# Sterile Services Supervisor - Ipswich > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/sterile-services-supervisor-ipswich/55d3305f-33ff-4b27-a63e-446bb609778e - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/sterile-services-supervisor-ipswich/55d3305f-33ff-4b27-a63e-446bb609778e.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Colchester - **Region:** East of England - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Administrative and IT - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-17T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-08T09:43:04.892Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Essex/Ipswich/East_Suffolk_North_Essex_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Decontamination/Decontamination-v8065061 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8065061?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.esneft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Do you have Supervisor or Team leader experience in medical device manufacturing? Are you looking for the next step in your career? If you do, then you might be the person we are looking for! We are looking to recruit Sterilisation and Decontamination Supervisors at Ipswich Hospital. In this role you will join the departments’ group of team leaders looking after the busy, fast-moving Endoscopy Reprocessing and Sterile Services Department. You will assist in providing a complete Decontamination service, including the reprocessing of flexible endoscopes. Previous experience in a decontamination service is desired. In-Job training will be provided by the current team leaders for a smooth transition. There will be opportunities for you to develop your current skills and attend further training. ***INTERVIEW DATE:  TUESDAY, 23RD JUNE 2026*** ### Main duties of the job You will be joining and supervising a busy Endoscopy Reprocessing and Sterile Services team. Your new role would be to communicate and supervise enquires from users, and other members of healthcare staff in a polite and helpful manner, seeking scientific advice from Senior Decontamination Supervisors where required. You will supervise, organise and allocate work and /or train less experienced/qualified staff. You will be expected to use knowledge and skills when making decisions with regard to non-conformances. You will assist the Decontamination Operational Manager by supervising, organising and allocating work to your team and training members of staff. To monitor stocks of raw materials as requested and to take appropriate action on any deficiencies, assist in the evaluation of new products. You will attend the weekly team leader meeting and bimonthly staff meetings. You will complete daily departmental checks, including consumable stock levels, complete shift handovers. You will liaise with service users and service providers to help ensure a smooth running of the department, therefore effective verbal and written communication skills at all levels is a must. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description. ## Job Details Do you have Supervisor or Team leader experience in medical device manufacturing? Are you looking for the next step in your career? If you do, then you might be the person we are looking for! We are looking to recruit Sterilisation and Decontamination Supervisors at Ipswich Hospital. In this role you will join the departments’ group of team leaders looking after the busy, fast-moving Endoscopy Reprocessing and Sterile Services Department. You will assist in providing a complete Decontamination service, including the reprocessing of flexible endoscopes. Previous experience in a decontamination service is desired. In-Job training will be provided by the current team leaders for a smooth transition. There will be opportunities for you to develop your current skills and attend further training. ***INTERVIEW DATE: TUESDAY, 23RD JUNE 2026*** ## Job Description You will be joining and supervising a busy Endoscopy Reprocessing and Sterile Services team. Your new role would be to communicate and supervise enquires from users, and other members of healthcare staff in a polite and helpful manner, seeking scientific advice from Senior Decontamination Supervisors where required. You will supervise, organise and allocate work and /or train less experienced/qualified staff. You will be expected to use knowledge and skills when making decisions with regard to non-conformances. You will assist the Decontamination Operational Manager by supervising, organising and allocating work to your team and training members of staff. To monitor stocks of raw materials as requested and to take appropriate action on any deficiencies, assist in the evaluation of new products. You will attend the weekly team leader meeting and bimonthly staff meetings. You will complete daily departmental checks, including consumable stock levels, complete shift handovers. You will liaise with service users and service providers to help ensure a smooth running of the department, therefore effective verbal and written communication skills at all levels is a must. ## Responsibilities For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Able to work to given schedules and rotas. - Able to organise and manage their personal responsibilities, with referral to senior staff when required, in a timely and efficient manner. - Prioritise urgent workload ### Experience **Essential** - Experience in all sections of the decontamination department, sterile services department and endoscope reprocessing department - Experience of supervising less experienced/qualified staff - Experience using decontamination equipment - Can demonstrate the ability to work to strict standards of quality and safety ### Qualifications **Essential** - Experience to NVQ3 through decontamination training and non-routine experience plus applied training to Foundation degree/diploma in medical device decontamination equivalent level ## Documents - [staff networks (pdf, 230.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2724) - [dbs information (pdf, 272.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1262) - [apprenticeship handbook (pdf, 373.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2499) - [esneft values and behaviours (pdf, 74.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2146) - [value of joining nhs pension (pdf, 125.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2404) - [job description & person specification (pdf, 464.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10355800) ## 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.