Assistant Practitioner Infection Prevention and Control
The closing date is 18 December 2025
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An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our newly established Community Infection Prevention and Control Team. Following an initial induction period in the hospital setting, this post will be primarily based in the community. An ability to travel across the Health Board boundary is essential for this role.
The post holder will play an active role in the Infection Prevention and Control Teams activities, providing support to deliver the Health Boards Infection Prevention Strategic Improvement Plan, within the competencies of the role.
Main duties of the job
* Visit a range of community settings and primary care services to improve infection prevention and control practices and reduce healthcare associated infections
* Participate in infection prevention and control audit activities e.g., Environmental monitoring audit, Hand hygiene audit, Isolation audit, care bundle compliance and report findings to the Infection Prevention nurse
* Undertake surveillance activities as directed by the Infection Prevention and Control Nurses, including basic data collection to support surveillance programmes (demographics, device utilisation etc)
* Arrange, support and participate in the delivery of training/education sessions
* Organise and prioritise workload with direction and supervision of the Infection Prevention and Control Nurses
* Provide Infection Prevention and Control posters and other materials to community settings
* Use IT packages and systems to store IPC data
* Assist in other duties relevant to role and competency
Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesnt mean essential; while the candidate doesnt need to have skills in Welsh, well consider it an advantage when short‑listing and selecting candidates. This is not fluency, just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health. For more information, see Welsh Language Guidance in the documents right at the bottom.
About us
Cwm Taf Morgannwg (CTM) University Health Board, part of NHS Wales, serves a large population across a diverse and beautiful region, steeped in history and heritage. With nearly 13,500 staff, our health board is one of Waless largest employers.
Together, we are Team CTM; a workforce dedicated to offering excellent patient care and support to the 450,000 people across our three regions, Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf. We operate three District General hospitals, several community hospitals, primary and community care facilities.
CTMs location offers the best of South Wales, just 20 minutes from Cardiffs vibrant city life, the natural beauty of the Brecon Beacons, and the serene coastline at Ogmore. Whether you enjoy lively urban amenities, peaceful countryside, or seaside escapes, our location makes an ideal setting for both work and personal life.
Our CTM 2030 Strategy—Our Health, Our Future—focuses on uniting our region around shared health and wellbeing goals. Our values guide us daily:
* We listen, learn, and improve
* We treat everyone with respect
* We work together as one team
CTM employees enjoy benefits including a leading pension, generous leave, flexible work, career growth, and access to ongoing learning and development.
At CTM, youll find a welcoming, team‑oriented workplace that values diversity and compassion, where you can take pride in your work and the difference it makes.
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click "Apply now" to view in Trac.
Take an active role (as outlined in JD) providing support to the Infection Prevention team in the delivery of the Infection Prevention Strategic Improvement Plan to ensure patient safety is protected at all times and to reduce the number of healthcare associated infections across the health board both secondary and primary care.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Educated to NVQ level 4 or working towards
* Prepared to undertake IPC training relevant to role
Experience
* Previous experience of working in the NHS
* Previous experience of audit
* Previous experience of providing training/ imparting information to others
* Previous experience of working autonomously and as part of a team
* Previous experience in infection prevention and control
* Possess excellent communication/interpersonal skills
* Ability to travel across the Health Board boundary during the working day as required by the needs of the service
* Able to use IT packages/email to communicate with colleagues and store IPC information
* Flexible, reliable and adaptable to meet the needs of the service
* Welsh Language Skills (Level 3 and above/B2) are Desirable for this 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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