Infection Prevention

1 week ago


Stockport, United Kingdom Stockport NHS Foundation Trust Full time

FULL TIME HOURS AVAILABLE for maternity leave cover

Has the last few years given you a passion and enthusiasm to learn more about infection prevention & control (IP&C) and educate staff around the importance of embedding IP&C standards.

If this is you, then an exciting opportunity has arisen for you to join our Infection Prevention and Control Service Team at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. for a 10 month period to cover maternity leave.

The IP&C team is passionate about getting it right for our patients. To achieve this, we are looking for a self-motivated, experienced and caring care support worker who is passionate about IP&C with proven experience in providing care.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, dynamic and innovative Band 2 Health Care Support Worker (HCSW) to join our Infection Prevention and Control Service Team at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust for a 10-month period to cover Maternity leave.

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

**Benefits we offer to you**:
Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays

NHS pension scheme membership

Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further

NHS Staff discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt

Stockport Credit Union
- for local financial advice

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.

If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £41.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary

In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £13.



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