Infection Prevention Practitioner bei Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

Our vision for Single Corporate Services  
Isle of Wight NHS Trust (IWT) and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust (PHU) have a shared vision of a single corporate service across our two organisations, supported by a single set of identical systems and processes, under joint leadership, to drive significant efficiencies, improve employee experience, and return time to patient care. 

This vacancy is part of the Single Corporate Services Division.

The vision for our single corporate services is to:

• Be an employer of choice for corporate talent, attracting and retaining people who share our values for excellence in care and welcome the opportunity to benefit from the broad range of flexible career and development opportunities we can offer.   
• Improve efficiency through simplified and standardised policies, processes, and systems, drawing on the best from both Trusts.  
• Do things once and reduce any duplication on transactional tasks giving corporate staff the ability to focus on higher value and more diverse activities.  
• Co-invest in the latest digital solutions and standardise our approach, meaning we do things once for both organisations. 
• Improve learning and development opportunities and sharing best practice, upskilling both Trusts.  
• Co-locate teams in purpose-built facilities on the Island and in Portsmouth to enable closer working and sharing.  
• Build resilience for individuals and our teams. 

The single corporate service is delivered across both organisation.  You may be based at either IWT or PHU and individuals may be required to undertake business travel between sites. For leaders managing staff across multi-site locations, you will need to be visible and provide in person leadership. The arrangements and frequency will be agreed locally.

This post is only open for applications for individuals employed within Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust. 

NHS Band 3 - Salary £24,937 - £26,598

Hours: Full-time 37.5 hours per week (Isle of Wight Trust)

Contract Type: Permanent 

Location - Base location St Mary's Hospital, Parkhurst Road, IOW

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Infection Prevention and Control (IPC)  team. Are you looking for an opportunity for change? Would you relish the opportunity to be directly involved in Infection Prevention and Control? There is never a better time to join our IPC Team.

The IPC team at the Isle of Wight NHS Trust are looking to recruit a talented and enthusiastic IPC Practitioner for 37.5 hours per week.

The main duties of this role include:

• 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 clinical areas.
• To carry out audit and surveillance programmes relating to IPC practices including decontamination of equipment and the environment.
• Support and assist the IPT in outbreak management.
• Support and assist the IPT in the delivery of infection prevention education.
• Have regular contact with clinical areas providing support and advice on IPC issues whilst promoting evidence-based practice.
• Act as a patient advocate, ensuring that any patient care reflects best practice with regards to infection prevention.
• Promote and develop best practice in order to reduce and prevent Healthcare Associated Infections (HCAI) across the Trust.

For full details of this position, please refer to the attached Job Description.

In addition, to discuss the role or to arrange an informal visit please contact Kelly Brechany IPC Senior Matron Tel: 02392 286000 Ext 1746 or email [email protected]

Qualifications

Essential 

• NVQ III in Health and Social Care, QFC diploma in level 3 or equivalent.
• GCSE in maths and English or equivalent numeracy and literacy skills at level 2.

Experience

Essential 

• 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

Essential 

• 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.
• Effective patient care skills relevant to the role.
• Ability to prioritise workload.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.