Quality and IPC Manager
- Wales
- 30,000-34,999 per annum
- March 25, 2019
- Permanent
Applicants are advised to apply early as we reserve the right to close a vacancy prior to the closing date if a high number of applications have been received. If you are successful and short listed for interview you will be contacted by email using the address with which you registered. Therefore, please ensure you check your email account regularly
All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English
The Quality Safety & Patient Experience Directorate of the Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust has a new and exciting opportunity for a clinician who is passionate and driven to improving the quality and experience of patients and service users who access our services on an All Wales basis.
The successful candidate will have strategic and operational responsibility for Infection Prevention and Control (IP&C) across the organisation and will lead on and support quality improvement activities, in addition to providing and supporting the education and training needs of our staff with regards to all areas of IP&C.
The base for this post is to be confirmed.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post.
Closing date for applications : 22nd September, 2016
Interviews will take place on Tuesday 4 October 2016 at WAST Offices, Conwy House, Llansamlet, Swansea.
Shortlisted candidates will be required to attend a Stakeholder event on 4 October and will be required to give a 10 minute presentation on the following topic:-
- The Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust has an Infection Prevention and Control Code of Practice. If you are successful in this role, how would you ensure that this is fully implemented into clinical practice by our operational teams?
- This will then be followed by a 20 minute Stakeholder discussion.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Wendy Herbert, Assistant Director of Quality & Patient Experience
Contact: Debbie Young, PA to Executive Director of Quality, Safety & Patient Experience
Tel: 01792 562944
With effect from 1st January 2016 points 1,2,3 and 4 on AfC Pay Band 1 and Pay Band 2 will be adjusted to £16,132 to reflect the incorporation of the living wage.
The Trust actively seeks to recruit and appoint people currently under represented in the workforce. This includes women, people with disabilities, LGBT, and those from minority ethnic groups. All staff are encouraged and supported to learn Welsh.
Please be sure to provide full contact details for all referees, including email addresses where possible. Failure to do so may result in significant delays in your application.
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If you are successfully appointed, by completing the NHS Jobs application form you authorise the Trust to obtain any previous NHS service details including all electronically held sickness information, via the Inter Authority Transfer process on the national Electronic Staff Record (ESR).
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.
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Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see applying from overseas
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