Decontamination Quality Improvement Lead

Circle Decontamination Limited; St Albans; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Pension Scheme

Private Healthcare Scheme

Friends & Family Hospital Discounts

Family Friendly policies

Non-contributory life insurance

Staff wellbeing resources

Training and development opportunities

Job summary

Circle Health Group Decontamination seeks a Quality Improvement Manager in St Albans to lead quality frameworks and governance across decontamination services. The role requires ensuring HTM 01-01 and CQC standards are met, with responsibility for audits and process standardisation. 37.5 hours, flex shifts, salary up to £56,000 per year.

The post holder will support operational teams and Decontamination Managers, delivering improvements and robust reporting to senior management.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in Decontamination Services or sterile environments.
• Strong understanding of decontamination standards and legislation.
• Proven experience in quality improvement, governance, audit, or risk management.
• Experience leading or supporting inspections and regulatory activity.
• Excellent analytical and report writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and embedding of quality improvement frameworks across Decontamination Services.
• Ensure processes meet national standards and regulations (HTM 01-01, CQC).
• Oversee governance systems, policies, and procedures.
• Lead audits and self-assessment frameworks.
• Drive standardisation of processes and documentation across sites.
• Advise Decontamination Managers, Trainers and teams.

Skills

Quality improvement

Governance

Audit

Data analysis

Report writing

Communication

Influence

IT systems

Microsoft Office

Tools

Microsoft Office

IT systems

Data analysis tools

Job description

Circle Health Group Decontamination seeks a Quality Improvement Manager in St Albans to lead quality frameworks and governance across decontamination services. The role requires ensuring HTM 01-01 and CQC standards are met, with responsibility for audits and process standardisation. 37.5 hours, flex shifts, salary up to £56,000 per year.

The post holder will support operational teams and Decontamination Managers, delivering improvements and robust reporting to senior management.