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Job summary

Main area
Decontamination Services
Grade
Band 4
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Flexible working
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
391-RFL-6854944
Employer
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Chalkmill Drive
Town
Enfield
Salary
£31,081 - £33,665 per annum inclusive of HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
07/01/2025 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Band 4 Endoscopy Decontamination Supervisor

Band 4

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 London NHS Foundation Trust have a vacancy for an Endoscopy  Decontamination Supervisor  at their reprocessing facility based in Enfield. 

Your shift pattern will be Wednesday to Sunday 22:00 to 06:00,  you will receive an enhancement of pay for working unsocial hours and weekends.  If required you will need to be flexible to meet the needs of the service. 

 Your role will be to assist with the day to day production , issue and distribution of flexible endoscopes for clinical use. In particular supporting  the production manager and be responsible for the endoscopy decontamination technicians and team leader on the shift. 

The unit facilitates the centralisation of all sterilisation and decontamination services for our Trust. In addition, the unit has been built with the capacity to provide services for external customers looking to outsource these services to a specialist NHS-led unit.

If you would like to be part of our team and  contribute to the units continued expansion then please apply.

Main duties of the job

Oversee and participate in the disassembly of flexible endoscopes , disinfect, pack and sterilise when appropriate according to local and national policies.

 Ensure that staff constantly adhere to good practice as trained.

 Ensure all staff and visitors wear the appropriate PPE at all times.

Arrange all staff to work in all production areas and cover where
necessary, drive the production processes through the department.

Undertake any other tasks, within capability, as directed by the
management team.

For further details please see job description. 

 

Working for our organisation

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

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top

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

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further details please see the attached job description and person specification which will give you a better idea of the role and the person we are looking for. 

Person specification

World Class Values

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Vsalues

Education/Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Numeracy
  • Literacy
Desirable criteria
  • NVQ/TVQ Decontamination
  • IT literate

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Previous sterile services leadership skills
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of effective communication skills when dealing with staff and user/customer
  • Previously worked with ISO13485

Skills and apptitudes

Essential criteria
  • Excellent people management and people development skills
  • Work to deadlines
  • Follow routine and procedures
  • Attention to detail
  • Be able to plan and prioritise work requirements

Personal qualities /attributes

Essential criteria
  • Work with minimal supervision
  • Team Worker
Desirable criteria
  • Willingness to continue personal development

Other

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

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