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This post is offered on a fixed term basis, 2 days per week over 6 months.
The Decontamination Team provide highly specialised, expert decontamination advice, guidance and support on a range of decontamination of reusable medical devices. This role supports the Decontamination Team in its work to progress the decontamination agenda on behalf of the Scottish Government Health Directorate through the provision and application of a sound, technical knowledge and experience in decontamination, to a range of projects. Specifically, the projects within the remit of the Decontamination Programme Collaborative Group (DPCG), which relate to addressing national contingency and capacity of Central Decontamination Units
You will be educated to degree level in e.g. microbiology, engineering, nursing or pharmacy and have on-going professional development in decontamination or a related subject to postgraduate diploma level, or have worked for at least 5 years in managerial level at Central Decontamination Units.
Excellent communication skills (oral and written) with ability to deal with staff at all levels, coupled with a good methodical approach to working with data and information are required. The post holder will have good presentation skills. Influential skills and evidence of good working relationship with CDU communities in Scotland is essential.
Our benefits package includes pension scheme, comprehensive range of work life balance policies, occupational health services, learning resource centres and discounted leisure, financial and shopping benefits.
For an informal discussion on the post, please contact Andrew Tweedie at Andrew.Tweedie@nhs.scot
Further information on NSS is available from: www.nhsnss.org
Closing date for completed applications is Friday 28th August 2020
Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e-mail only, so please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders).
NHS National Services Scotland is an equal opportunities employer and as committed participant in the disability confident scheme, guarantees to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies