Decontamination Team Leader
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 21/09/2026
- Closes
- 04/10/2026
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Role summary
The Decontamination Team Leader will oversee the daily operations of the Decontamination and Endoscopy departments, ensuring efficient workflow and adherence to quality standards. This role involves supervising staff, providing training and feedback, and supporting the management team in maintaining departmental policies and procedures. The successful candidate will also be responsible for addressing customer complaints and deputising for the Deputy Decontamination Manager when required.
Essential criteria
- Four GCSEs grade D or above including maths and English or equivalent.
- Previous experience within decontamination services of supervising teams
- Knowledge & Experience
- Previous experience within decontamination services of supervising teams
- Previous supervision and training of new or junior staff
- Knowledge and previous application of quality systems within decontamination
Desirable criteria
- Working understanding of HR process within health care sector
- Able to coach and provide feedback on team and individual performance
- Excellent communication and organisational ability
- Able to lead, motivate teams and effectively manage conflict
- Customer focused with the ability to make objective decisions
- Behavioural qualities
- Courteous and Respectful
- Kind and Helpful
- Responsive Communication
- Effective and Professional
- Seeks out and takes opportunities for improving the service offered
- Four GCSEs grade D or above including maths and English or equivalent.
- Previous experience within decontamination services of supervising teams
- Knowledge & Experience
- Previous experience within decontamination services of supervising teams
- Previous supervision and training of new or junior staff
- Knowledge and previous application of quality systems within decontamination
- Working understanding of HR process within health care sector
- Able to coach and provide feedback on team and individual performance
- Excellent communication and organisational ability
- Able to lead, motivate teams and effectively manage conflict
- Customer focused with the ability to make objective decisions
- Behavioural qualities
- Courteous and Respectful
- Kind and Helpful
- Responsive Communication
- Effective and Professional
- Seeks out and takes opportunities for improving the service offered
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 4 at £26,530 – £29,114 a year, across England.
This advert: £28,392 – £31,157 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Decontamination Team Leader
The closing date is 04 October 2026
Job summary
The Decontamination Department is looking to recruit a hard working, enthusiastic, flexible and motivated individual to join James Paget Hospital Decontamination team. The position of team leaders offers successful candidate the opportunity to work within a well-established and friendly team.
The Team Leader for Decontamination Services will have extensive knowledge and skills of requirements for the product in line with the ISO 13485:2016 standard. They will also have knowledge of all potential risk to products within a Decontamination Department. They will support the management team in ensuring staff conform to the departmental Quality Management System, hospital policy and procedures, highlighting immediately any areas of concern.
The post holder will be responsible for assessing, organising, and planning the daily workflow within the Decontamination and the Endoscopy departments to ensure maximum usage of resources.
Act as a resource to support the technicians to reduce the Departmental and individuals' non-conformances and conduct regular one to one meeting with staff and provide feedback to the Deputy Decontamination Manager.
The post holder will be expected to deputise for the Deputy Decontamination Manager in their absence w
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