# Sterile Services Supervisor > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/sterile-services-supervisor/adbbf305-8051-49f1-85e0-99297589c443 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/sterile-services-supervisor/adbbf305-8051-49f1-85e0-99297589c443.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust - **Town:** Worcester - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Administrative and IT - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £25,760 to £27,476 a year - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full-time - **Closing date:** 2026-06-07T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-01T23:02:59.518Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9365-26-0406?employerCode=C9365&sort=publicationDateDesc - **Application URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/application/C9365-26-0406/pre-application-questions-pause?referrer=jobadvert&ref=C9365-26-0406 - **Employer website:** https://www.worcsacute.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job summary Sterile Services provide Sterile Surgical instrumentation and sets to the Trust. The department washes, disinfects, assembles, packages and sterilises the instrumentation. There is a vacancy for a Sterile Services Supervisor at the HSDU department at the Alexandra Hospital, Redditch. The shift is 2pm-10pm Monday to Friday with flexibility to cover other shifts when required. The department is busy and fast paced where you need to think quickly and prioritise workload and the team. This is a physically demanding role with manual handling duties. No two days are ever the same, if you enjoy a challenge this job is for you. ### Main duties of the job The main duties of the role are to organise the day to day running of the shift ensuring work flows through the department and the instruments are processed in a timely manner. You will either be working in the clean room or wash area, working along side the Sterile Services Assistants in those areas. ### About us Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this. Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond. The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester Our workforce is nearly 6,800 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them. We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do. Our objectives are simple: - Best services for local people - Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients - Best use of resources - Best people Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system. We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer. ### Details - Date posted: 22 May 2026 - Pay scheme: Agenda for change - Band: Band 3 - Salary: £25,760 to £27,476 a year - Contract: Permanent - Working pattern: Full-time - Reference number: C9365-26-0406 - Job locations: The Alexandra Hospital, Woodrow Drive, Redditch, Worcestershire, B98 7UB, United Kingdom ### Job responsibilities To supervise the day to day activities of the Sterile Services on the Alexandra site through effective leadership, management of staff and resources, working with all members of the sterile services team to deliver a high quality, cost effective service to the Acute and Community Trusts and any other customers (GP surgeries, Health centres, etc.). To ensure that this service is delivered in accordance with accepted best practice, Trust and department specific policies and procedures. To provide supervision, support and education to qualified and unqualified staff. ## Job Details Sterile Services provide Sterile Surgical instrumentation and sets to the Trust. The department washes, disinfects, assembles, packages and sterilises the instrumentation. There is a vacancy for a Sterile Services Supervisor at the HSDU department at the Alexandra Hospital, Redditch. The shift is 2pm-10pm Monday to Friday with flexibility to cover other shifts when required. The department is busy and fast paced where you need to think quickly and prioritise workload and the team. This is a physically demanding role with manual handling duties. No two days are ever the same, if you enjoy a challenge this job is for you. ## Job Description The main duties of the role are to organise the day to day running of the shift ensuring work flows through the department and the instruments are processed in a timely manner. You will either be working in the clean room or wash area, working along side the Sterile Services Assistants in those areas. ## Responsibilities To supervise the day to day activities of the Sterile Services on the Alexandra site through effective leadership, management of staff and resources, working with all members of the sterile services team to deliver a high quality, cost effective service to the Acute and Community Trusts and any other customers (GP surgeries, Health centres, etc.). To ensure that this service is delivered in accordance with accepted best practice, Trust and department specific policies and procedures. To provide supervision, support and education to qualified and unqualified staff. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Previous work in Sterile Services or clean room - Manufacturing or similar department hospital setting - This vacancy is currently only open to Herefordshire and Worcestershire NHS staff; please indicate which NHS organisation in Herefordshire and Worcestershire you currently work for. **Desirable** - Previous work in manufacturing or similar department hospital setting - Supervisory or Management experience ### Qualifications **Essential** - Following initial 6 month period must be prepared to undertake additional training to achieve nationally recognised qualifications **Desirable** - Recognised qualification in Sterile Services - Knowledge of Surgical Instruments - Supervisory or management qualification ## Documents - [job description (PDF, 223 KB)](document:2933939) - [personal specification (DOCX, 227 KB)](document:2933940) - [DBS Applicant Costs Infomation (PDF, 154 KB)](document:2933941) ## 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.