# Sterile Services Supervisor > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/sterile-services-supervisor/423f0e79-b3a6-48d9-ac33-303f7f97f94c - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/sterile-services-supervisor/423f0e79-b3a6-48d9-ac33-303f7f97f94c.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Kettering General Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Sterile services manager - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week (07.00 - 23.00) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-16T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-02T13:04:01.057Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Northamptonshire/Kettering/Kettering_General_Hospital_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Estates_Facilities/Estates_Facilities-v8060711 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8060711?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.kgh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The Duties of the Sterile Services Supervisor is to assist in the process of decontamination and sterilisation of surgical instruments and medical devices and be part of the management team responsible for the day to day running of the department. To comply, maintain and uphold all aspects of Decontamination Compliance ISO- 13485 relevant to your grade and position. ### Main duties of the job To be responsible for all duties required for the decontamination and sterilisation of all surgical instruments in a faced paced environment. This will include staff appraisals and 1 to 1's. Further details can be found in the "Detailed job description and main responsibilities" section as well as the attached Job Description and Person Specification. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - To assist in the safe cleaning, disinfection, decontamination and sterilisation of medical devices and specialised equipment. - To manage the SSD team who offer the collection and return of re-usable medical devices from wards and departments. - To inspect and pack surgical instruments and related products ensuring the devices are safe and fit for purpose. - To undertake all aspects of decontamination and ensure products are safe for product release - To help distribute processed items to wards and departments - To undertake and understand the use of P/Cs and tray tracking software / hardware. - To follow all guidelines set within the Departments Operational policies and the IDSc (Institute of Decontamination Sciences) guidelines for recommended standards and practice. - To prepare work & prioritise equipment daily - To prepare work rotas, on call rotas, and overtime rotas - To ensure all matters of health & safety and risk assessment are current & compliant - To carry out “spot checks “throughout production to ensure consistent quality is maintained - To encourage and provide training to new staff & guests - To undertake your team’s appraisal & performance reviews - To offer advice and information to Trust and customers - To ensure all performance tests are compliant allowing Autoclaves & washers to be used daily - To identify and take correct action when dealing with all non-conformances - To ensure any equipment or instrument repairs / maintenance is carried out correctly - To oversee and if necessary, order and maintain SSD Stock - To participate, if necessary, in staff recruitment and selection 20 To participate, if necessary, disciplinary to first line level 21.To ensure all Staff adhere to the departmental procedures & policies 22.To carry out any other duties consistent with the grade or as determined by the Training and Quality Manager in relation to the safe and efficient running of the department. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Must have the ability to work independently - Must be able to use a P/C and understand basic IT skills - Must understand sterilisation and decontamination procedures. - Must have the flexibility to work weekends, bank holidays and a weekend on call service rota ### Qualifications **Desirable** - Institute of decontamination sciences TVQ level 1 or 2 - Educated to GSCS level or equivalent level of education, training, or experience ### Knowledge and Experience **Essential** - Previous Sterile Services reprocessing experience **Desirable** - Previous NHS experience ## Documents - [staff privacy notice (pdf, 300.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1830) - [sterile services supervisor (pdf, 312.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10350973) ## 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.