Operations Team Leader - Sterile Services at Canterbury District Health Board (Christchurch), Christchurch

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

• Permanent Full-time vacancy.
• Play your part in maintaining a reliable service to Clinical operating areas.
• Highly experienced and knowledgeable team.
• Plenty of opportunities for continual professional development.

Our Purpose: Why we do it

When you work with the Canterbury District Health Board, you-re part of something very special. We plan, fund and deliver health services to the almost 600,000 people that live in the Canterbury region. Our primary goal is to put people at the heart of everything we do.

The Team: What we do

Our Sterile Services Department at the brand new Waipapa Hospital are an integral part of ensuring quality service provision to our community. To ensure that we continue to offer the best patient care our key team keeps things running smoothly from behind the scenes. We provide a service to decontaminate, pack and sterilise instruments for the operating theatres and many other departments. 

We-re currently looking for a Operations Team Leader to join us on a permanent full-time basis (40 hours pw/1 FTE). Hours will be negotiated at interview.

The Role: Where you fit in

As the Operations Team Leader you-ll be responsible for ensuring a quality and operational Sterile service to our customers within the DHB on a day-to-day basis, effectively supporting the department Clinical Manager while being hands-on within the department. Also, to provide Customer Service to our wide-ranging hospital customer base.

In this role, you will have the proven capabilities:

• Drives for superior personal and professional performance.
• Previous leadership experience preffered.
• Design and review cross functional change initiatives in conjunction with the Sterile Services team.
• 3+ years Sterile Services department experience.
• An expert knowledge of AS/NZS4187:2014.
• Ability to communicate with key stakeholders towards an agreed goal.
• Ability to support department Clinical manager in mentoring and coaching a team of 50+ Sterile Sciences professionals.

Our Culture

Care and respect for others. Manaaki me te whakaute i te tangata.

Integrity in all we do. Hāpai i ā mātou mahi katoa i runga i te pono.

Responsibility for outcomes. Te Takohanga i ngā hua.-

Benefits

We have an employee benefits programme available to all staff of the CDHB called Something for You. CDHB staff are entitled to preferential rates at a wide selection of partners across fashion, finance, health, lifestyle and more. either on a permanent basis or at exclusive events throughout the year. For both the things you need and the things you just want, as a CDHB employee you will be sure to enjoy being able to choose a little Something For You.

We are committed to helping you to construct your Professional Development Pathway out of the components that are best for you, resulting in better patient outcomes.

If this role is something that sounds exciting to you, please apply now

E koekoe te tūi, e ketekete te kākā, e kūkū te kereru!

It takes all people!

How to Apply

Applications are only accepted online so please visit our website at www.careers.cdhb.govt.nz to complete an application.

Candidates will be progressed as they apply so please don't hesitate to send through your application.

Contact us on recruitment@cdhb.health.nz for additional information.

The role that you are applying for is one that may only be performed by a person who has been vaccinated against Covid-19. It is therefore a condition of this application that you are vaccinated against Covid-19.This vaccination requirement includes gaining Booster Doses required to perform you role under the Health Order.As a person working in the health and disability sector you will come into contact with a large number of people, some of whom may be vulnerable.  Without a vaccine, there is the risk that you may contract Covid-19.  The requirement to be vaccinated is to keep you safe and also to endeavour to protect others against the potential transmission of Covid-19 as a result of you contracting it in the course of your employment.