# Band 3 - Decontamination Team Leader

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Royal Free Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Estates and facilities
- **Grade:** Band 3
- **Salary:** £30,630 - £32,346 per annum, inclusive of HCAS
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-11-03T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-20T13:00:32.518Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Enfield/Royal_Free_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Decontamination_Services/Decontamination_Services-v8178322
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8178322?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.royalfree.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### 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.

## Person Specification

### Others

**Essential**

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

### Experience

**Essential**

- Previous work as an SSD Technician

**Desirable**

- User of washer disinfectors and autoclaves
- Previously worked with ISO13485
- Previous Supervisory experience

### Skills and aptitudes

**Essential**

- Able to organize self and others
- Follow routine and procedures
- Attention to Detail
- Customer Services skills

**Desirable**

- Work to deadlines and drive production areas

### Royal Free shared commitments

**Essential**

- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust shared commitments

### Personal Qualities & attributes

**Essential**

- Work with minimal supervision
- Willingness to continue personal development
- Problem Solving and decision making

**Desirable**

- Team Worker

### Education & professional Qualifications

**Essential**

- Numeracy
- Literacy
- IT Literate

**Desirable**

- IDSc Decon Course
- NVQ / TVQ Decontamination

## Documents

- [person specification (pdf, 168.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10481311)
- [functional requirements (pdf, 99.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10481312)
- [job description - decontamination team leader (pdf, 256.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10652826)
- [allied health professional - benefits, about rfl, shared commitments and governing objectives (pdf, 637.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2752)
- [corporate, admin & clerical, other - benefits, about rfl, shared commitments and governing objectives (pdf, 646.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2753)

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