Team Leader – Sterile Services: Sponsorship Available

Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

The Sterile Services Department at CUH is seeking an experienced Team Leader to support the day-to-day supervision of decontamination services.

This role involves leading and supporting a team of approximately 15-20 staff, ensuring all decontamination activities are carried out in line with national legislation, local policies, and quality standards. You will play a key role in maintaining service delivery, supporting staff development, and ensuring a high-quality service for patients and clinical users.

Main duties of the job

Key responsibilities include:

Supervising staff within decontamination areas to ensure duties are performed to the required standard

Allocating, monitoring, and prioritising workloads to meet service demands

Supporting staff performance, attendance, and conduct, escalating issues appropriately

Ensuring compliance with decontamination procedures, manufacturer’s instructions, and quality systems

Monitoring equipment performance, stock levels, and documentation, including tracking and traceability records

Supporting training, induction, and ongoing development of staff

You will demonstrate:

Sound knowledge of decontamination processes and practices

Experience / Knowledge on operating washer disinfectors and Sterilisers

Experience / Knowledge on working within a quality management system (e.g. ISO standards)

Strong organisational, communication, and leadership skills

Good literacy, numeracy, and basic IT skills (experience with electronic tracking systems is desirable)

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Sterile Services technician or supervisor looking to develop their leadership skills within a specialist clinical support service.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Trained technician and able to demonstrate competence in Sterile Services Practice
  • English and Math at GCSE level or equivalent
  • Confident user of Microsoft Office software

Desirable

  • Evidence of further education
  • Completion of a course in supervision/1st line management

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in a Sterile Services or a production environment
  • Experience of team leading
  • Experience of record keeping where a high level of accuracy is required
  • Experience of planning, prioritising and organising tasks

Desirable

  • Experience of using an electronic database

Skills

Essential

  • Able to work on own initiative without regular supervision
  • Ability to train and develop others in all areas of Sterile Services
  • The ability to resolve complex problems

Additional Requirements

Essential

  • The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Understanding of decontamination process and practice including sterilisation methods
  • Knowledge of quality systems and procedures
  • Understanding of confidentiality and data protection

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 4 October 2026

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