SSD Production Manager
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 07/09/2026
- Closes
- 20/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for an experienced decontamination professional to join the Sterile Services Department as a Production Manager. You will lead a team, coordinate production activities, and ensure the safe and efficient reprocessing of medical devices and surgical instruments. The position involves monitoring quality, ensuring compliance with national standards, and supporting continuous improvement in patient safety. Strong leadership, organisational, and communication skills are essential for this fast-paced environment.
Essential criteria
- Evidence of competence in a supervisory or leadership role within Sterile Services or a related healthcare environment.
- Evidence of ongoing continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
- Membership of the Institute of Sterile Services Management.
- Knowledge and Experience
- Minimum 3 years' experience working in a decontamination or sterile services environment.
- Evidence of knowledge of relevant medical devices used within the department.
- Minimum of 2 years' experience in a managerial role
- Experience within an NHS acute hospital setting.
- Communication Skills
- Evidence of communicating complex technical information effectively and positively.
- Evidence of working effectively as part of a management team.
- Evidence of handling complaints or difficult situations effectively.
- Evidence of problem-solving and using own initiative.
- Experience presenting reports or service information at management meetings
- Personal and People Development
- Evidence of working effectively under pressure.
- Evidence of organising and prioritising work to meet deadlines.
- Evidence of leading and motivating others
- Evidence of influencing or persuading colleagues or stakeholders.
- Experience contributing to departmental policy or procedure development.
- Physical Requirements
- Evidence of standard keyboard skills.
- Evidence of the ability to maintain concentration and effectiveness when working under pressure and dealing with interruptions.
- Other
- Confirmation of willingness to work flexible shift patterns.
- Evidence of being capable of working independently.
- Evidence of competence in a supervisory or leadership role within Sterile Services or a related healthcare environment.
- Evidence of ongoing continuing professional development
- Membership of the Institute of Sterile Services Management.
- Knowledge and Experience
- Minimum 3 years' experience working in a decontamination or sterile services environment.
- Evidence of knowledge of relevant medical devices used within the department.
- Minimum of 2 years' experience in a managerial role
- Experience within an NHS acute hospital setting.
- Communication Skills
- Evidence of communicating complex technical information effectively and positively.
- Evidence of working effectively as part of a management team.
- Evidence of handling complaints or difficult situations effectively.
- Evidence of problem-solving and using own initiative.
- Experience presenting reports or service information at management meetings
- Personal and People Development
- Evidence of working effectively under pressure.
- Evidence of organising and prioritising work to meet deadlines.
- Evidence of leading and motivating others
- Evidence of influencing or persuading colleagues or stakeholders.
- Experience contributing to departmental policy or procedure development.
- Physical Requirements
- Evidence of standard keyboard skills.
- Evidence of the ability to maintain concentration and effectiveness when working under pressure and dealing with interruptions.
- Other
- Confirmation of willingness to work flexible shift patterns.
- Evidence of being capable of working independently.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,073 – £32,073 — matches the national scale.
Posted 1d ago · Closes in 13d
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Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
SSD Production Manager
The closing date is 20 September 2026
Job summary
Are you an experienced decontamination professional with a passion for quality, leadership and continuous improvement? We are looking for a motivated and proactive Production Manager to join our Sterile Services Department at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust.
This is an exciting opportunity to play a vital role in supporting patient care by ensuring reusable surgical instruments and medical devices are decontaminated, assembled, sterilised and delivered safely and efficiently to our clinical teams. As a key member of the SSD management team, you will supervise staff, coordinate production activities, monitor quality and performance, and help ensure compliance with national standards and regulatory requirements.
We are seeking an individual with strong technical knowledge, excellent organisational skills and the ability to lead by example in a busy, fast-paced environment. You will be committed to delivering high standards, developing others, and driving service excellence.
At Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, you will join one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, serving a population of 1.2 million people across our hospital sites. We offer a supportive working environment where staff are encouraged to develop their careers, cont
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