Quality Improvement Lead – Decontamination

Circle Health Group; St Albans; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Private Pension Scheme

Private Healthcare Scheme

Friends & Family Hospital Discounts

Family Friendly policies

Life insurance

Staff engagement hub

Wellbeing resources

Extensive training opportunities

Job summary

Circle Decontamination - St Albans Head Office is seeking a Quality Improvement Manager to lead quality initiatives across Decontamination Services. This full-time role provides 37.5 hours weekly with a flexible shift pattern.

The job focuses on HTM 01-01 and CQC compliance, governance, audits, and continuous improvement. Salary up to £56,000 with a comprehensive benefits package and career development.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in Decontamination Services or regulated healthcare.
• Strong understanding of decontamination standards and HTM 01-01/CQC.
• Proven quality improvement, governance, or risk-management experience.
• Experience leading or supporting inspections and regulatory activity.
• Excellent analytical skills to identify trends in data.
• Strong written and verbal communication for reports and presentations.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and embedding of quality improvement frameworks across Decontamination Services.
• Ensure processes meet national standards and legislation.
• Oversee governance systems, policies and procedures.
• Lead and support audits and self-assessment programs.
• Drive standardisation of processes and quality controls across sites.
• Provide expert guidance to Decontamination Managers and teams.

Skills

Decontamination experience

Quality improvement

Audit & governance

Data analysis

Stakeholder influence

IT systems proficiency

Communication skills

Job description

Circle Decontamination - St Albans Head Office is seeking a Quality Improvement Manager to lead quality initiatives across Decontamination Services. This full-time role provides 37.5 hours weekly with a flexible shift pattern.

The job focuses on HTM 01-01 and CQC compliance, governance, audits, and continuous improvement. Salary up to £56,000 with a comprehensive benefits package and career development.