An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Infection Prevention and Control Team in light of the new Elective hub and requiring admin for our surveillance system ICNet. We require a Band 4 surveillance assistant to work predominately on the Winchester site but there will be some cross site working especially whilst learning the role.
What We Offer
* A supportive multi-disciplinary team that will help you develop into the role.
* Training will be given to enable you to carry out the role this including external training
* Your life outside HHFT is important and the Trust are happy to consider applications with flexible working patterns that cater to individual requirements; this can be discussed at interview
To provide an infection surveillance service, encompassing all aspects of the healthcare-associated infection surveillance programme including undertaking ward-based surveillance.
To supply required data to Public Health England and act as a contact point for the agency to feedback comparative data. To assist with reporting mechanisms to boards i.e. Divisional Governance, Infection Prevention and Control Committee.
Administrative duties on the Infection control surveillance system ICNet.
About Us
Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.
The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.
Contact
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Jacky Hunt Job title: Deputy DIPC & Lead IPCN Email address: jacky.Hunt@hhft.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01256 486774
Please contact the office to speak to either myself we welcome informal visits.
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