Job summary
An exciting opportunity is available to join our experienced Infection Prevention & Control Team at Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching NHS Foundation Trust. This is a cross site post and you will be required to work facilitating the prevention, surveillance, investigation and control of infection within the Trust and across community settings within the borough of Doncaster.
The successful candidate will be expected to have a willingness to learn, an ability to be visible in clinical areas. This is not an office based job, although there are times where office work is required. They must have the ability work autonomously in monitoring standards of practice. If you self-motivated with a kind and compassionate approach then this post is for you.
The role will include promoting good infection control standards, audits and feedback of results.
Main duties of the job
The role is to participate in, implement, provide and monitor practice to prevent and control infection, undertaking a range of support activities with clinical staff across the Trust and in community services. This will include facilitation of mask fit testing for staff when required. Provide support on donning and doffing of PPE and monitoring hand hygiene compliance. In addition the post holder will be expected to communicate effectively to patients in conducting Surgical site infection surveillance.
A vital part of the role will involve visits to clinical areas supported by the infection prevention and control team. The role is to promote infection prevention activities and undertake a range of observations and checks in the clinical area. This includes promoting infection control practices in relation to PPE and hand hygiene compliance and appropriately addressing areas of non compliance. The post holder will also undertake other activities, as required, to support in reducing and preventing infection. This requires clear and effective communication with members of staff, patients, relatives and visitors and to obtain, and the ability to organise and record information clearly and accurately.
About us
Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (DBTH) is one of Yorkshires leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 420,000 across South Yorkshire, North Nottinghamshire and the surrounding areas. Hosting three main hospital sites and several additional services, the Trust is one of only five Teaching Hospitals in Yorkshire. Employing over 6,000 people, every member of staff contributes to patient care, and has a personal stake in their future successes and achievements. The infection control team have played a vitally important role during the pandemic contributing to the Trust's great sense of community and identity, with an accessible leadership team and a great sense that each and every member of the team can make a difference. At Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust you'll be rewarded by a team that's proud to support its staff in all aspects of their lives. If you are up to the challenge, submit an application to become part of team DBTH.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To assist in the smooth running of the business of the PLACE based Infection Prevention & Control Team (IPCT).
- A vital part of the role will involve visits to clinical areas/social care placements/residents own homes, maintaining visibility, supported by the infection prevention and control team.
- The role is to promote infection prevention activities and undertake a range of observations and checks in the areas covered by the PLACE based IPC service. This includes promoting current PPE guidance, hand hygiene compliance on Trust sites and within community services, and appropriately addressing areas of non-compliance. This requires clear and effective communication with members of staff, patients/service users, relatives and visitors and to obtain, organise and record information clearly and accurately and answer queries as and when necessary.
- Communicate effectively and sensitively, in a professional manner with staff within the Trust, general public, patients and with partners external to the Trust. This can involve communicating with patients with a range of conditions including dementia.
- Develop and maintain effective working relationships with other staff within the Trust and community Services covered by the Infection Prevention and Control PLACE based team.
- Maintain confidentiality of issues at all times and demonstrate diplomacy in dealing with issues of a sensitive nature.
- Build personal networks, recognising the value of other team members in enhancing overall performance and encourage and enable contributions from all other team members.
- Recognise and respect patient confidentiality (unless the patient is at risk when concerns should be escalated to a registered nurse).
- Present a positive and professional impression of self, team and the service, promoting the 'We Care' values.
- Respect and respond appropriately to the physical, psychological, emotional, social, cultural and spiritual needs of individual patients and colleagues. Understand the cultural needs of patients and staff and their right to privacy and dignity.
- Undertake fit tests for FFP3 masks using the qualitative and quantitative testing methods.
- Provide training hand hygiene and donning and doffing PPE. Audit hand hygiene and PPE practices.
- Take an active role in identifying how the clinical environment can be improved from an infection prevention perspective and providing feedback to the clinical area and Infection Prevention and Control Team.
- Undertake a range of checks and audits, to provide assurance on the level of compliance with Infection Prevention and Control policies and procedures.
- Understand the importance of, and keep, accurate, timely and complete records consistent with policies and procedures. Maintain accurate observation records. Present written information clearly.
- Ensure that they follow the Infection Prevention and Control policies and procedures to protect patients, staff and visitors from healthcare-associated infections. They will ensure that they perform the correct hand hygiene procedures use personal protective equipment in accordance with policies and adhere to the Trust Uniform Policy at all times.
- Recognise when equality and diversity is not being promoted/supported and escalate to the nurse in charge.
- Promote and maintain the privacy, dignity and well-being of patients and colleagues at all times.
- Deliver donning and doffing training to individuals or small groups of staff.
- Demonstrate a sound knowledge of, infection prevention and control policies and procedures and to be able to direct clinical areas/community services to the appropriate resources as required.
- Take an active role in discussing how the infection prevention measures in the care environment can be improved.
- Be trained as a Fit Tester.
- Seek, apply and share knowledge by making use of the knowledge and experience of other team members and colleagues in order to improve team service performance.
- Show a willingness to learn and develop new skills by attending training sessions.
- Manage personal and professional development and seek opportunities for further development and skill enhancement and seek feedback in order to improve performance.
- Continually contribute to their own personal development to ensure the correct skills for the team being supported.
- Meet the requirements of the Trust mandatory training programme.
- Actively participate in the professional development review (PDR) process to identify their own development needs and provide a record of evidence of learning activities.
- Undertake the testing / swabbing of potential COVID cases/other pathogens
- Liaise with microbiology regarding access to equipment needed for testing,
- Support with training and education needs of people by delivering IPC training
- Undertake IPC audits, input the data and produce a report
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Monitoring and working to specified deadlines in line with administrativeprocesses
- Complete any other reasonable tasks as delegated by senior staff members
- To promote a positive approach to all aspects of your role.
-
To take responsibility for and fulfil your work plan objectives, being willing tolearn new skills and new practices.
-
To participate in regular 1:1s with your line manager to discuss your workperformance.
-
To be flexible to the changing service needs and service development, working in both Acute services and community services.
-
Develop close working links with partner agencies, promoting joint working ina co-ordinated manner
- Ability to travel independently to community sites, having a full driving license and access to a vehicle.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To assist in the smooth running of the business of the PLACE based Infection Prevention & Control Team (IPCT).
- A vital part of the role will involve visits to clinical areas/social care placements/residents own homes, maintaining visibility, supported by the infection prevention and control team.
- The role is to promote infection prevention activities and undertake a range of observations and checks in the areas covered by the PLACE based IPC service. This includes promoting current PPE guidance, hand hygiene compliance on Trust sites and within community services, and appropriately addressing areas of non-compliance. This requires clear and effective communication with members of staff, patients/service users, relatives and visitors and to obtain, organise and record information clearly and accurately and answer queries as and when necessary.
- Communicate effectively and sensitively, in a professional manner with staff within the Trust, general public, patients and with partners external to the Trust. This can involve communicating with patients with a range of conditions including dementia.
- Develop and maintain effective working relationships with other staff within the Trust and community Services covered by the Infection Prevention and Control PLACE based team.
- Maintain confidentiality of issues at all times and demonstrate diplomacy in dealing with issues of a sensitive nature.
- Build personal networks, recognising the value of other team members in enhancing overall performance and encourage and enable contributions from all other team members.
- Recognise and respect patient confidentiality (unless the patient is at risk when concerns should be escalated to a registered nurse).
- Present a positive and professional impression of self, team and the service, promoting the 'We Care' values.
- Respect and respond appropriately to the physical, psychological, emotional, social, cultural and spiritual needs of individual patients and colleagues. Understand the cultural needs of patients and staff and their right to privacy and dignity.
- Undertake fit tests for FFP3 masks using the qualitative and quantitative testing methods.
- Provide training hand hygiene and donning and doffing PPE. Audit hand hygiene and PPE practices.
- Take an active role in identifying how the clinical environment can be improved from an infection prevention perspective and providing feedback to the clinical area and Infection Prevention and Control Team.
- Undertake a range of checks and audits, to provide assurance on the level of compliance with Infection Prevention and Control policies and procedures.
- Understand the importance of, and keep, accurate, timely and complete records consistent with policies and procedures. Maintain accurate observation records. Present written information clearly.
- Ensure that they follow the Infection Prevention and Control policies and procedures to protect patients, staff and visitors from healthcare-associated infections. They will ensure that they perform the correct hand hygiene procedures use personal protective equipment in accordance with policies and adhere to the Trust Uniform Policy at all times.
- Recognise when equality and diversity is not being promoted/supported and escalate to the nurse in charge.
- Promote and maintain the privacy, dignity and well-being of patients and colleagues at all times.
- Deliver donning and doffing training to individuals or small groups of staff.
- Demonstrate a sound knowledge of, infection prevention and control policies and procedures and to be able to direct clinical areas/community services to the appropriate resources as required.
- Take an active role in discussing how the infection prevention measures in the care environment can be improved.
- Be trained as a Fit Tester.
- Seek, apply and share knowledge by making use of the knowledge and experience of other team members and colleagues in order to improve team service performance.
- Show a willingness to learn and develop new skills by attending training sessions.
- Manage personal and professional development and seek opportunities for further development and skill enhancement and seek feedback in order to improve performance.
- Continually contribute to their own personal development to ensure the correct skills for the team being supported.
- Meet the requirements of the Trust mandatory training programme.
- Actively participate in the professional development review (PDR) process to identify their own development needs and provide a record of evidence of learning activities.
- Undertake the testing / swabbing of potential COVID cases/other pathogens
- Liaise with microbiology regarding access to equipment needed for testing,
- Support with training and education needs of people by delivering IPC training
- Undertake IPC audits, input the data and produce a report
-
Monitoring and working to specified deadlines in line with administrativeprocesses
- Complete any other reasonable tasks as delegated by senior staff members
- To promote a positive approach to all aspects of your role.
-
To take responsibility for and fulfil your work plan objectives, being willing tolearn new skills and new practices.
-
To participate in regular 1:1s with your line manager to discuss your workperformance.
-
To be flexible to the changing service needs and service development, working in both Acute services and community services.
-
Develop close working links with partner agencies, promoting joint working ina co-ordinated manner
- Ability to travel independently to community sites, having a full driving license and access to a vehicle.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- A team player able to work well with others and demonstrate commitment to team objectives.
Desirable
- Previous experience of working with the public
- Clinical experience is desirable but not essential as full training will be provided.
- Knowledge of Audit and Surveillance
Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Computer literate
- Good standard of spoken English
- English and Maths GCSE level or equivalent
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office including Word and Excel
Desirable
- oNVQ Level 2 in Care (Level 2 Diploma in HealthCare) or able to demonstrate appropriate transferable experience
Interpersonal Skills
Essential
- Compassionate and caring.
- Reliable and trustworthy.
- Willing to work flexibly.
- Good time keeping skills
- Positive approach to safe and quality patient care.
- Effective interpersonal and communication and skills.
- Able to work effectively as part of a team
- Possess and display a high degree of tact, diplomacy and discretion.
- Effectively prioritises and co-ordinates own work.
- Pleasant and approachable.
- Motivated and diligent.
- Observant and curious
- Communicates well in a clear and concise manner, has good listening skills and is able to adopt an appropriate style and method of communication.
- Problem Solving skills
Organisational Skills
Essential
- Ability to prioritise and organise own workload and escalate issues when appropriate.
- Able to accommodate the demands of the post with flexible working as required and maintain excellent attendance including participation in a 7 day service.
- Ability to work effectively in a busy environment.
- Able to work as part of a team and independently
- Ability to use initiative to make a decision within sphere of work and/or knowledge recognising where assistance is required.
- Have a flexible approach to working hours and practices within the acute service and community services covered by the PLACE based Infection Prevention and Control Team.
- Positive approach to service provision
- Have full driving license and access to a vehicle to travel across the borough of Doncaster to visit community services.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- A team player able to work well with others and demonstrate commitment to team objectives.
Desirable
- Previous experience of working with the public
- Clinical experience is desirable but not essential as full training will be provided.
- Knowledge of Audit and Surveillance
Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Computer literate
- Good standard of spoken English
- English and Maths GCSE level or equivalent
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office including Word and Excel
Desirable
- oNVQ Level 2 in Care (Level 2 Diploma in HealthCare) or able to demonstrate appropriate transferable experience
Interpersonal Skills
Essential
- Compassionate and caring.
- Reliable and trustworthy.
- Willing to work flexibly.
- Good time keeping skills
- Positive approach to safe and quality patient care.
- Effective interpersonal and communication and skills.
- Able to work effectively as part of a team
- Possess and display a high degree of tact, diplomacy and discretion.
- Effectively prioritises and co-ordinates own work.
- Pleasant and approachable.
- Motivated and diligent.
- Observant and curious
- Communicates well in a clear and concise manner, has good listening skills and is able to adopt an appropriate style and method of communication.
- Problem Solving skills
Organisational Skills
Essential
- Ability to prioritise and organise own workload and escalate issues when appropriate.
- Able to accommodate the demands of the post with flexible working as required and maintain excellent attendance including participation in a 7 day service.
- Ability to work effectively in a busy environment.
- Able to work as part of a team and independently
- Ability to use initiative to make a decision within sphere of work and/or knowledge recognising where assistance is required.
- Have a flexible approach to working hours and practices within the acute service and community services covered by the PLACE based Infection Prevention and Control Team.
- Positive approach to service provision
- Have full driving license and access to a vehicle to travel across the borough of Doncaster to visit community services.
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.
