• Job Description

  Req#: C9432-25-0737?language=en&page=855&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Do you have Supervisor or Team leader experience in medical device manufacturing? Are you looking for the next step in your career? If you do, then you might be the person we are looking for!

  We are looking to recruit Sterilisation and Decontamination Supervisors at Ipswich Hospital. In this role you will join the departments' group of team leaders looking after the busy, fast-moving Endoscopy Reprocessing and Sterile Services Department.

  You will assist in providing a complete Decontamination service, including the reprocessing of flexible endoscopes. Previous experience in a decontamination service is desired. In-Job training will be provided by the current team leaders for a smooth transition.

  There will be opportunities for you to develop your current skills and attend further training.

  Main duties of the job

  You will be joining and supervising a busy Endoscopy Reprocessing and Sterile Services team.

  Your new role would be to communicate and supervise enquires from users, and other members of healthcare staff in a polite and helpful manner, seeking scientific advice from Senior Decontamination Supervisors where required.

  You will supervise, organise and allocate work and /or train less experienced/qualified staff.

  You will be expected to use knowledge and skills when making decisions with regard to non-conformances.

  You will assist the Decontamination Operational Manager by supervising, organising and allocating work to your team and training members ofstaff.

  To monitor stocks of raw materials as requested and to take appropriate action on any deficiencies, assist in the evaluation of new products.

  You will attend the weekly team leader meeting and bimonthly staff meetings.

  You will complete daily departmental checks, including consumable stock levels, complete shift handovers.

  You will liaise with service users and service providers to help ensure a smooth running of the department, therefore effective verbal and written communication skills at all levels is a must.

  About us

  We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

  We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

  We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

  Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

  Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

  We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

  If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

  Find out about living and working here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A

  Details

  Date posted

  27 May 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 3

  Salary

  £24,625 to £25,674 a year per annum

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  432-HR212-25

  Job locations

  Ipswich Hospital

  Heath Road

  Ipswich

  IP4 5PD

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Experience to NVQ3 through decontamination training and non-routine experience plus applied training to Foundation degree/diploma in medical device decontamination equivalent level

  Experience

  Essential

  • Experience in all sections of the decontamination department, sterile services department and endoscope reprocessing department
  • Experience of supervising less experienced/qualified staff
  • Experience using decontamination equipment
  • Can demonstrate the ability to work to strict standards of quality and safety

  Skills

  Essential

  • Able to work to given schedules and rotas.
  • Able to organise and manage their personal responsibilities, with referral to senior staff when required, in a timely and efficient manner.
  • Prioritise urgent workload

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Experience to NVQ3 through decontamination training and non-routine experience plus applied training to Foundation degree/diploma in medical device decontamination equivalent level

  Experience

  Essential

  • Experience in all sections of the decontamination department, sterile services department and endoscope reprocessing department
  • Experience of supervising less experienced/qualified staff
  • Experience using decontamination equipment
  • Can demonstrate the ability to work to strict standards of quality and safety

  Skills

  Essential

  • Able to work to given schedules and rotas.
  • Able to organise and manage their personal responsibilities, with referral to senior staff when required, in a timely and efficient manner.
  • Prioritise urgent workload

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Employer details

  Employer name

  East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Ipswich Hospital

  Heath Road

  Ipswich

  IP4 5PD

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Ipswich Hospital

  Heath Road

  Ipswich

  IP4 5PD

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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