An exciting opportunity is available to join our experienced Infection Prevention & Control Team at Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching NHS Foundation Trust. This is a cross site post and you will be required to work facilitating the prevention, surveillance, investigation and control of infection within the Trust and across community settings within the borough of Doncaster. The successful candidate will be expected to have a willingness to learn, an ability to be visible in clinical areas. This is not an office based job, although there are times where office work is required. They must have the ability work autonomously in monitoring standards of practice. If you self-motivated with a kind and compassionate approach then this post is for you. The role will include promoting good infection control standards, audits and feedback of results.Main duties of the job The role is to participate in, implement, provide and monitor practice to prevent and control infection, undertaking a range of support activities with clinical staff across the Trust and in community services. This will include facilitation of mask fit testing for staff when required. Provide support on donning and doffing of PPE and monitoring hand hygiene compliance. In addition the post holder will be expected to communicate effectively to patients in conducting Surgical site infection surveillance. A vital part of the role will involve visits to clinical areas supported by the infection prevention and control team. The role is to promote infection prevention activities and undertake a range of observations and checks in the clinical area. This includes promoting infection control practices in relation to PPE and hand hygiene compliance and appropriately addressing areas of non compliance. The post holder will also undertake other activities, as required, to support in reducing and preventing infection. This requires clear and effective communication with members of staff, patients, relatives and visitors and to obtain, and the ability to organise and record information clearly and accurately.

DBTH is one of Yorkshire's Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues. At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions. As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities. We offer a range of benefits to support our people including

• NHS Pension Scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditions
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing support
• NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice scheme
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.