Infection Prevention and Control Healthcare Assistant
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust, Pendleton, Salford
Infection Prevention and Control Healthcare Assistant
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Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust, Pendleton, Salford
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted today, 7 Nov | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: 03525c744b264dbd99cb97b653208285
Full Job Description
The Infection Prevention & Control Healthcare Assistant will assist the IPC team in supporting the overarching IPC safety agenda by ensuring reliability in IPC practices, consistency in safety measures ensuring assurance in bio-safety aimed at reducing the risks associated with healthcare infection's., The Infection Prevention and Control Healthcare assistant is a supporting member of staff and is competent and confident to assist health care workers in all matters related to Infection Prevention and Control (IPC).
They will act as an ambassador for IPC safety and will be able to demonstrate an interest in Infection Prevention and understand current improvement projects and initiatives in relation to IPC.
The post holder will support collaborative working across both the Community and Acute Care Organisations and other healthcare providers, thereby strengthening the IPC service and agenda across the NCA., As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
We are currently in process of updating our values. For the latest information around our values and behaviours, please visit our careers website www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives., To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to supporting flexible working for our people wherever possible and all our colleagues are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) serves a diverse population, and each Care Organisation works hard to ensure all services are accessible and fair.
We respect the value of difference. So, our aim is to employ a workforce representative of the communities we serve. Regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, trans status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, religion or belief, all are welcome.
We also warmly welcome interest from serving and ex-personnel, and their relatives. Please identify that you are a member of the armed forces community on your application form to be entitled to a guaranteed interview (subject to essential criteria being met). As a Disability Confident Employer, guaranteed interviews are also available to disabled applicants when essential role requirements have been met.
If you require any reasonable adjustments to the application process, please contact [email protected]
For posts advertised on a fixed term contract basis, we will offer secondments only for NHS appointments. Fixed term contracts will be only be offered for external non-NHS appointments.