Health Care Assistant/ Health Care Support Worker (Surveillance)

NHS; Derby; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

National Health Service is seeking a dedicated professional to join the infection prevention and control team. The role involves supporting surveillance, conducting audits, and ensuring high standards across healthcare teams, all while adhering to training and reporting requirements. This permanent position provides an opportunity to contribute to significant healthcare outcomes within the Derby community.

Benefits

Development opportunities

Employee assistance programme

Discounted gym membership

Onsite fitness classes

Qualifications

• NVQ in healthcare or equivalent experience essential.
• Ability to demonstrate effective organisational and prioritising skills.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to infection prevention and control audits.
• Inputting of data into Trust systems.
• Support training of new staff and maintaining documentation.

Skills

Data collection

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Confidentiality skills

IT skills

Education

NVQ in healthcare or equivalent experience

Job description

Job summary

The post holder will contribute to reducing health care associated infections by participating in surveillance and audit programmes, delivering agreed training programmes and data collection to support decision making and adherence to national reporting requirements.

The post holder will also work directly with the Specialist Surveillance Practitioner in data collection, maintaining the documentation and electronic databases and timely upload of data to support the development of the projects as documented by the surveillance programme.

Main duties of the job

• Contribute to the Trust surveillance and audit programme by undertaking infection prevention and control audits, data collection
• Contribute to infection prevention and control training in line with scope of practice
• Inputting of data into Trust systems and national reporting systems
• Undertake a range of clerical duties in the absence of or in support of other colleagues to ensure a smooth-running service
• Work in partnership with all members of the health care teams to ensure continuity high standards of infection prevention and control
• Contribute effectively as a member of the multi-professional team, building and maintaining appropriate relationships
• Contributes to infection prevention and control training in line with scope of practice
• Inputting of data into Trust systems and national reporting system
• Clearly and accurately communicate factual information as appropriate and in a manner suitable to the recipient whilst maintaining confidentiality.
• Contributes to trend analysis of Infection Prevention and Control / surveillance data
• Excellent organisational skills to prioritise tasks and assess facts and situations
• Organises own day-to-day tasks or activities. Plans own work and re-prioritises as required

Closing date of applications: 25th June 2025

Interview date: 09th July 2025

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Details Date posted

17 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,433 to £26,060 a year pro rata pa

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

320-TWS-2007

Job locations

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE223NE

Job description Job responsibilities

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Job description Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and Person Specification. To apply please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.

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Person Specification Education, Training and Qualifications CPD Requirements Essential

• NVQ in healthcare of equivalent experience
• To be able to demonstrate a good standard of numeracy and literacy

Desirable

• To be able to demonstrate previous caring experience

Experience & Knowledge Essential

• To be able to demonstrate knowledge on the relevant legislations
• Flexible and able to carry out role in different clinical environments where needed within the Trust

Desirable

• Demonstrate previous caring related experience ideally in a health or social care environment.

Skills and Ability Essential

• To be able to demonstrate effective organisational and prioritising skills
• To be able to working within a team as well as individually
• To be able to demonstrate experience in training new starters
• To be able to demonstrate the ability to maintain documentation and patient records
• To be able to demonstrate good IT and data input skills

Desirable

• Previous experience in supervising a junior member of staff
• Awareness of surgical site surveillance

Communications and interpersonal skills Essential

• To be able to demonstrate good communication skills provided to both patients and healthcare teams
• To be able to demonstrate good confidentiality skills whilst communicating accurate factual information

Person Specification Education, Training and Qualifications CPD Requirements Essential

• NVQ in healthcare of equivalent experience
• To be able to demonstrate a good standard of numeracy and literacy

Desirable

• To be able to demonstrate previous caring experience

Experience & Knowledge Essential

• To be able to demonstrate knowledge on the relevant legislations
• Flexible and able to carry out role in different clinical environments where needed within the Trust

Desirable

• Demonstrate previous caring related experience ideally in a health or social care environment.

Skills and Ability Essential

• To be able to demonstrate effective organisational and prioritising skills
• To be able to working within a team as well as individually
• To be able to demonstrate experience in training new starters
• To be able to demonstrate the ability to maintain documentation and patient records
• To be able to demonstrate good IT and data input skills

Desirable

• Previous experience in supervising a junior member of staff
• Awareness of surgical site surveillance

Communications and interpersonal skills Essential

• To be able to demonstrate good communication skills provided to both patients and healthcare teams
• To be able to demonstrate good confidentiality skills whilst communicating accurate factual information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE223NE

Employer's website

https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE223NE

Employer's website

https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)