Main area: Infection Prevention and Control
Grade: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (potential requirement to work weekend and bank holidays)
Job ref: 320-TWS-1837
Employer: University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Royal Derby Hospital
Town: Derby
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 pa
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 14/11/2024 23:59
Interview date: 28/11/2024
Infection Prevention and Control Surveillance Practitioner
Band 6
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
With over 13,000 members of staff you can expect huge variety and new opportunities every day! Our staff go above and beyond and take pride in caring for our patients.
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is fully committed to promoting inclusion, equality, diversity and human rights in employment and delivery of its services. The Trust is committed to providing an environment where all employees, patients, carers and visitors experience equality of opportunity by means of understanding and appreciating the value of diversity.
As a Trust we promote an inclusive environment and welcome applications from a diverse pool of talent and backgrounds. All individuals are valued and given every opportunity to succeed based on merit.
The Trust actively encourages applications from members of our Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities. These groups are under-represented in our organisation, and it’s important to us that our workforce reflects the diversity of our communities as much as possible.
Armed Forces and Disability Confident guaranteed interview scheme.
To further support the pledges in the Armed Forces Covenant and to make a positive contribution to support ex-armed forces personnel (veterans) make the transition to civilian life, the Trust has introduced a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for veterans who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification, to help them overcome barriers to find civilian employment. The scheme will operate for all external recruitment.
The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer and committed to both employing and retaining people with disabilities. This commitment is to guarantee an interview for any candidate that has disclosed a disability under the Equality Act 2010 and who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification. Reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010 will be considered upon request.
Join us and help make a real difference to our Trust.
Here’s more about the role and what we’re looking for:
Job overview
This is an exciting time at UHDB as we are developing a surveillance service to deliver a robust surveillance programme, supporting the Trust in meeting the requirements of the Health and Social Care Act: code of practice for the prevention and control of infections.
The Surveillance Team will sit within the Trust Infection Prevention and Control Team. The post will support the Infection Prevention and Control Team in meeting national and local targets to deliver a robust programme of surveillance across the Trust.
We are looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic individual to join the surveillance team and help shape the surveillance programme. The post holder will work closely with the surveillance specialist practitioner, head and deputy head of infection prevention and control and the Infection control doctor to shape and deliver the surveillance programme implement best practice to reduce infection rates.
The post holder will be required to deputise for the surveillance specialist practitioner as required.
The surveillance team will undertake surveillance across all sites of UHDB, therefore driving is an advantage. There may be a requirement for weekend and bank holiday working.
If you have an interest in delivering excellence in care, would enjoy the challenge of helping to set up a new service, and have an interest in using data to benchmark and guide and improve clinical practice, this is the job for you.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will:
1. Support the Infection Prevention and Control agenda in meeting the Health and Social Care Act: Code of practice for the prevention and control of healthcare associated infections and CQC requirements, supporting the senior leadership team in establishing and maintaining a robust audit and surveillance programme across the Trust.
2. Assist the Surveillance Specialist practitioner, Head / Deputy Head of Infection Prevention and Control and Infection Control Doctor with any aspect of surveillance / monitoring / auditing as required.
3. Support the reporting of infection rate data to clinical teams and work in conjunction with teams to identify improvements and support implementation and sustaining of best practice in order to prevent and minimise the risk of healthcare associated infections.
4. Provide leadership and management support to other team members.
Closing date of applications: 14 November 2024
Interview date: 28 November 2024
Working for our organisation
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.
In return we will offer:
* Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
* On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
* Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts:
* We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
* We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
* An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
* Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
* Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
* We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
* We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
* UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and Person Specification. To apply please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB – this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.
Experience and Knowledge
* Post registration clinical experience
* IT literate
* Awareness of governance, including quality, audit and risk management
* Experience of managing own workload
* Experience of problem solving
* Experience of undertaking surveillance, audit and quality improvement
* Experience of policy development
* Experience of managing other staff
Skills and ability
* Has the ability to identify and solve complex problems
* Analyse, compare and interpret data before reaching a judgement and making a decision.
* Ability to travel independently between all Trust sites
* Enhanced digital skill
Communication and interpersonal skills
* Ability to communicate effectively, utilising a variety of methods
* Ability to develop good, effective working relationships with all disciplines.
Values and behaviours
* Exemplary standards of personal and professional behaviour and integrity
* Maintains working relationships with patients and colleagues
Our Trust aims to provide the highest quality care to patients within Derbyshire and South East Staffordshire and we want the very best people to work with us.
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
If we receive a high number of applications for this position we reserve the right to withdraw the post before the closing date, therefore it is advisable that you apply as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
At UHDB, we offer different ways to work flexibly to each and every one of our colleagues, many of whom already work flexibly at all sites of the Trust.
For our roles, we are open to discussing the possibility of part-time/ reduced hours/ compressed hours/ flexible start and finish times/ fixed/flexible shifts/annualised hours/ term time hours/ hybrid working – working partly in the trust/partly at home.
Why don’t you talk to us at interview about the flexibility you would like to explore and what it means to you, and we will discuss what’s possible for the job and team, and the opportunities we might be able to create together.
We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise to work with you to look at all the available options.
Most of our posts are subject to a DBS check, however having a criminal record will not necessarily bar you from obtaining a position. Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.
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UKVI is responsible for managing migration. To obtain a visa or entry clearance, you will need to meet certain requirements and demonstrate you have the right to work in the UK via:
* the points-based immigration system
* the EU settlement scheme
* eVisa
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You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Name: Justine Halliwell
Job title: Deputy Head of Infection Prevention and Control
Email address: [emailprotected]
Telephone number: 07554 333296
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