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Main area
Decontamination Services
Grade
Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Flexible working
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
391-RFL-6212393
Employer
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Chalkmill Drive
Town
Enfield
Salary
£27,129 - £28,649 per annum, inclusive of HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
07/05/2024 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Band 3 - Decontamination Team Leader

Band 3

Our trust has around 10,000 staff serving 1.6 million patients. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital and more than 30 services in the community.  This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

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Job overview

The  Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust have a vacancy for  a Decontamination Team Leader at their Decontamination Services unit based in Enfield.

The shift pattern will be Wednesday to Sunday  14:00 to 22:00 and you will   receive an enhancement of pay for working unsociable hours/weekends. 

The unit has the capacity to process 14 million surgical instruments and 140,000 flexible endoscopes a year and we provide a service to NHS and Private Hospitals. 

**** PLEASE NOTE - If high numbers of applications are received the advert will close earlier than the closing date stated, you are advised to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.****

Main duties of the job

Your role will be to assist with the day to day production, issue and distribution of medical devices for clinical use. In particular supporting the production manager, supervisor, decontamination technicians and driver/porters on the shift. 

For further details please see the job description. 

Working for our organisation

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is on of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6 million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17 million tests. 

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle.  We offer generous benefits and training opportunities to develop your career. 

For more information, please follow the link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and specification for further details  on the  role and working at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. 

Person specification

Royal Free World Class Values

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Education & professional Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Numeracy
  • Literacy
  • IT Literate
Desirable criteria
  • IDSc Decon Course
  • NVQ / TVQ Decontamination

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Previous work as an SSD Technician
Desirable criteria
  • User of washer disinfectors and autoclaves
  • Previously worked with ISO13485
  • Previous Supervisory experience

Skills and aptitudes

Essential criteria
  • Able to organize self and others
  • Follow routine and procedures
  • Attention to Detail
  • Customer Services skills
Desirable criteria
  • Work to deadlines and drive production areas

Personal Qualities & attributes

Essential criteria
  • Work with minimal supervision
  • Willingness to continue personal development
  • Problem Solving and decision making
Desirable criteria
  • Team Worker

Others

Essential criteria
  • Able to work flexible shifts
  • Able to work in all areas of the department – including distribution of stock.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Nursing TimesApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleDisability confident employerTimewise PartnerCare Quality Commission - Requires improvementEnei MemberArmed Forces Covenant

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Sherwin Lopez
Job title
Production Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0207 794 0500

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
Recruitment Support
Open Monday to Friday
08:30 am to 17:30pm
Telephone
01629 702338
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