Sterile Supplies Limited
AFC Team Leader
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HOW YOU WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE
📌 No sterile service experience needed - Full training provided 📌 Team leading experience is essential
About the Role
Do you want to dedicate your working life to creating a real difference in the world? Are you passionate about supporting the incredible National Health Service and ensuring vulnerable patients receive the safest care possible? If the answer is yes, consider joining SSL Sterile Services in Salisbury as a Team Leader.
This is a fantastic opportunity to:
- Lead a team of Sterile Service and Endoscopy personnel
- Ensure compliance with current legislation for sterile provisions
- Provide leadership by example, fostering effective communication and positive interpersonal relationships
Job Purpose
As Team Leader, your core responsibilities will include:
- Supervising day-to-day operations of sterile service and endoscopy teams, ensuring state-approved standards are met
- Demonstrating leadership through consistency and promotion of clear departmental communication
- Enforcing and modelling health and safety compliance within the workplace
Working Pattern
- Full-time (37.5 hours per week)
- Rotating schedule (Monday–Friday):
- Tuesday–Wednesday: 07:00–15:00
- Thursday: 13:00–21:00
- Friday–Saturday: 07:00–15:00
Core Responsibilities
- Safety and Compliance:
- Ensure safe and efficient decontamination, assembly, and sterilisation of equipment, instruments, and consumables, adhering strict quality standards
- Actively monitor and maintain departmental records (e.g., quality assurance documentation) under QMS guidelines
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Team Leadership & Guidance:
- Provide direct supervision to guarantee timely delivery of clean/sterile instrumentation
- Oversee practical application of Health and Safety procedures, keeping staff up-to-date through ongoing training
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Process Improvement & Support:
- Collaborate as a key member of the management team, contributing to innovation, continuous improvement, and best practices
- Offer support in planning and operational execution, working alongside the Production Manager
Requirements
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Mandatory:
- Proven ability in team leadership, with a focus on accountability and producing results
- Technical aptitude for basic end-user IT tasks (particularly for track-and-traceability systems)
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Essential Attributes:
- Strong verbal and numerical ability with a good educational standard
- Commitment to working in a customer-facing NHS environment
What's in It for You?
- Comprehensive training to develop relevant technical and managerial skills
- A structured career pathway, offering growth potential as you progress
- An inclusive and people-centric organisational culture dedicated to empowerment
- Alignment with STERIS’ mission to foster a healthier, safer world worldwide
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Competencies
The ideal candidate will embody:
- Flexibility in adapting to diverse scenarios
- Integrity in decision-making and conduct
- Teamwork and collaborative leadership
- Ability to perform under pressure, with unwavering attention to detail
Equal Opportunities & Employer Commitment
STERIS plc is committed to an Inclusive and Diverse workplace, promoting equal opportunity in hiring, career advancement, and company operations.
We uphold compliance with the United Kingdom’s Employment Law, ensuring fair consideration of all candidates regardless of characteristics such as: Age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage/civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity, race, religion/belief, sex/gender identity, sexual orientation, or other protected characteristics.
All employment decisions are based on merit, qualifications, skills, and abilities to ensure the best candidate is selected for each role.
STERIS strives to be a leader in global patient safety through its infection-prevention products and services.
For more information about the company and its mission, visit: 👉 STERIS IMS Website 👉 STERIS Global
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