Contract Management of Decontamination Services

Royal Papworth Hospital requires a dedicated and expert decontamination contract management supplier to oversee and manage its decontamination services. These services are essential for patient safety and must meet stringent compliance, governance, and performance requirements.

This role will ensure all decontamination—sterile services, endoscopes, mattresses, ultrasound and TOE probes—is managed according to HTMs, the Health and Social Care Act, and other national and local standards. The provider must support governance arrangements, manage risk, and lead continuous service improvement to prevent healthcare-associated infections.

Royal Papworth Hospital requires a dedicated and expert decontamination contract management supplier to oversee and manage its decontamination services. These services are essential for patient safety and must meet stringent compliance, governance, and performance requirements.

This role will ensure all decontamination—sterile services, endoscopes, mattresses, ultrasound and TOE probes—is managed according to HTMs, the Health and Social Care Act, and other national and local standards. The provider must support governance arrangements, manage risk, and lead continuous service improvement to prevent healthcare-associated infections.

To contract manage the below services:

• Surgical instrument sterilisation (CSSD)
• Mattress decontamination
• Endoscope reprocessing
• Ultrasound and TOE probe decontamination
• Management of associated water quality, environmental monitoring, and equipment validation
• Emergency response for contamination incidents
• Waste decontamination, segregation, and disposal