Operational Manager Sterile Services

Care Group A (PACE Care Group [Perioperative, Anaesthetics, Critical and Elective] is currently recruiting an Operations Manager for Sterile services Department to work alongside specialties to ensure the provision of a flexible and responsive service which meets the needs of service users. This role will involve supporting the delivery of operational performance as well as ensuring continuous quality improvement, working collaboratively with Sterile Services across Norfolk & Waveney University Hospitals Group., As Operational Manager for Sterile Services, you will lead the day to day operational management of the Trust's Central Sterile Services Department, ensuring the safe, effective and compliant decontamination of medical devices in line with national standards and regulatory requirements. You will be responsible for service performance, quality assurance and risk management, maintaining robust quality systems, audit processes and full equipment traceability. Working closely with clinical teams, Infection Prevention & Control, Microbiology, Procurement and external partners, you will provide expert advice on decontamination processes and support service development across the Trust. You will lead and develop a skilled workforce, overseeing recruitment, performance management, training and staff wellbeing, and fostering a positive, inclusive and high performing team culture. You will manage departmental budgets, monitor key performance indicators, identify efficiencies and contribute to business and capacity planning to ensure services remain responsive and sustainable. You will act as a visible leader and role model, demonstrating the Trust's PRIDE values and a strong commitment to quality improvement, patient safety and equality, diversity and inclusion.

Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff! The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world. We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

• Flexible working hours
• Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
• Multi Faith prayer room
• Discounted gym memberships
• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
• Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
• Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
• On-site Nursery
• On-site cafes offering staff discounts
• Support in career development
• Flexible staff bank
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics