SSDU Team Coordinator | Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 10 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £31,049 - £37,796 per annum |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 09 January 2026 |
| Location: | Bolton, BL6 4SB |
| Company: | Wrightington, Wigan & Leigh NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7628970/302-25-7628970E |
Summary
Are you a focused, pro-active, forward-thinking individual? If the answer is “yes” then this could be the opportunity that you have been looking for.
We are offering you the opportunity to become part of our team at the Sterile Services & Decontamination Unit, Lostock, Bolton as an SSDU Team Coordinator.
37.5 hours per week working Saturday 8am-8pm, Sunday 8am-8pm and x2 weekday shifts (days and times are dependent on the operational requirements of the department).
*Applicants who have already received feedback that they are unsuitable for the position need not apply - unless they have taken steps to strengthen their application or gained further experience since that decision. *
Please note that this vacancy may close early if a sufficient number of applications are received. We encourage interested candidates to apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
To oversee the day-to-day co-ordination of each aspect of the SSDU. This person will be responsible for the allocation and co-ordination of staffing to each of the discrete areas within the unit (x4). This will help to ensure the smooth running of the service during the shift, of around 30 /40 people.
This role will undertake the first point of reference for the team leaders in terms of technical enquiries, advice in terms of the application of quality standards, and adherence to safe working practice within the unit across work areas.
This role will be the primary point of contact for service users, being the first line response for complaint, incident, and technical enquiries and will be the point of liaison with logistics and theatre staff across all representatives of the theatres across SRFT and WWL.
The post holder will be expected to continually seek ways to improve the processes and procedures within the unit that will sustain effective and efficient ways of working which will drive the continuous improvement of service performance.
Choose Well – Choose WWL
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that ‘happy staff, makes for happy patients’. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement and living our values.
· People at the Heart
· Listen and Involve
· Kind and Respectful
· ONE Team
WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. We are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.
At WWL we value the benefits a rich and diverse workforce brings to our community and therefore welcome applications from all sections of society.
• To manage all Team leaders, Senior Technician and Technicians on duty on a particular shift and provide leadership and direction throughout the shift
• To make decisions based upon current workload and throughout to ensure that staff are deployed into the most appropriate area to ensure the unit remains efficient.
• To ensure all Emergency Requests are followed through within the necessary timescales to avoid cancellation or delays to patient treatment.
• Always Ensure strict adherence to the documented Quality Management System in all areas and report deficiencies to the Decontamination Manager and Quality/Governance Manager.
• To act as the single point of contact for all Customers and Supervisors to ensure continuity and direction to all individuals on duty. Close liaison with Senior Theatre Staff and departmental staff is essential to ensure that their clinical needs are met
• To report any defective equipment to the Estates Department (in hours) or the On-Call Engineer (out of hours).
• To escalate any potential service outage that may delay product throughput that are likely to last more than 2 hours to the Decontamination Manager and On-Call Manager.
• To authorise unit machinery such as washer-disinfectors, ultrasonic irrigators or sterilizers be taken out of action for testing by Engineering staff.
• Where equipment is subject to a maintenance programme, there must be full co-operation with the Maintenance staff to limit the loss of production due to breakdown. No machinery should be used if it is unsafe or fails to meet accepted performance standards. This must be marked as “Out of Action” and recorded in the log and escalated to the Production Manager.
• Ensure that any medical equipment requiring maintenance or repair is dispatched promptly to the appropriate repairer in accordance with Department of Health guidelines.
This advert closes on Monday 22 Dec 2025