To work as part of the operating department team in supporting the process of streamlining equipment and consumables to maintain a uniform, cost effective and efficient process throughout both sites. You will support an effective service by ensuring equipment requirements are sourced from the surgical teams and are planned in organisation with theatre scheduling. Ensuring a good working relationship with sterile services, medical engineering, procurement, and company representatives are maintained.
• Communicate with sterile services for daily equipment requirements, identifying and escalating any on day issues to the Theatre co-coordinator and Clinical Transformation Manager. Using diplomacy, tact and negotiation skills where equipment is required as priority or where patient care is potentially affected.
• Work with theatre department, scheduling team, procurement, and sterile services to communicate and plan equipment needed as per agreed practices and provide continual safe patient care.
• Manage / implement policies and procedures to ensure continual service provision.
• Ensure service changes have a communication, transition, and implementation plan as per Trust procedure.
• Escalate equipment issues as necessary to Theatre managers, medical engineering, or external contractors.
• Liaise with external contractors and medical engineering regarding the maintenance and servicing of equipment as required.
• Continuously ensure kit expenditure is documented and reportable.
• Plan and coordinate with transport services equipment requiring quick turnaround.
• Manage and audit consignment stock.
• Oversight of contracts for equipment and organising with Clinical Transformation Manager/ Clinical Operational Manager any effect on theatre sessions/ block out theatres for acquired collection/ maintenance.
Why CHFT? Why Now?
Join CHFT and be part of a team that’s at the forefront of surgical excellence and innovation:
• NHS Recognised: Our theatres have been celebrated for their post-pandemic achievements in an NHS Providers case study: "Providers Deliver: Achieving value for money."
• National Spotlight: Our proactive approach to waiting list management has been featured by Sky News.
• Award-Winning Performance: Shortlisted as a finalist for the 2023 Health Service Journal’s Performance Recovery Award for our theatres and elective recovery work.
• Pioneering Accreditation: One of the first trusts in England to be accredited as a GIRFT surgical hub.
• Cutting-Edge Technology: We've recently launched robotic surgery at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, demonstrating our commitment to advanced surgical techniques.
• Attend training in the use of medical devices.
• Participate in regular supervision.
• Attend all Trust mandatory training.
• Participate annually identifying, developing and agreeing your own development, plan with your Line Manager using the Trust Appraisal process
• Comply with all Trust policies, procedures and protocols.
• Seek advice and support from Line Manager whenever necessary.
• Maintain professional conduct, including appearance.
• Excellent planning and organisational skills.
• Computer literate with experience of using Microsoft packages including word, excel and outlook.
• Ability to sit long periods at a VDU.
• Physical fitness ability in order to move large pieces of equipment from theatres to designated collection area.
• Adaptable and flexible to change.
• Ability to work in an operating theatre environment where distressing scenes and/ or unpleasant odours are present.
• Understand own role and identify how this may develop over time.
• Work as an effective and responsible team member, supporting others and exploring new ways of working.
• To liaise with all members of the Trust, primary care team and other agencies in order to assure appropriate care is provided for The Trusts population.
• To value all team members
• Prioritise own workload and ensure effective time-management strategies are embedded within the culture of the team.
• Discuss, highlight, and work with the team to create opportunities to improve patient services.
• Comply with CQC standards within the Trust.
• To attend Trust and collaborative meetings as requested
• To keep the Clinical Operational Transformation Manager and Matron for Operating Services informed about pressures and difficulties or problems that may arise.
This advert closes on Thursday 5 Dec 2024
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