Estates Manager - Decontamination Lead (Mechanical)

Job summary

The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust is excited to announce an opportunity for a highly skilled and experienced Estates Manager Decontamination Lead (Mechanical).

The successful candidate will possess a strong background in mechanical engineering and a deep understanding of medical device decontamination. They must also be capable of leading a team and managing complex maintenance operations.

The role demands a person who can adapt and be flexible to changing circumstances and be available outside of standard working hours.In a healthcare setting, where critical systems must operate 24/7, this requirement is essential to ensure patient safety and operational continuity.

Qualifications:

• Recognised Apprenticeship Degree or HND (Higher National Diploma) in a relevant mechanical engineering discipline.
• Recognised management qualification/endorsements (NEBS, NVQ, CMI Diploma).

Experience:

• Relevant experience as a Certified Decontamination Test Person, specifically in HTM 01 service.
• Proven experience in the maintenance and validation of medical device decontamination equipment (as defined in the HTM 01 series).
• Supervisory or Team Leader experience.
• Experience working with and maintaining electronic systems.

As a Trust we offer:

• A workplace culture that values employee development and provides opportunities for professional growth.
• Competitive salary, generous annual leave allowance and pension scheme
• Enhanced payments for weekend, shift and on-call working

Main duties of the job

Role Summary

• This position combines estates management with a highly specialised focus on decontamination equipment.
• The role requires strong mechanical engineering knowledge, coupled with expertise in decontamination processes.

Team Leadership:

• Managing a team of Decontamination Specialist Estates Officers and Apprentices.
• Providing leadership, training, and guidance to ensure the team delivers high-quality service.

Decontamination Equipment Management:

• Overseeing the maintenance, testing, and validation of all medical device decontamination equipment.
• This includes sterilisers, washer disinfectors, clean steam systems, HSDU (Hospital Sterilisation and Disinfection Unit) and CSSD (Central Sterile Services Department) plant/equipment, pathology autoclaves, and associated engineering systems.

Compliance and Standards:

• Ensuring all work is carried out in accordance with relevant health and safety regulations, industry standards (particularly HTM 01), and trust policies.
• Working with and maintaining electronic systems.

About us

We are an acute trust caring for over half a million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.

We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.

If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

Application guidance: We understand that more applicants are using AI technology to help with their applications. While these tools can be useful, they cannot fully capture your skills, knowledge, and experience. Its important that you personalise your application. Relying solely on AI is not recommended, as it may reduce your chances of success. Our screening process is thorough, so if you have used AI, please make sure to disclose this on your application form.