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Job summary

Main area
Infection control
Grade
Band 4
Contract
Permanent: Cross site mainly RHCH
Hours
Part time - 27 hours per week (Monday to Friday any combination of 3 days)
Job ref
251-CORP2958-IPCSA
Employer
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Hampshire County Hospital
Town
Winchester
Salary
£27,485 - £30,162 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
21/11/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Infection Prevention and Control Surveillance assistant

Band 4

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.

 

Job overview

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

Main duties of the job

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.

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.

 

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

Person specification

training qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge of administrative processes and procedures including specialised IT systems acquired through formal training or experience to diploma level equivalent
  • A good general level of education including English and Maths
  • Willingness to develop and train as the skills mix extend/alter with the post.

Experience knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Experience with Word and Excel systems
  • Knowledge of basic medical terminology
  • Advanced computer experience.
Desirable criteria
  • Previous experience of working in the NHS

Skills & ability

Essential criteria
  • Ability to train and impart skills & knowledge to other colleagues.
  • Accurate keyboard skills
  • Understand the implications of infection rates on the wider hospital.
Desirable criteria
  • Excellent presentation skills.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveWe offer Wagestream - A financial wellbeing benefit which lets you access your pay as you earn it.Disability confident employerDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - GoldArmed Forces Covenant

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Jacky Hunt
Job title
Deputy DIPC & Lead IPCN
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01256 486774
Additional information

Please contact the office to speak to either myself  we welcome informal visits.

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