Decontamination Operative (HPV/UV-C) - Scarborough | York Teaching Hospital Facilities Management’

York Teaching Hospital Facilities Management; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Scarborough is seeking a Decontamination Technician to ensure safe environments and compliance with infection prevention standards. The role involves preparing equipment, cleaning environments, and maintaining health and safety protocols. Ideal candidates will possess excellent communication skills and a flexible approach to the physically demanding work. Benefits include NHS Pension Scheme access, generous holiday allowances, and various employee support programs.

Benefits

NHS Pension Scheme

27 days holiday rising to 33 days

Relocation package up to 30% of salary

Employee Assistance Programme

NHS Car Lease scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Learning and development opportunities

Discounts on various services

Qualifications

• Flexible approach to work and eagerness to learn.
• Physically demanding role involving lifting and transporting equipment.

Responsibilities

• Prepare rooms and equipment for decontamination.
• Clean environments using specialist equipment.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety standards.
• Monitor stock levels and assist in domestic services.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to work under pressure

Flexibility

Job description

Contract - Permanent

Hours - 37.5 hours per week

Base - Scarborough

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals Facilities Management (YTHFM) team, based at Scarborough Hospital in the Facilities department as a Decontamination (HPV/UV-C) Technician.

The role of the Decontamination Operative provides a vital service that contributes to the Trust overall Infection Prevention and Control Strategy.

Responsibilities

• Prepare rooms, environments, and equipment for decontamination, in accordance with standard operating procedures, and on completion of deployment ensure all checks are completed and the area is safe.
• Clean the environment and utilise specialist equipment, to ensure a safe deployment.
• Check all equipment prior and following deployments, to identify any faults within the equipment, and report accordingly by the appropriate channel.
• Ensure compliant documentation is retained and recorded.
• Ensure the health and safety of those within the environment is maintained throughout any deployments, and work in accordance with the Department’s Standard Operating Procedures and risk assessments.
• Across site working maybe required at times.
• Monitoring stock levels and ordering.
• When not deployed in HPV the operative will carry out tasks in the Domestic and Facilities Services team.

Qualifications & Attributes

Successful candidates will have a flexible approach to work and work well under pressure, possess excellent communication skills, eagerness, and ability to learn.

The role is physically demanding, involving lifting and handling decontamination equipment and long periods of standing. Equipment must be transported around the Trust sites.

Benefits

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants.
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service).
• A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully.
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave.
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme.
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme.
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities.
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds.

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can.

Closing Date

This advert closes on Monday 1 Dec 2025.