Job summary
- Main area
- Infection Prevetnion and Control
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 359-6466279-T3
- Employer
- Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Hospital Trust
- Town
- Maidstone
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Surgical Site Surveillance Practitioner
Band 6
Job overview
Do you have a passion for infection prevention and control particularly with an interest in surgical site infection?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Registered General practitioner ideally with a surgical and / or orthopaedic background to join our IPC Surgical site surveillance team at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust.
The post holder will work autonomously and collaboratively across our 2 acute general hospital sites undertaking surgical site surveillance and audit programmes, working with Microbiology, Orthopaedic and other Surgical Consultants as well as the Infection Prevention and Control and other multidisciplinary teams.
Main duties of the job
They will collect and record data related to hospital acquired surgical wound infections. Monitoring and reporting trends both locally and nationally. Providing timely feedback on infection data to support improvement projects and interventions to ensure the safety and high-quality care of our patients.
Working for our organisation
MTW is a large acute hospital trust in the south-east of England.
We provide a full range of general hospital services and some aspects of specialist and complex care to around 600,000 people living in west Kent and East Sussex. We have a team of over 8,000 full and part-time staff. We also provide specialist cancer services to around 2 million people across Kent and East Sussex via the Kent Oncology Centre.
In the 2024 NHS staff survey, our employees ranked MTW among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and the second-best Trust to work for in the South East.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.
Following your Corporate Induction you will be expected to attend the Trust’s 2-week Induction Programme for RNs, NAs, RMs, ODPs and Paramedics. The programme is full-time (please email [email protected] if this is problematic) and will involve travel to both Trust sites. The programme includes supernumerary shifts in the clinical area, classroom-based sessions and e-learning.
Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service Check at Enhanced Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children)
At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.
We support our staff with disabilities to ensure they have the adjustments they need to be the best they can be in the workplace. Collaborating with Access to Work means that our staff are assessed by experts in the workplace and we ensure that their recommendations are implemented as quickly as possible. You can find out more here: Access to Work: get support if you have a disability or health condition: What Access to Work is - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Interview Date: To Be Confirmed
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Registered Nurse/ AHP
- • GCSE’s, ‘A’ Levels, NVQ’s, Diploma, Degree, or working towards / same level
Desirable criteria
- • Masters or Working towards masters
Experience/ Knowledge
Essential criteria
- • Working within the hospital environment / settings
- • Good knowledge of anatomy of physiology,
- • Knowledge / understanding of surveillance
- • Ability to work as part of a team and autonomously
Desirable criteria
- • Surgical/ Orthopaedic experience
- • Has current experience of an autonomous co-ordinator role. Can demonstrate experience of change management and leadership and demonstrate effective practise.
- • Has a working knowledge of standards setting and quality
Skills
Essential criteria
- • Report writing
- • Negotiation, and working collaboratively with colleagues
- • IT
- • Influencing skills
Desirable criteria
- • An understanding of organisation management issues
- • Has practised presentation skills, extended skills in relation to specific needs such as traction application, fitting of cervical collars
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Clair Taylor
- Job title
- Lead Infection Prevention and control Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01622 224037
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