Head of Decontamination and Sterile Services.

Salary: £67,993 £78,542 per annum

A variety of soft skills and experience may be required for the following role Please ensure you check the overview below carefully.
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full-time
Location: Multi-site NHS acute hospital environment (cross-site working)
Closing date: 5th June 2026 at 12 noon
About the Organisation
We are a specialist facilities management and property services organisation supporting NHS services across a complex and dynamic acute healthcare estate. Our services play a vital role in ensuring safe, compliant and high-quality environments that support frontline clinical care.
Decontamination and sterile services are critical to patient safety, underpinning infection prevention and the safe reuse of surgical instruments and medical devices across multiple clinical pathways.
Join Our Team
We are seeking an experienced Head of Decontamination and Sterile Services to provide strategic and operational leadership for a high-performing sterile services function across a multi-site healthcare environment.
This is a senior leadership role with responsibility for quality systems, regulatory compliance, service performance, workforce leadership and financial management. You will act as the organisational lead for decontamination, providing specialist advice to senior stakeholders and ensuring robust governance, safety and continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities
Lead and oversee the delivery of Decontamination and Sterile Services, ensuring safe, efficient and compliant operations that support patient safety and clinical priorities
Provide expert leadership and technical advice on all aspects of decontamination and sterile services, ensuring alignment with national standards and regulatory requirements
Ensure compliance with statutory requirements, including relevant Health Technical Memoranda and medical device regulations
Lead the development, implementation and review of policies, procedures and quality management systems across sterile services
Oversee audit programmes, validation processes and assurance frameworks, ensuring robust documentation and continuous improvement
Monitor service performance against agreed standards and KPIs, producing assurance reports for senior leadership and governance forums
Ensure decontamination requirements are embedded within procurement, contract management and capital investment planning
Contribute to business cases, service development and infrastructure planning for sterile services operations
Provide expert advice to senior clinical and operational stakeholders on decontamination, infection prevention and compliance matters
Lead workforce planning, training, succession planning and performance management to ensure a resilient and capable service
Represent the organisation with regulators, auditors and external stakeholders, including during inspections and high-risk assurance activity
Ideal Candidate
Significant senior leadership experience within xwzovoh decontamination, sterile services or a comparable regulated technical environment
Strong knowledge of decontamination governance, quality systems, audit and validation requirements
Proven ability to lead complex, multi-site services in a safety-critical healthcare environment
Experience of managing compliance, risk and assurance within corporate governance frameworks
Strong financial and commercial awareness, including budget management and service planning
Ability to provide authoritative advice to senior leaders, clinicians and governance forums
Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
Educated to Masters degree level (or equivalent experience) in a relevant technical, scientific or engineering discipline, with evidence of senior leadership capability
Recruitment Timetable
Closing date: 5th June 2026 at 12 noon
Interviews: To be confirmed
How to Apply
Please submit your CV and supporting statement