# Decontamination Supervisor- Endoscopy Suite (HSDU) > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/decontamination-supervisor-endoscopy-suite-hsdu/b38e9950-6014-4958-8382-ef5c4f22b197 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/decontamination-supervisor-endoscopy-suite-hsdu/b38e9950-6014-4958-8382-ef5c4f22b197.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust - **Location:** Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Sterile services manager - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £22,816 - £24,336 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Shift patterns between the hours of 7am - 5pm (based at the Blackburn site) but also working BGH) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-17T07:00:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-03T07:32:38.619Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Lancashire/Blackburn/East_Lancashire_Hospitals_NHS_Trust/Decontamination_Supervisor/Decontamination_Supervisor-v8245214 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8245214?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.elht.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Come and join an already established team of supervisors within the Decontamination Hub. If you are a person with a positive “Can do” attitude who wants to make a difference in their workplace then this is the role for you! This is an exciting and engaging opportunity for the candidate to grow on the job. We are looking for someone thoughtful who has enthusiasm for managing and supporting the team in a Decontamination setting predominantly within the Endoscopy Scope Service but also to work within Sterile Services and Laundry environment when required. We require a person who is looking to thrive in a role that requires genuine autonomy and the chance to work as part of a continually changing environment. The Decontamination services are used by the Trusts many wards, departments, theatres and also external health care providers and are supplied with clean laundry and linen, sterile surgical instruments, Endoscopy scopes and soft packs for safe patient use. ### Main duties of the job Duties and Responsibilities; Leading and mentoring our Decontamination Technician team – including day to day management in all duties performed,ensuring team objectives are met, creating rota’s and supporting with urgent requirements. Assisting the Management Team in the training/development of staff to ensure departmental standard operating procedures are adhered to, allowing staff to conduct their duties within the scope of the Quality Management System BS EN ISO9001, ISO13485 and JAG. Form part of the Quality Control team and assist in general auditing duties and perform a full range of decontamination duties. You will need to be able to work fluently with Microsoft Word and Excel packages to perform duties using electronic spreadsheets and data bases. The successful candidate will also be responsible for the daily testing and logging of equipment. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For further detailed information for the Decontamination supervisor position, please see the attached detailed job description and person specification. ### Applicant requirements The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Previous Supervisory experience - IT skills – Microsoft Word and Excel **Desirable** - In depth knowledge of sterilisation /decontamination practices, HTM01-01 - Previous experience in HSDU environment ### Qualifications **Essential** - Level 2 Maths and English Qualification or equivalent qualification in Maths and English. **Desirable** - To undertake a NVQ in Customer Care or equivalent in Sterile Services Field ### Personal Attributes **Essential** - Ability to adapt to changes of the service, new ideas - Clear/accurate written and verbal communication Able to listen effectively - Ability to work well in a team be supportive of team members - Able to follow instructions **Desirable** - Actively seeks to develop their own knowledge skills and ability. ### Knowledge and Skills **Essential** - Able to understand and follow spoken instructions, comply with detailed work procedures and training. - Observe and comply with legislation - Ability to count, record numbers and read, follow detailed work instructions. ## Documents - [privacy notice (pdf, 305.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1761) - [benefits of working at elht (pdf, 1.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2405) - [additional candidate information 2024 (pdf, 408.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2494) - [decontamination supervisor- job description (pdf, 533.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10556699) - [decontamination supervisor- person specification (pdf, 240.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10556700) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.