Clinical Specialist PractitionerNHS

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and detail-driven practitioner to join our Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Team as a Clinical Specialist Practitioner for Surgical Site Infection (SSI) Surveillance.

Working under the direction of the SSI Surveillance Practitioner and Matron for IPC, you will play a key role in monitoring, detecting, investigating and reporting surgical site infections and other healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs) across the Trust. Using standardised UKHSA surveillance methodology, you will help identify infection trends, support outbreak investigations and drive infection prevention initiatives across surgical and perioperative services.

This role suits someone with a background in surgery, theatres or infection prevention and control who has strong analytical skills, excellent attention to detail, and the confidence to work autonomously across a busy acute Trust

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and detail-driven practitioner to join our Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Team as a Clinical Specialist Practitioner for Surgical Site Infection (SSI) Surveillance.

Working under the direction of the SSI Surveillance Practitioner and Matron for IPC, you will play a key role in monitoring, detecting, investigating and reporting surgical site infections and other healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs) across the Trust. Using standardised UKHSA surveillance methodology, you will help identify infection trends, support outbreak investigations and drive infection prevention initiatives across surgical and perioperative services.

This role suits someone with a background in surgery, theatres or infection prevention and control who has strong analytical skills, excellent attention to detail, and the confidence to work autonomously across a busy acute Trust

Job description

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on [email protected] quoting the vacancy reference number.

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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?o As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.o We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes. o We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.Why work for us?o We are committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.o As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.o Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and What do we stand for?o Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.o Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.o Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.