Job summary
- Main area
- Decontamination
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 190-2079-DIR-S
- Employer
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Both sites
- Town
- Sheffield
- Salary
- £28,392 - £31,157 pa/pro rata for part time staff
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/10/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 20/10/2026
Employer heading
Endoscopy Decontamination Supervisor
NHS AfC: Band 4
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.
Job overview
The Endoscopy Decontamination units opening hours are:
The Royal Hallamshire Hospital unit 07:30 am - 20:00 pm Monday - Friday. The Northern General Hospital unit is open 08:00 am - 22:00 pm Monday - Thursday , 08:00 - 20:00 pm Friday and 10:00 am - 18:00 pm Saturday.
Main duties of the job
The post holder is responsible for supervising the day-to-day operational running of the Endoscopy Decontamination Units (EDUs) across the Trust's hospital sites.
Key functions include organising balanced staffing levels across all shifts, ensuring strict compliance with Service Level Agreements (SLAs), and meticulously recording all non-conformances on Trust databases.
The supervisor acts as a first line contact for service users, monitors decontamination equipment daily including data collection filed electronically in a timely manner, and will step in to perform technical, hands-on decontamination duties alongside the technician team as service needs dictate.
The post-holder will ensure all aspects of the quality standards outlined in the department’s policies are met at all times.
Working for our organisation
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its employees. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to GCSE (or equivalent) grade C/4 or above in English and Maths.
- IT literate word and excel.
- Evidence of relevant, ongoing leadership or supervisory training/courses or prepared to complete once in post.
- Professional qualification in Decontamination (e.g., IDSc Technical Certificate, NVQ Level 3 in Decontamination, or equivalent experience) or prepared to complete once in post.
Desirable criteria
- IDSc member.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant experience working within an Endoscopy Decontamination Unit (EDU) or Central Sterile Services Department (CSSD).
- Strong working knowledge of National Standards for Decontamination, HTM 01-06 (or current equivalents), and Quality Management Systems (QMS).
- Experience supervising, coordinating, or leading a team in a busy, fast-paced environment.
- Experience identifying, recording, and investigating service non conformances on a formal database.
- Experience of stock control and management
- Previous experience working within an NHS acute hospital setting
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of own continuous learning & development
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Excellent verbal and written skills; ability to communicate clearly with clinical service users, Estates, and external suppliers.
- Ability to prioritise
- Reliable and works to high standards
- Ability to foster a positive, collaborative team culture and effectively guide a team through service changes.
- Ability to deal professionally with staff grievances, behavioural issues, or difficult stakeholder interactions.
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Able to work on own initiative
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rebecca Grace Morgan
- Job title
- Endoscopy Decontamination Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07775865753
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