We are recruiting for an Infection Prevention Practitioner who wishes to join #TeamIOWNHS. You should share our passion and drive to ensure that our patients receive quality and compassionate care and work with us to ensure the Trust continues its journey towards “great people, great place”.
Job purpose:
* To actively assist the Infection Prevention Team (IPT) in the delivery of safe, clean care.
* To actively promote best practice relating to infection prevention and control (IPC) in the clinical areas.
* To take part in audit and surveillance programmes relating to decontamination of equipment and the environment.
Main duties of the job
For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the 'Job Description and Main Responsibilities' section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.
Our mission is to make sure that our community is at the heart of everything we do and that we hold our values across all our services.
We are committed to endorsing inclusion, diversity and multiculturalism throughout our services and as such, our procedures and policies ensure that applicants are always treated fairly throughout the recruitment process.
Working for our organisation
Working for our Trust brings a variety of benefits, including an onsite day nursery, cycle-to-work scheme, discounts at local businesses and gyms, and the opportunity to hire Trust’s beach hut in Ryde. We offer many flexible working opportunities; speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For detailed responsibilities, please refer to the attached job description document.
Person specification
Qualifications
* NVQ III in care, QFC diploma in level 3 or equivalent.
* GCSE in maths and English or equivalent numeracy and literacy skills at level 2.
Experience
* Experience of working with Word, Outlook, Excel and Microsoft Office software.
* Can demonstrate attitude and aptitude appropriate for the post.
* Previous NHS experience in a clinical environment.
Knowledge
* Has insight into the role and specialty of IPC.
* Good verbal and written skills.
* Good interpersonal skills.
* Good understanding of patient safety.
* Able to demonstrate the importance of confidentiality.
* Attention to detail and accuracy.
* Ability to work both as part of a team and independently, demonstrating initiative.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
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