South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Corporate Audit and Surveillance Assistant
The closing date is 07 May 2026
We are looking for an energetic and motivated healthcare practitioner who genuinely has a desire to work in the speciality of Infection Prevention and Control. You must be passionate about patient care, enthusiastic about exploring new ways of working and a team player, to help us deliver our overall Healthcare Associated Infection improvement strategy at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
We are a small team with a supportive administration team and work closely with Microbiology to deliver safe, patient centred care, providing a 7 day service to our 2 acute hospitals and 3 community hospitals as well as our community nursing service.
Main duties of the job
Your duties will include: undertaking audit, surveillance, supporting campaigns, along with guiding and supporting clinical staff on Infection Prevention and Control guidelines and policies and therefore promoting safe, quality, patient centred care. You will be committed to quality improvement. In return you will be joining a team who are committed to supporting you in your development, providing you with the knowledge and skills to undertake your role.
The successful applicant will receive a 4 week induction period and be supported in the use of core competencies to assess knowledge and skills as part of their continuous professional development in this field.
About us
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our staff in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions:
* Leading Your Team to Success
* Service Improvement for Beginners
* Developing your Service Improvement Skills
The leadership and improvement programme aims to:
* Explore leadership within the NHS
* Promote Trust values and behaviours
* Develop your leadership effectiveness and skills
* Equip you with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.
Qualifications
* Level 2 in Maths and English
* Foundation Degree in healthcare or equivalent.
* NVQ Level 3 in Health or Social Care (Level 3 Diploma in Health Care).
Knowledge
* Awareness and understanding of IPC policies.
* Excellent communication and listening skills and adopts an appropriate style and method of communication.
* Ability to present written information clearly, ensure for effective writing skills.
* Ensure compliance with confidentiality at all times.
* Positive approach to customer care.
* A team player able to work well with others and demonstrate commitment to team objectives.
* Ability to work effectively and co-ordinate and prioritise workload without direct supervision.
* Ability to use initiative to make a decision within sphere of work and/or knowledge recognising where assistance is required.
Experience
* Knowledge and experience of patient safety practices.
* Previous experience of working as part of a team.
* Demonstrate skills to ensure for safe IPC practices and act as a professional role model.
* Previous experience of working in health and/or social care.
* Understands the principles of audit and education.
* Understand the importance of education and how this supports audit and surveillance.
* Previous experience in supporting others in a supervisory role.
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.
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