decontamination technician

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust; Colchester; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Decontamination Technician for Colchester. You will work within the Sterile Service Unit, handling sterilization and decontamination of instruments as part of a busy team in an acute hospital setting.

No prior experience is required as full training will be provided; there is a structured training programme to gain competencies across areas and opportunities for further training.

Qualifications

• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent numeracy and literacy.
• Attention to detail and good customer-service attributes.

Responsibilities

• Operate decontamination equipment.
• Push and pull trolleys.
• Maintain stock control.
• Lift heavy theatre sets.
• Process reusable medical devices.

Skills

Good communication

Numeracy

Literacy

Job description

Decontamination Technician - Colchester | East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Company: Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust

Salary: £25,272 per annum

Hours: Full-time

Location: Colchester, CO4 9SF

Job type: Apprenticeship

Posting date: 13 Oct 2026

Closing date: 12 Nov 2026

Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a decontamination technician to work within the Sterile Service Unit at Colchester Hospital.

You will join a busy friendly team, dealing with sterilization and decontamination services; you will be involved in the reprocessing surgical instruments. You will be working as part of a team in a busy, fast moving acute hospital. You must have a flexible approach to your work & possess good verbal and written communication skills.

You are not required to have previous experience as full training will be provided to undertake the technician role. There may also be opportunities for further additional training.

You will begin with a structured training programme to gain competencies in all areas.

Duties of this role will include:

• Operation of decontamination equipment
• Push and pull trolley
• Stock control
• Lifting heavy theatre sets
• Processing reusable medical devices

Requirements

Good communication and interpersonal skills, excellent attention to detail, excellent customer service attributes, good numeracy and literacy skills, and a good retentive memory.

About the Trust

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics, and in patients' own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, flexible working options, a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days of annual leave on commencement (pro rata), and access to NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offers a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming hospital life for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

Find out about living and working here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role, please see the attached job description and person specification.

This advert closes on Tuesday 20 Oct 2026