Decontamination Officer
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 01/09/2026
- Closes
- 13/09/2026
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Role summary
This role involves ensuring that decontamination practices across all Trust sites comply with national guidance, Trust policy, and quality standards. The post holder will coordinate and deliver a programme of decontamination audits, chair the Decontamination Safety Group, and escalate risks. They will act as a central point of contact for decontamination issues, providing advice and guidance to clinical and non-clinical teams to improve compliance and maintain patient safety. The position requires travel between Trust sites.
Essential criteria
- Educated to Level 4 (or equivalent experience in decontamination / healthcare environment)
- Awareness of HTM 01-01 and HTM 01-06
Desirable criteria
- Internal audit training
- Decontamination Lead course
- Experience & Knowledge
- Experience of working within a decontamination or regulated healthcare environment
- Experience of undertaking audits or compliance checks
- Working knowledge of decontamination processes for reusable medical devices
- Understanding of traceability systems and documentation requirements
- Experience of providing advice or guidance to staff on decontamination practices
- Awareness of Trust-wide decontamination standards and governance processes
- Experience working across multiple departments or sites
- Experience supporting external inspections (e.g. JAG, CQC)
- Awareness of ISO standards
- Knowledge of the requirements for decontamination
- Skills and Ability
- Ability to work independently and act as a point of contact for decontamination queries across multiple areas
- Strong organisational and time management skills
- Ability to prioritise and coordinate workload across sites
- Ability to collect, interpret and present audit findings
- Good IT skills
- Report writing and minute taking skills
- Ability to identify trends and continuous improvement
- Experience using audit or compliance databases
- Ability to travel across Trust sites
- Flexible approach to working hours
- Willingness to develop knowledge and skills in decontamination and governance
- Education, Training and Qualifications CPD Requirements
- Educated to Level 4 (or equivalent experience in decontamination / healthcare environment)
- Awareness of HTM 01-01 and HTM 01-06
- Internal audit training
- Decontamination Lead course
- Experience & Knowledge
- Experience of working within a decontamination or regulated healthcare environment
- Experience of undertaking audits or compliance checks
- Working knowledge of decontamination processes for reusable medical devices
- Understanding of traceability systems and documentation requirements
- Experience of providing advice or guidance to staff on decontamination practices
- Awareness of Trust-wide decontamination standards and governance processes
- Experience working across multiple departments or sites
- Experience supporting external inspections (e.g. JAG, CQC)
- Awareness of ISO standards
- Knowledge of the requirements for decontamination
- Skills and Ability
- Ability to work independently and act as a point of contact for decontamination queries across multiple areas
- Strong organisational and time management skills
- Ability to prioritise and coordinate workload across sites
- Ability to collect, interpret and present audit findings
- Good IT skills
- Report writing and minute taking skills
- Ability to identify trends and continuous improvement
- Experience using audit or compliance databases
- Ability to travel across Trust sites
- Flexible approach to working hours
- Willingness to develop knowledge and skills in decontamination and governance
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
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Job summary
The University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is looking to recruit an individual to act as a Trust-wide Decontamination Officer, providing assurance that decontamination practices comply with national guidance (HTM01-01 and HTM 01-06), Trust policy, and quality standards.
The post holder will coordinate and deliver a programme of decontamination audits across all Trust sites, chair the Decontamination Safety Group (DSG), and escalate risks and non-compliance through appropriate governance structures.
The role will act as a central point of contact for decontamination issues, supporting services to improve compliance, reduce risk, and maintain patient safety.
This position covers all Trust sites, therefore, the position holder must be able to travel between sites.
Closing date of applications: 13 September 2026
Interview date: 23 September 2026
Main duties of the job
The post holder supports the Trust in maintaining compliance with decontamination legislation, relevant Health Technical Memoranda (HTM), ISO standards, and regulatory requirements including Care Quality Commission (CQC) and NHS England.
The role is responsible for undertaking scheduled decontamination audits across all Trust sites, ensuring that policies, procedures, and practices are reviewed against best practice, national guidance and meet, as a minimum, Esse
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