Decontamination Officer

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust; Barrow upon Trent; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust seeks a Trust-wide Decontamination Officer to assure compliance with HTM01-01 and HTM01-06, policy, and quality standards. You will coordinate decontamination audits across all sites and chair the Decontamination Safety Group.

The role acts as a central contact for decontamination issues, supports services to improve compliance and patient safety, and requires travel between sites.

Qualifications

• Experience in healthcare decontamination and infection prevention is preferred.
• Strong auditing, governance and assurance skills.
• Willingness to travel between Trust sites to cover all locations.

Responsibilities

• Undertake scheduled decontamination audits across all Trust sites.
• Chair the Decontamination Safety Group and escalate risks through governance channels.
• Provide guidance to clinical and non-clinical teams on decontamination compliance and best practice.

Job description

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 elevate 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: 22 September 2026

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, Essential Quality Requirements (EQR), with progression towards Best Practice (BP).

The post holder is responsible for the implementation and monitoring of decontamination policies and procedures, ensuring they remain effective and aligned to national standards and quality management systems.

The role maintains audit records, trackers, and action plans, ensuring non-conformances are identified, documented, and escalated appropriately through the governance forums.

The post holder provides advice and guidance to clinical and non-clinical teams on decontamination compliance following audits, highlighting risks relating to processes, equipment and practice, acting as a point of contact for decontamination queries, and escalating concerns appropriately.

The role is responsible for coordinating and chairing the Decontamination Safety Group (DSG), ensuring actions are recorded, monitored, and escalated appropriately, supporting effective communication of decontamination performance and risks across the Trust.

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In Return We Will Offer

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Leanne Biggs Job title: Estates and Facilities Quality Representative Lead Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01283 511511

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