# Band 4 Decontamination Supervisor

**Company**: Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
**Location**: Enfield
**Salary**: £33262.00 to £36027.00
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

The Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust has a vacancy for a Decontamination Supervisor at their Decontamination Services unit based in Enfield.

The role of the Decontamination Supervisor is to assist in the day-to-day production, issue and distribution of medical devices required for clinical use. In particular, to be responsible for the decontamination technicians and drivers/porters within the team on their shift.

The unit has the capacity to process 14 million surgical instruments and 140,000 flexible endoscopes a year and provides a service to its own customers, other NHS, and Private Hospitals.

The shift pattern is Wednesday to Sunday 06:00 to 14:00, 37.5 hours a week, but flexibility is a must for this role.

**Please note that the advert may close earlier than stated if a high number of applications are received.**

**Job Responsibilities:**

- Assist in the day-to-day production, issue and distribution of medical devices required for clinical use

- Be responsible for the decontamination technicians and drivers/porters within the team on their shift

**Person Specification:**

- Numeracy and Literacy (essential)

- NVQ/TVQ Decontamination and IT Literacy (desirable)

- Previous SSD leadership experience (essential)

- Experience of effective communication skills when dealing with staff and user/customer (desirable)

- Attention to detail, excellent people management and people development skills, follow routine and procedures, work to deadlines, and be able to plan and prioritize work requirements (essential)

- Work with minimal supervision, team worker (essential)

- Willingness to continue personal development (desirable)

- Able to work flexible shifts and in all areas of the department including distribution of stock (essential)

**Benefits:**

- Competitive salary: £33,262 to £36,027 per annum

- Agenda for Change pay scheme

- Permanent contract

- Flexible working hours

**Additional Information:**

- 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.

## Skills

### Required
- Numeracy
- Literacy
- Attention to detail
- Excellent people management and people development skills
- Follow routine and procedures
- Work to deadlines
- Plan and prioritize work requirements
- Work with minimal supervision
- Team worker
- Flexible shifts

### Nice to have
- NVQ/TVQ Decontamination
- IT Literacy
- Previous SSD leadership experience
- Effective communication skills
- Willingness to continue personal development
- ISO13485

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