Infection Prevention & Control Administration Assistant inStockport inStockport PUBLISHED 6 JUN 2024

The Infection Prevention & Control (IPC) Service is seeking to appoint someone with excellent administration skills to come and work as an IPC administration assistant. The successful candidate will be required to work as part of a team providing an efficient and effective administrative service.

The successful candidate will need to have exceptional organisational skills and be able to work on their own initiative. Computer and keyboard skills are essential, along with knowledge of working with Microsoft packages, including Word, Excel, publisher and Outlook.

Will provide an efficient and comprehensive administration support service for the IPC Service; performing all allocated administration tasks required to meet the needs of the service.

Will work as part of the IPC Service supporting the IPC nurses, information analyst and wider IPC services colleagues.

Will maintain a good working relationship between colleagues, internal and external agencies, and patients as appropriate, having good communication skills, a sympathetic manner and the ability to deal with sensitive information.

Will provide a point of contact for enquiries using tact, diplomacy and confidentiality, and deal with, or escalate, each situation accordingly.

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.


Benefits We Offer To You

• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• NHS pension scheme membership
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• NHS Staff discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice
  
  

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Penny Cotterill Job title: Infection Prevention & Control lead Email address: Telephone number:

Georgiana Wilson, Information