Job summary
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb)has a vision to 'support our staff to provide a caring, high quality and efficient urgent and emergency care service to our communities'.
Our 3,500 staff provide services to 4.7m people across Kent, Surrey, Sussex and North East Hampshire. We handle over 1 million calls to 999 and 1 million calls to NHS 111 every year
- Agenda for Change Band 7- £43,742 - £50,056 Per annum
- Full time 37.5 hours per week
- Location : Paddock wood MRC
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint two Infection Prevention & Control (IPC) Leads to work as either the East or West Lead for all IPC related issues within the Trust. Applications are invited from suitable candidates to provide support and where appropriate deputise for the Head of Infection Prevention and Control (HIPC) in the delivery of clean, safe, evidence-based practice based on current legislation and guidance.You will be expected to act as an ambassador for all aspects of IPC.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will support compliance with the requirements of the Health and Social Care Act 2008, Standards for Better Health and other Department of Health(DoH)initiatives, ensuring ownership of compliance withInfection Prevention and Controlby clinical service leads, in line with 'Board to Ward'. To ensure the development of improved performance and service delivery acrossSECAmb.
Responsible for assisting theHIPC with providing advice, support and training as appropriate to all directly employed members of staff withinSECAmb, including the management of outbreaks of infection and incidents as they occur.
In return for your skills and expertise we can offer you a variety of rewarding challenges, continued training and development and the opportunity to work with a friendly and supportive team.
About us
- NHS employees will be eligible to join the NHS Pension Scheme
- A minimum 27 days' holiday each year, increasing with service.
- Personal and professional development and training opportunities.
- Salary Sacrifice schemes for cars or push bikes.
- Access to our award-winning Wellbeing services
- Access to occupational health and counselling services.
- Access to NHS discounts, offering NHS employees a range of money-saving deals.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the Job Description for a comprehensive list of responsibilities attached to this role
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the Job Description for a comprehensive list of responsibilities attached to this role
Person Specification
Clinical qualification and registered as a Healthcare Professional
Essential
- Clinical qualification
- A recognised teaching / SECAmb approved mentorship qualification or 2 years' experience of developing & presenting educational courses.
Desirable
- Experience in implementing change management.
A fully accredited or working towards a BSc (Hons) Health Studies (Health Protection)
Essential
Person Specification
Clinical qualification and registered as a Healthcare Professional
Essential
- Clinical qualification
- A recognised teaching / SECAmb approved mentorship qualification or 2 years' experience of developing & presenting educational courses.
Desirable
- Experience in implementing change management.
A fully accredited or working towards a BSc (Hons) Health Studies (Health Protection)
Essential
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
