Authorising Engineer (Decontamination)
| Posting date: | 29 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | £55,690.00 to £62,682.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £55690.00 - £62682.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 October 2025 |
| Location: | Cambridge, CB20QQ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9180-25-0620 |
Summary
Why Join AVM Services at CUH? AVM Services is the specialist commercial arm of Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, delivering expert decontamination, compliance, and training services to NHS and private healthcare organisations across the UK. As part of our team, you will join a nationally recognised centre of excellence with access to complex hospital environments, cutting-edge decontamination technologies, and a wide network of professional colleagues. Working with AVM means contributing to patient safety and service improvement at one of the UKs leading teaching hospitals, while also influencing practice across the wider healthcare sector. We value professionalism, independence, and innovation, and provide opportunities for continuous professional development, including support for IHEEM AE(D) registration and ongoing CPD. Youll be part of a forward-looking organisation that combines the assurance of the NHS with the agility of a commercial service provider, making a tangible difference to both frontline care and national decontamination standards. Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:- applied for a Graduate visa- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment- or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment For NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough based roles, all applicants from NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough who have identified that they are at risk of redundancy will be prioritised over those not at risk. However, interviews cannot be guaranteed. This vacancy will close at midnight on 1st October 2025 Interviews are due to be held on 14th October 2025 Benefits to you At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff. On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only caf, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH. CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times. Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered. We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.