Health Care Assistant/ Health Care Support Worker (Surveillance)

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust; Mackworth; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is seeking a Health Care Assistant to assist in surveillance and audit programmes aimed at reducing healthcare-associated infections. This entry-level role involves data collection, training contributions, and maintaining documentation with an emphasis on teamwork and communication within healthcare teams. The position offers opportunities for professional development and staff benefits.

Benefits

Development opportunities

Employee assistance programme

Discounted gym membership

Onsite fitness classes

Qualifications

• Entry-level healthcare role with effective communication skills required.
• Experience with data entry and collection is beneficial.
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a healthcare team.

Responsibilities

• Participate in surveillance and audit programmes for infection control.
• Input data into Trust and national reporting systems.
• Contribute to infection prevention training and maintain documentation.

Skills

Organisational skills

Data collection

Communication

Team collaboration

Job description

Health Care Assistant/ Health Care Support Worker (Surveillance)

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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.

• 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

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.
  
  

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Catherine Miles Job title: Infection Prevention and Control Nurse Specialist Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01332 788210

Justine Halliwell

Deputy Head of Infection Prevention and Control

[e-mail]

01332 788210

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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