We are seeking a highly motivated automomous candidate to undertake a new and exciting role within the Infection Prevention and Control team. The candidate will be responsible for audit and surviellance work achieving the Trust and IPC directed strategies. Working with the IPC team collecting data, reviewing and reporting findings and managing the annual plan of Audit and Surviellance work.

Main duties of the job

To take overall responsibility for efficient running of the Infection Prevention and Control audit and surveillance programme and the management of the process of the infection control data requirements for the Trust, maintaining effective systems and processes.

To design and implementation of and maintenance of Infection Prevention and Control surveillance. Including but not limited to patient safety audits, environmental audits, infection prevention and control audits and hand hygiene audits.

To undertake quality control and analytical work for the IPC team, driven by the needs of key stakeholders and targets.

To provide key reports to the team and wider network to demonstrate and support trends and patterns within the Royal Marsden for infection prevention control rates.

To provide an integral service to the IPC team, through data collection and analysis, as well as providing board level reports and data sets to drive improvement across the Trust.

About us

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals - one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey - as well as a Medical Day-care Unit in Kingston Hospital.

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.

At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

• Facilitate and lead on Infection Prevention and Control yearly audit and surveillance programme.
• Undertake Infection Prevention and Control audits, providing initial feedback at the time of audit. Ensuring audits are completed within a specified timeframe.
• Using specialist knowledge, analyse and interpret trend and variations in infection prevention, cancer care and their indicators and outcomes, supporting planning and evaluation of cancer management guidelines and protocols.
• The post holder will act as a lead specialist in designing and setting up databases based on the IPC teams requirements.Develop and maintain high quality and highly sensitive information management systems.
• Demonstrates enhanced data extraction skills in order to correctly reflect/interpret information required.
• Produce comprehensive and complex reports to Divisions and the Infection Prevention Control Committee on audit work undertaken and the planned programmes of work recorded in the IPC Board Assurance Framework ensuring compliance to the Health and Social Care Act (2012).
• Maintain and support audit databases including MEG, UKHS DCS and IPC element within DHR, notably Bugsy. Must be able to establish any causes for concern and escalate these appropriately.

Person Specification

Attainments - Educational or equivalent

Essential

• Educated to first degree level or equivalent relevant experience, preferably in a numerate discipline (e.g. social sciences, statistics).

Desirable

• Medical terminology course or equivalent relevant experience in health care setting

Skills Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Familiarity with quantitative/analytical method
• Awareness of Infection Prevention Control guidelines and national standards
• Experience manipulating and analysing quantitative data
• Experience of writing reports
• Experience of presenting results
• High degree of literacy and numeracy
• Good oral and written communication and presentation skills
• High level competence in using Microsoft Office tools (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Ability to analyse, interpret and present quantitative data

Special aptitudes and disposition

Essential

• Understanding of working with patients who are critically and chronically ill

Employer details

Employer name

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Royal Marsden Chelsea

Chelsea

SW3 6JJ

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