Patient Safety and IPC Worker

Job description

Job responsibilities

Environmental Checks & Monitoring

Assist with routine environmental audits and checks across units and departments.

Identify and report areas that fail to meet infection control standards.

Support compliance with cleaning schedules, safe waste disposal, and hygiene protocols.

Responsible for submitting order requests of consumables and other supplies, ensuring stocktaking, stock rotation and its safe storage.

Responsible for establishing, maintaining, and assisting, with a programme of curtain changing throughout the lodges, in line with Navigo policy.

Responsible for the purchasing of mattresses as directed/requested by clinical lead

Responsible for reporting and following up any instances of pest control

Documentation & Reporting

Support the completion of infection control checklists, audit forms, and reports as directed by the IPC team/area leads.

Escalate concerns or non-compliance issues promptly to senior staff.

Maintain clear and accurate records in line with organisational policy.

Hand Hygiene & Safe Practices

Promote and demonstrate the five essential steps of hand hygiene to staff, patients, and visitors.

Monitor and support compliance with hand-washing and sanitisation procedures.

Ensure availability of soap, sanitiser, and hand-drying facilities.

Responsible for ensuring the lodges comply with the Organisations Food Hygiene Policy, i.e., food being correctly labelled and in date, and brings to the Clinical Leads attention any noncompliance.

Prevention of Cross-Contamination

Follow and reinforce correct use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

Assist in maintaining isolation protocols where necessary.

Support correct segregation and disposal of clinical and non-clinical waste.

Patient Safety

Environmental Safety & Security

Conduct regular room checks and environmental sweeps to identify and remove potential hazards.

Identify, remove, and safely report contraband items (e.g., sharp objects, restricted items, substances, or electronics not permitted).

Actively monitor for and report ligature points or risks, ensuring immediate escalation to the appropriate team.

Support the team in maintaining compliance with health, safety, and security procedures.

Participate in safety walk arounds and environment risk assessments.

Contribute to incident reporting, investigation, and learning processes.

Responsible for ensuring equipment is always maintained to a safe and clean standard, reporting any problems to the relevant person/persons immediately.

Responsible for reporting any medical and/or electrical equipment that needs repairing and requires PAT testing, and keeping up to date records of reports, defects and follow up action appropriately.

Responsible for overseeing and updating site medical devices register.

Attend Medical Devices management meetings

Engage with staff and patients to gather feedback on safety concerns or observations.

Facilitate the weekly fire alarm checks in conjunction with the Estates Operative and raise any resulting concerns with the unit managers.

Responsible for escorting Engineers during annual and biannual service visits and other ad hoc visits as required.

Responsible for liaising with the Estates team to ensure the units and gardens are safe and well maintained, and all items/rooms are functioning well.

Patient Safety & Observation

Assist staff with the supervision and observation of patients, always ensuring safety.

Report incidents, concerns, or changes in patients behaviour promptly to clinical staff.

Respond appropriately and calmly to emergency situations, following protocols and supporting de-escalation where required.

Assist in implementing patient safety initiatives, including falls prevention, and medication safety awareness etc.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Good literacy skills
• Understanding of infection prevention principles

Desirable

• Demonstration of further qualification interests
• Qualification in Infection Control or Patient Safety

Additional Criteria

Essential

• Ability to work to high standards within restrictive timescales
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Professional attitude and approach
• Organised, proactive and detail-oriented

Desirable

• Demonstrate an understanding of the needs of people with mental health problems
• Ability to work under pressure and be able to prioritise/meet deadlines

Experience

Essential

• Experience in healthcare or clinical setting
• Proven ability to understand and take instruction and with detailed procedures.

Desirable

• Working within a hospital/mental health environment
• Audit or data collection experience
• Knowledge of NHS or CQC standards (or local equivalents)
• Experience with electronic health systems

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Navigo Health and Social Care CIC

Address

The Gardens

Second Ave

Grimsby

DN33 2BA

Employer's website

https://navigocare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)