Surgical Site infection surveillance coordinator

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

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Job summary

We are looking for an administrator to work with the surgical site infection surveillance team within the infection prevention and control team

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for coordinating the SSI Surveillance, managing all relevant data, and performing a range of clinical assessments in line with accepted standards of practice.

The post-holder will be required to assist the surveillance of surgical wounds of patients following discharge and develop, implement, and monitor an effective surgical site infection prevention strategy.

The post holder will provide comprehensive patient information and timelines for a robust surgical site surveillance programme.The post holder will also support the Infection Prevention and Control/ OPAT team in operational performance.

The post will consist of the full range of administrative and secretarial duties, some of which will require the exercise of an initiative to a significant level and involve the use of office equipment using appropriate secretarial skills.They will communicate effectively with the clinical teams to ensure good patient experience, including proactive follow-up of outcomes and results.

About us

Why colleagues think we are "a great place to work!"

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.

Alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, you'll have access to NHS discount schemes.

We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

What do we stand for?

Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.

Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.

We are working hard to increase diversity at all levels within the trust. We believe a diverse workforce can have a positive effect on both staff wellbeing and patient outcomes.

We welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities and care-experienced candidates.

We are proud to achieve the Gold award for the Armed Forces Covenant and support applications from the Armed Forces Community. Please contact Pam.Daley@nhs.net (our Armed Forces Covenant Lead) if you would like guidance or assistance with your application.

We make employment decisions by matching our service needs with the skills and experience of candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.

Date posted

15 March 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£25,147 to £27,596 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

434-C6110841

Job locations

Wycombe Hospital

Queen Alexandra Road,

High Wycombe

HP11 2TT

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number.

Person Specification

Education Qualification and training

Essential

NVQ level 4 or equivalent qualification or qualified to NVQ3 or equivalent plus significant previous experience
Good general standard of education (GSCE or equivalent

Experience

Essential

Experience working in a healthcare or clinical research role with patient/public communication/ coordination duties and experience working in a public-facing role
Experience and management of data collection and using databases
Experience in working in a team

Physical requirements

Essential

Willingness and ability to travel between sites

Skills/Knowledge/ Ability

Essential

IT skills, specifically in database management, Microsoft, Excel
Ability to understand and comply with departmental procedures and report difficulties and exceptions to senior staff
Ability to coordinate the collection of data to agreed timescales
Excellent interpersonal skills
Presentation skills - able to communicate clearly and effectively

Person Specification

Education Qualification and training

Essential

NVQ level 4 or equivalent qualification or qualified to NVQ3 or equivalent plus significant previous experience
Good general standard of education (GSCE or equivalent

Experience

Essential

Experience working in a healthcare or clinical research role with patient/public communication/ coordination duties and experience working in a public-facing role
Experience and management of data collection and using databases
Experience in working in a team

Physical requirements

Essential

Willingness and ability to travel between sites

Skills/Knowledge/ Ability

Essential

IT skills, specifically in database management, Microsoft, Excel
Ability to understand and comply with departmental procedures and report difficulties and exceptions to senior staff
Ability to coordinate the collection of data to agreed timescales
Excellent interpersonal skills
Presentation skills - able to communicate clearly and effectively

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.