Sterile Services Supervisor
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Redditch, B98 7UB
Salary
£25,760 to £27,476
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
1 September 2026
1 days left
Job description
Sterile Services provide Sterile Surgical instrumentation and sets to the Trust. The department washes, disinfects, assembles, packages and sterilises...
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.
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.
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 more than 7,000 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. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Being open and honest
Ensuring people feel cared for
Showing respect to everyone
We are committed to developing a culture of continuous improvement by embedding the principles of our Improvement 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.
DBS Checks and Costs
Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check (at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.
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
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
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
18 August 2026
Last checked
20 August 2026
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