To manage an effective service between theatres and sterile services by ensuring equipment is well maintained and ready for use by the end users. The ideal candidate will have previous experience within theatres, stores or Sterile services and be able to work under pressure. Working within theatre stores you will be part of a multidisciplinary team and will be required to liaise with internal and external suppliers. This will ensure the smooth running of theatre departments and ensuring the surgical kits are maintained.
Previous applicants need not apply.
Key Responsibilities
* Ensure instruments are sent for repair in a timely manner so the service can continue as normal.
* Liaising with departments, ensuring they know of trays out of commission. This will enable areas to make sure it doesn't interrupt the running of their theatres.
* Keeping detailed spreadsheets with repair costs, tray information and outcomes.
* Dealing with suppliers, ensuring a smooth delivery of instruments and ensuring they are returned to trays in a timely manner.
Closing date of applications: 1st April 2025
Interview date: 15th April 2025
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In Return We Will Offer
* Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development.
* On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
* A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes.
Key Facts About Our Trust
* We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.
* We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
* An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
* Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
* Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
* We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
* We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Alison Clark
Job title: Stores Supervisor
Email address: alison.bell3@nhs.net
Telephone number: 01332786047
Helen Lawson
Clinical Theatre Manager
Telephone Number 01283 511511 Ext 4029
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