Endoscopy Decontamination Manager

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Job summary

A prominent NHS Trust in Sheffield seeks an experienced candidate to manage the operational aspects of its Endoscopy Decontamination Units. The role involves ensuring compliance with relevant decontamination standards, overseeing staffing levels, and conducting audits. Candidates should have a degree in a relevant field and experience in quality systems. The Trust values its staff, offering extensive benefits and professional development opportunities. Salary ranges from £47,810 to £54,710 per annum.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Career development opportunities

Health and wellbeing packages

Pension schemes

Qualifications

• Proven experience in staff management and recruitment.
• Experience with quality systems and auditing procedures.
• Detailed knowledge of decontamination equipment.

Responsibilities

• Operational management of endoscopy decontamination units.
• Ensure compliance with National and Local Decontamination Standards.
• Train staff to maintain competencies.

Skills

Effective communication skills

Leadership skills

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Ability to motivate others

Education

Degree in a management or decontamination related discipline

GCSE in English and Mathematics at grades C/4 or above

Tools

Microsoft Office

Database management systems

Job description

Employer Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Town Sheffield Salary £47,810 - £54,710 pa/pro rata for part time staff Salary period Yearly Closing 21/01/2026 23:59 Interview date 03/02/2026

NHS AfC: Band 7

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.

Job overview

Be accountable for the operational management of the Trusts Endoscopy Decontamination Units Sheffield Teaching Hospital Trust (STHT) Royal Hallamshire Hospital and Northern General Hospital.

Ensure that the flexible endoscopy service is fully complaint with all relevant National, Regional, Professional and Local Decontamination Standards.

Be accountable for ensuring that the STH endoscopy decontamination units comply and are accredited against ISO EN 13485 quality management system.

Be responsible for ensuring that relevant training and development plans are in place to maintain the skills and competence of the endoscopy decontamination unit workforce and all other staff using endoscope decontamination or storage equipment.

Main duties of the job

Ensure that SLA’s are reviewed annually.

Oversee supervisors to ensure staffing levels are correct.

Attend and be an active member of Trust wide meetings.

Chair the Decontamination User Group meeting.

Organise and chair the Management Review.

Regularly review and audit working practices to ensure compliance with relevant statute and guidance.

Take the lead for the annual accreditation audit.

Participate in department risk assessments reporting on nonconformities and incidents as required.

Identifying corrective actions and relevant action plans.

To act as the EDU “User” in accordance to the HTM standard.

Organise and support the annual AED audit.

Ensure that tracking and traceability systems are established and controlled.

Ensure that decontamination element of the IHEEM and JAG audits are facilitated.

Investigate any DATIX or governance issue which may be linked with the decontamination of endoscopes.

Be a member of the COO Governance team and report back on departmental risks and governance issues.

Ensure that endoscopy decontamination unit staff are trained to a high level of competency.

Ensure that all staff complete mandatory and statutory training.

Support the EDU supervisors and ensure development and training is given.

Be responsible for recruitment of new and replacement staff.

Be responsible for writing and implementing policy around the storage and handling of flexible scope.

Working for our organisation

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its employees. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

Person specification

Qualifications

• GCSE standard of education including English and mathematics at grades C/4 or above (or equivalent)
• Degree in a management or Decontamination related discipline
• Experience of maintaining quality systems and auditing procedures
• Chartered Membership of the Institute of Decontamination Sciences or equivalent.

Experience

• Experience of staff management or supervision incorporating recruitment and selection of staff in line with personnel policies and procedures
• Experience of managing information, monitoring KPI’s and sharing / presenting data.
• A detailed knowledge of decontamination equipment and procedures used in the re-processing of medical devices
• Experience of maintaining quality systems and auditing procedures
• Experience of working with a multidisciplinary organisation with an ability to monitor service users service level agreements.
• Experience of budget and financial management

Skills and Knowledge

• Evidence of developing and maintaining effective working relationships with a variety of professionals and service users/customers
• Experience communicating directly with service users/customers, both face-to-face and over the ‘phone
• An awareness of the challenges currently facing the NHS
• Experience using databases to manage information as well as share and analyse data
• Demonstrate leadership skills and the ability to motivate others and demonstrate honesty, integrity, fairness and tenacity
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills encompassing both teamwork and customer service. The ability to work proactively and cooperatively with senior management, clinical staff and staff at all levels
• Experience of using Microsoft Office software packages such as Word, Excel, power point
• Experience or an understanding of the recruitment and staff management process via TRAC’s or other recording and reporting systems
• A clear understanding of confidentiality when dealing with matter relating to staff and patients
• Excellent organisational skills and an ability to prioritise and unpredictable workload with frequent disruption
• An ability and interest in coaching staff to improve performance
• Enthusiasm and ability to seek out and resolve problems to improve patient care
• An understanding of clinical governance

Please note that in order to comply with the UK Government’s rules on Skilled Worker sponsorship, any applicants who do not meet the eligibility requirements or concessions on salary thresholds under the Skilled Worker visa will not be eligible to receive sponsorship from the Trust. Please keep this in mind when submitting your application. Further details on these concessions, and who qualifies for them, can be found here.

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Job Share applicants are welcome for all full time posts unless indicated but cannot be guaranteed. In addition for Fixed Term Contracts, internal secondments may be considered, please seek the approval of your current line manager before applying for the position.

All employment with the Trust is subject to a number of NHS Employment Checks being met to a satisfactory standard including verification of identity, eligibility to work in the United Kingdom, references and qualifications in addition to professional registration, a disclosure and barring records check and occupational health check if these are deemed to be a requirement for the position to be undertaken.

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Name Karen Tweed Job title Deputy Operations Director (decontamination) Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 0114 2269382