# Decontamination Technician > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/decontamination-technician/31899b44-3ff0-493f-96a9-30ef004624a6 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/decontamination-technician/31899b44-3ff0-493f-96a9-30ef004624a6.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Salford - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Estates and facilities - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 pro rata, per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 25 hours per week (Monday to Friday - 1pm - 6pm) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-01T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-22T12:31:59.547Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Manchester/Oldham/Northern_Care_Alliance_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Decontamination/Decontamination-v7968639 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7968639?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We have a vacancy available for a part-time, 25 hours Decontamination Technician to work with the Hospital’s Sterilization and Disinfection Unit (HSDU) at the Royal Oldham Hospital, which is part of the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust. Shift pattern: Monday to Friday - 1pm - 6pm The HSDU is responsible for the decontamination and sterilisation of invasive reusable medical devices. The HSDU is a purpose-built facility at the Royal Oldham Hospital and serves as the sterile services department for the organisation and beyond, ensuring that medical devices are made safe for use between each patient. The service is quality-driven, in line with the departments ISO 13485 Accreditation. The successful candidates will undertake decontamination science duties to assist in providing a specialised decontamination and resupply of medical devices service, contributing to the clinical care of the patient. Under supervision, you will support the day-to-day operation of decontamination services, to meet the demands of the department’s workload. ### Main duties of the job - To undertake decontamination science duties and assist (under supervision) the workforce of Decontamination Production Managers and Supervisors, in providing a specialised decontamination of medical devices service contributing to the clinical care of the patient. - To carry out the receipt, disassembly, cleaning, reassembly, packing and sterilisation of reusable medical devices. Record all tasks in the Healthcare Science Information Systems (tracking and tracing) database. - Work in accordance with the Department’s Standard Operating Procedures and Quality Management Systems. - To plan your own workload with limited supervision. - The role involves exposure to blood and body fluids. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk We continually review our recruitment processes to ensure they are supporting us achieving an inclusive and representative team. We recognise that many people find interviews daunting and the conventional interview approach, of unseen questions, often impacts performance on the day. We are therefore sending interview questions, to candidates, in advance for this vacancy. If you are invited for interview you will receive your interview questions in advance of your interview date. ## Job Details We have a vacancy available for a part-time, 25 hours Decontamination Technician to work with the Hospital’s Sterilization and Disinfection Unit (HSDU) at the Royal Oldham Hospital, which is part of the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust. Shift pattern: Monday to Friday - 1pm - 6pm The HSDU is responsible for the decontamination and sterilisation of invasive reusable medical devices. The HSDU is a purpose-built facility at the Royal Oldham Hospital and serves as the sterile services department for the organisation and beyond, ensuring that medical devices are made safe for use between each patient. The service is quality-driven, in line with the departments ISO 13485 Accreditation. The successful candidates will undertake decontamination science duties to assist in providing a specialised decontamination and resupply of medical devices service, contributing to the clinical care of the patient. Under supervision, you will support the day-to-day operation of decontamination services, to meet the demands of the department’s workload. ## Responsibilities To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk We continually review our recruitment processes to ensure they are supporting us achieving an inclusive and representative team. We recognise that many people find interviews daunting and the conventional interview approach, of unseen questions, often impacts performance on the day. We are therefore sending interview questions, to candidates, in advance for this vacancy. If you are invited for interview you will receive your interview questions in advance of your interview date. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Ability to work as part of a team - Ability to work accurately under pressure - Ability to follow detailed instructions and work to Standard Operating Procedures - Attention to detail ### Knowledge **Essential** - A working knowledge of keyboard, typing and computer skills **Desirable** - Knowledge and experience in decontamination or infection prevention ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of applying concentration during repetitive tasks **Desirable** - Experience in a healthcare setting ### Qualifications **Essential** - GCSE in English, Maths and Science at Grade C or above, a level 2 vocational qualification or equivalent level of knowledge. ## Documents - [candidate information pack (pdf, 840.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3016) - [sponsorship & evisa information (pdf, 141.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2708) - [decontamination technician may 2026 (docx, 376.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10285230) - [fr form - decontamination technician (docx, 45.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10285229) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.