About this role
Job summary Decontamination Manager - Band 8a Full time - 37.5 hours per week 12 to 24 months fixed term contract - Secondment Opportunity
Expressions of Interest
Are you an experienced Band 7 leader looking for your next challenge? Do you want to broaden your impact beyond your current specialty and play a vital role in patient safety across the organisation? We are seeking expressions of interest for a 12-month secondment opportunity as a Decontamination Services Manager (Band 8a) at Stockport. This is a unique chance to step into a senior leadership role and shape a critical service at the heart of safe, high-quality care.
Why this role matters
A robust and reliable decontamination service underpins everything we do; from theatres to endoscopy and outpatient procedures. This is your opportunity to lead a service that directly impacts infection prevention, patient outcomes and operational flow across the Stockport site.
Who we're looking for
We are particularly keen to hear from experienced Band 7 who understand the importance of sterile services and have strong operational leadership skills. This role could be your next step. You do not need to be a technical decontamination expert. What matters most is your ability to lead people, manage services, and drive improvement.
Support and development
This is a supportive development opportunity, and you will be supported by:
An experienced and knowledgeable decontamination team
Specialist technical experts within the department
The Authorising Engineer (Decontamination)
A supportive and Senior Leadership Team within Estates & Facilities.
This structure provides a strong foundation for you to develop both operationally and strategically while building your expertise in a highly specialised area.
What you'll gain
Senior leadership experience at Band 8a level
Exposure to Trust-wide operational and patient safety priorities
The opportunity to lead and influence a critical support service
A platform to develop your career in a new and rewarding direction.
Main duties of the job
This position represents an excellent opportunity for an ambitious and motivated individual who is committed to delivering consistently high standards for our customers. You will be supported by a highly trained and well-motivated decontamination team dedicated to achieving excellence.
The Decontamination Manager is responsible for the professional, technical, efficient and effective management of decontamination services including the sterilisation of clinical equipment and medical devices in accordance with current legislation (MDD 93/42/EEC, ISO 13485:2016).
The Decontamination Department (Hospital Sterilization & Disinfection Unit HSDU and Endoscope Decontamination Unit EDU) is responsible for providing Trust-wide decontamination services. This includes services to all theatres, endoscopy units, out-patient facilities and external contracts maintaining full documented traceability.
About us
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
Benefits we offer to you:
Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays NHS pension scheme membership Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further NHS Staff discounts Cycle to work scheme Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice
Job description Job responsibilities
Support and development
This is a supportive development opportunity, and you will be supported by:
An experienced and knowledgeable decontamination team
Specialist technical experts within the department
The Authorising Engineer (Decontamination)
A supportive and Senior Leadership Team within Estates & Facilities.
This structure provides a strong foundation for you to develop both operationally and strategically while building your expertise in a highly specialised area.
What youll gain
Senior leadership experience at Band 8a level
Exposure to Trust-wide operational and patient safety priorities
The opportunity to lead and influence a critical support service
A platform to develop your career in a new and rewarding
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications Essential
Management qualification or equivalent experience Eligibility for Full Membership of Institute of Decontamination Sciences Qualification in Decontamination Sciences.
Desirable
Degree in Decontamination Services Qualification in the auditing of processes of decontamination or equivalent experience
Knowledge Essential
Proven track record in financial management, staff management, risk management and management of decontamination services MDD/93/42/EEC, ISO 13485:2016 Quality Management Systems and audit Ability to plan strategically Technical knowledge of decontamination processes including sterilisation and high disinfection of medical devices
Experience Essential
Proven experience in similar position Decontamination experience
Skills & Abilities Essential
Computer Literacy Proven experience in the management and operation of quality management systems, including internal auditing, external assessment and customer compliance performance
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details Employer name Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
Address Stepping Hill Hospital
Stockport
SK2 7JE
United Kingdom
Employer's website http://www.stockport.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)