience of working in a sterile services unit and Endoscopy decontamination unit.
• Knowledge of track and trace systems – electronic and manual.
• Experience of undertaking internal audits.
• Effective leadership and managerial skills.
• Evidence of training in decontamination.
• Institute of Decontamination Certificate (IDSc) or NVQ Level 3 Decontamination.
• Ability to work under pressure, prioritise work and meet deadlines.
• Positive ‘can do’ attitude.

Salary & Benefits

Circle Health Group is committed to offering competitive starting salaries and access to a wide range of employee benefits, including:

• 25 days holiday per year + bank holidays, increasing to 30 days with service
• Private Pension Scheme
• Private Healthcare Scheme for treatment at our hospitals, covering pre-existing medical conditions
• Friends & Family Hospital Discounts
• Family Friendly policies, including enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption pay
• Non-contributory life insurance
• Staff engagement hub with access to discounts and extensive rewards and voluntary benefits
• Access to resources, tools and services to support your wellbeing
• Employee recognition programmes
• Industry leading training and development opportunities

…and much more!

Circle Health Group is committed to creating a diverse workforce offering inclusive opportunities for all our colleagues. Our definition of diversity goes beyond the established characteristics protected by the Equality Act, as we strive to attract candidates with diverse experiences, backgrounds, identities or expressions, skills, work styles…and more.

We’re passionate about creating an environment where our people can thrive, grow and develop professionally and personally. Our principles and values guide our colleagues to be selfless, compassionate, committed, collaborative, brave, agile, tenacious and creative and are at the core of our purpose and culture.

To find out more about the Circle Health Group Philosophy: https://careers.circlehealthgroup.co.uk/why-circle/our-philosophy