Job summary
We are looking for an energetic and motivated healthcare practitioner who genuinely has a desire to work in the speciality of Infection Prevention and Control. You must be passionate about patient care, enthusiastic about exploring new ways of working and a team player, to help us deliver our overall Healthcare Associated Infection improvement strategy at University Hospitals Tees.

We are a small team with a supportive administration team and work closely with Microbiology to deliver safe, patient centred care, providing a 7 day service to our acute hospitals and community hospitals as well as our community nursing service.

Main duties of the job
Your duties will include; undertaking audit, surveillance, supporting campaigns, along with guiding and supporting clinical staff on Infection Prevention and Control guidelines and policies and therefore promoting safe, quality, patient centred care. You will be committed to quality improvement.In return you will be joining a team who are committed to supporting you in your development, providing you with the knowledge and skills to undertake your role.

The successful applicant will receive a 4 week induction period and be supported in the use of core competencies to assess knowledge and skills as part of their continuous professional development in this field.

Please note this post may close at sufficient applicants.

About us
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust have come together to form University Hospitals Tees. As a result, post holders may be required to work across sites within both organisations.

Across University Hospitals Tees, our ambition is to be the best place to work, ensuring we have the right staff in the right roles at the right time to deliver outstanding patient care and experience.

We are committed to supporting our staff through an inclusive and supportive working environment, offering health and wellbeing initiatives, staff benefits, and opportunities for personal and professional development.

We support the 'Making Every Contact Count' approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.

Job responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.

Qualifications
Essential

• Level 2 in Maths and English
• Foundation Degree in healthcare or equivalent.
• NVQ Level 3 in Health or Social Care (Level 3 Diploma in Health Care).

Knowledge
Essential

• Awareness and understand of IPC policies.
• Excellent communication and listening skills and adopts an appropriate style and method of communication.
• Ability to present written information clearly, ensure for effective writing skills.
• Ensure compliance with confidentiality at all times.
• Positive approach to customer care.
• A team player able to work well with others and demonstrate commitment to team objectives.
• Ability to work effectively and co-ordinate and prioritise workload without direct supervision.
• Ability to use initiative to make a decision within sphere of work and/or knowledge recognising where assistance is required.

Experience
Essential

• Knowledge and experience of patient safety practices.
• Previous experience of working as part of a team.
• Demonstrate skills to ensure for safe IPC practices and act as a professional role model.
• Previous experience of working in health and/or social care.
• Understands the principles of audit and education.
• Understand the importance of education and how this supports audit and surveillance.
• Previous experience in supporting others in a supervisory role.

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.

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.