Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Infection Prevention and Control Team at Southend Hospital. This post is to provide day to day support to the site-based Infection Prevention and Control Team.
You must be organised, completing tasks in a timely way and be able to support the Infection Prevention and Control Team in order to meet internal and external deadlines. .
Main duties of the job
The role is to support the Infection Prevention and Control team to deliver a comprehensive Infection Prevention and Control service across Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust.
- Effectively communicate with staff across the Trust and with members of the public/other professionals in external organisations
- Deal effectively with routine and non-routine enquiries
- To participate at weekly team meetings
- Maintenance of office stationery, office supplies and uniforms via online system ordering
- To ensure timely completion of the E-rostering system for the Infection Prevention and Control Team
- To be responsible for IT within the Team
About us
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest trusts in the country, serving a population of 1.2 million people. Our newly formed Trust, comprising acute hospital sites at Broomfield in Chelmsford, Basildon and Southend, is determined to provide the best health services for its local population. We are a well-led, high-performing and innovative organisation working in the best interests of the people we serve.
With a workforce of approximately 15,000 staff, we can now do more and go further in delivering health services to our local communities.
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To support the Infection Prevention and Control annual work plan.
- Responsible for epidemiological data input and collation including audit data
- Prepare data for inclusion in the Monthly Reports
- Ensure accurate surveillance record keeping, including building, and amending data systems as required.
- Accurate minute taking
- To maintain up to date epidemiological timelines using the Public Health England timeline tool
- Maintain accurate patient records
- Able to work under own initiative in addition to working effectively as part of a team
- Effective time management able to prioritise own workload
- Report alert isolates as mandatorily required by the HCAI Data Capture System and ensure that reporting is up to date, validating against laboratory results ensuring accuracy / inform the MSE Lead Nurse when validation is complete to enable sign off
- Filing, scanning and photocopying documentation as required
- To provide clerical assistance to IPC Team
- Ensure a safe working environment, undertaking work-based risk assessments where required
- Ensure Mandatory training is completed within the team using data from the Learn system
- Support the IPCT with the investigation of complaints, FOIs or litigation against the Trust
Job description
Job responsibilities
To support the Infection Prevention and Control annual work plan.
- Responsible for epidemiological data input and collation including audit data
- Prepare data for inclusion in the Monthly Reports
- Ensure accurate surveillance record keeping, including building, and amending data systems as required.
- Accurate minute taking
- To maintain up to date epidemiological timelines using the Public Health England timeline tool
- Maintain accurate patient records
- Able to work under own initiative in addition to working effectively as part of a team
- Effective time management able to prioritise own workload
- Report alert isolates as mandatorily required by the HCAI Data Capture System and ensure that reporting is up to date, validating against laboratory results ensuring accuracy / inform the MSE Lead Nurse when validation is complete to enable sign off
- Filing, scanning and photocopying documentation as required
- To provide clerical assistance to IPC Team
- Ensure a safe working environment, undertaking work-based risk assessments where required
- Ensure Mandatory training is completed within the team using data from the Learn system
- Support the IPCT with the investigation of complaints, FOIs or litigation against the Trust
Person Specification
Candidate shows an interst in IPC
Essential
- Candidate has arranged an informal visit
Previous Admin experience
Essential
- previous experience in an admin role
- expereince of using Excell,Word, PowerPoint, TEAMS
Desirable
- Previous NHS systems such as E.ROSTERING, EFIN
- Experince of minute taking
Person Specification
Candidate shows an interst in IPC
Essential
- Candidate has arranged an informal visit
Previous Admin experience
Essential
- previous experience in an admin role
- expereince of using Excell,Word, PowerPoint, TEAMS
Desirable
- Previous NHS systems such as E.ROSTERING, EFIN
- Experince of minute taking
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).
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).
