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Job requirements
Essential
14 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Others
Able to work flexible shifts
- Others
Able to work in all areas of the department – including distribution of stock.
- Experience
Previous work as an SSD Technician
- Skills and aptitudes
Able to organize self and others
- Skills and aptitudes
Follow routine and procedures
- Skills and aptitudes
Attention to Detail
- Skills and aptitudes
Customer Services skills
- Royal Free shared commitments
Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust shared commitments
- Personal Qualities & attributes
Work with minimal supervision
- Personal Qualities & attributes
Willingness to continue personal development
- Personal Qualities & attributes
Problem Solving and decision making
- Education & professional Qualifications
Numeracy
- Education & professional Qualifications
Literacy
- Education & professional Qualifications
IT Literate
Desirable
7 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
User of washer disinfectors and autoclaves
- Experience
Previously worked with ISO13485
- Experience
Previous Supervisory experience
- Skills and aptitudes
Work to deadlines and drive production areas
- Personal Qualities & attributes
Team Worker
- Education & professional Qualifications
IDSc Decon Course
- Education & professional Qualifications
NVQ / TVQ Decontamination
Job overview
The Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust has 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 unsocial hours.
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.
Previous applicants need not apply.
Sponsorship is not available as this post does not meet the Skilled Worker Visa minimum salary of £38,700.
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further details on the role and working at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
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This advert is for Band 3 - Decontamination Team Leader with Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust in London, England. It is listed as a Band 3 Estates and facilities role. The advertised salary is £30,630 - £32,346 per annum, inclusive of HCAS. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 03 Nov 2026.
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