Job summary
The post holder will be a key member of the IPC team, supporting the delivery of the IPC agenda across the Trust. They will provide basic IPC advice, support and training on behalf of the IPC team. The post holder will be required to regularly travel to all Trust sites as required.
The post-holder will be flexible and adaptable to the changing needs of CNWL.
Vaccination
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users and we will therefore be seeking proof of vaccination or medical exemption during the recruitment process. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will assist the Infection Prevention & Control Team to maintain a high standard of Infection Prevention & Control throughout the Trust. This will require the post holder to work with the team and to have a high degree of autonomy
About us
Has the last 2 years peaked your interest in all things IPC? Then this may be the opportunity for you! The Infection Prevention and Control Team are introducing a new Band 4 Clinical Support Assistant role to the team. All you need is some clinical experience and the passion and drive to promote infection prevention and control and improve patient safety. This is a one year post and will involve opportunities to educate staff, audit clinical practice and work with the team to promote the IPC agenda across the organisation. You will be based at THQ but there will be a requirement to travel across the organisation to visit services on a regular basis. For further information, contact Gill Case on 07702 996161 or email to g.case@nhs.net
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To support the team to achieve the annual program of work, assisting senior team members with projects, teaching and surveillance.
- To support and help develop staff in the principles of IPC.
- Manage their own workload and organise time effectively to meet work priorities
- To be responsible for ordering and maintaining IPC items for training, audit and for supporting IPC events.
- undertake IPC audits as directed by the IPC team, support services to produce action plans, liaising with service leads to ensure actions plans are completed in a timely fashion and feedback to services.
- act as an IPC floor walker monitoring IPC compliance across all Trust sites and services.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To support the team to achieve the annual program of work, assisting senior team members with projects, teaching and surveillance.
- To support and help develop staff in the principles of IPC.
- Manage their own workload and organise time effectively to meet work priorities
- To be responsible for ordering and maintaining IPC items for training, audit and for supporting IPC events.
- undertake IPC audits as directed by the IPC team, support services to produce action plans, liaising with service leads to ensure actions plans are completed in a timely fashion and feedback to services.
- act as an IPC floor walker monitoring IPC compliance across all Trust sites and services.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ level 3 qualification or relevant clinical experience
Desirable
- Previous IPC experience
- Nursing Associate
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 3 years relevant healthcare experience
- Experience of leading infection control at a local level, e.g. link practitioner
Desirable
- Experience of working in an autonomous/ independent role
- Teaching experience
- Experience of multi-disciplinary working
- Experience of carrying out audit
Knowledge
Essential
- Basic understanding of the principles of Infection Prevention & Control
Desirable
- Aware of current developments/key documents/legislation relating to infection prevention and control
key skills
Essential
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- IT skills - including MS Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint and internet
- Ability to cope with high workload and prioritise
- Ability to work within a team and independently
- Understand own limitations and seek help when required
- Skills to develop & maintain effective working relationships with patients and professional colleagues
- Ability to meet deadlines
Desirable
- Teaching experience formal and informal
- Experience of report writing
- Presentation skills
Personal disposition
Essential
- Able to use own initiative and work unsupervised
- Positive, enthusiastic and self motivated
- Flexible to meet the needs of the service
- Assertive and confident
- Reflective practitioner
Additional factors
Essential
- Willingness to travel to all Trust sites
Desirable
- Access to vehicle/full driving licence
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ level 3 qualification or relevant clinical experience
Desirable
- Previous IPC experience
- Nursing Associate
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 3 years relevant healthcare experience
- Experience of leading infection control at a local level, e.g. link practitioner
Desirable
- Experience of working in an autonomous/ independent role
- Teaching experience
- Experience of multi-disciplinary working
- Experience of carrying out audit
Knowledge
Essential
- Basic understanding of the principles of Infection Prevention & Control
Desirable
- Aware of current developments/key documents/legislation relating to infection prevention and control
key skills
Essential
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- IT skills - including MS Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint and internet
- Ability to cope with high workload and prioritise
- Ability to work within a team and independently
- Understand own limitations and seek help when required
- Skills to develop & maintain effective working relationships with patients and professional colleagues
- Ability to meet deadlines
Desirable
- Teaching experience formal and informal
- Experience of report writing
- Presentation skills
Personal disposition
Essential
- Able to use own initiative and work unsupervised
- Positive, enthusiastic and self motivated
- Flexible to meet the needs of the service
- Assertive and confident
- Reflective practitioner
Additional factors
Essential
- Willingness to travel to all Trust sites
Desirable
- Access to vehicle/full driving licence
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
