IPC Auditor

2 weeks ago


Bedford, United Kingdom East of England Ambulance Service Full time

Job summary

A vacancy has arisen for an IPC Auditor to join IPC team; currently a team of 4. There will be regular contact and a requirement to develop good working relationships with all members of the Infection Prevention & Control Team, line manager, senior managers, Trust directors, external agencies, clinical staff, operational staff, social care staff at all levels, service users and all other partner organisations working with or on behalf of the Trust.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for monitoring and maintaining the highest standards of infection prevention and control (IPC) across the Trust utilising a system to evaluate the effectiveness of the quality assurance monitoring of local IPC standards and reporting via the Clinical Quality Directorate.

To undertake the quality monitoring of standards across the Trust against national guidance/ legislation, Trust policy & procedures and key performance indicators, recording data on IT systems and playing a significant role in improving the Trust's support services that will in turn improve the experience of patients.

The role will be covering Bedfordshire as well as either Cambridgeshire or Hertfordshire region depending on where the IPC Auditor is based.

The role will include access to an EEAST vehicle.

About us

We are a team who work regionally comprising of a Head of IPC, an IPC Practitioner, and two IPC Auditors.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see enclosed the job description and person specification for full details on this IPC Auditor role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to diploma level or equivalent in a relevant discipline or equivalent experience and knowledge IPC Qualification or being prepared to work toward Full UK Driving licence (maximum of 3 points - dependent on code)

Desirable

Certificate in Quality Management

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

Well-developed oral, written and presentational skills (assess through experience, can also review at interview/presentation))

Experience

Essential

Experience in working with a range of different professions at all levels of management within organisations. Experience of maintaining accurate records, with a high degree of accuracy

Desirable

NHS experience Experience of working within an Infection Prevention & Control team