Environmental Monitoring Team (EMT) Clinical Auditor & Lead Educator

Job summary

UHS Estates Ltd (UEL) is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.

Please see below for a detailed job description of the role.

Please note UEL does not hold a Home Office Workers Licence and therefore unable to offer sponsorship.

Main duties of the job

We have an exciting role working as a Clinical Auditor & Lead Educator for the Environmental Monitoring Team (EMT) within the University Hospital Southampton (UHS).

The EMT is an innovative team that is expanding to meet the continued development of the UHS site, utilising high-quality auditing tools to monitor the catering and domestic services. The organisation has an outsourced contract for the supply of its patient and staff catering service along with its domestic contract for the cleaning of clinical and non-clinical areas.

The principal requirement of the role is to provide clinical support to the EMT as well as conduct performance audits across University Hospital Southampton.

The role will require a highly motivated individual who is either a registered Nurse or Allied Health professional or is working towards the completion of this. The individual will need to be able to organise as well as manage their workload in an effective manner to ensure work is completed.

Job responsibilities

1. Ensure high quality collection, analyse and reporting of cleaning and catering performance data to enable reporting Trust wide and externally.
2. Undertake quality audits.
3. Represent the EMT operations manager at meetings as required.
4. Educate clinical staff on responsibility for ensuring the delivery of a high standard of Environmental cleanliness in accordance with National Cleaning Specifications.
5. Educate clinical staff on the Trust Food Hygiene Policy and support the EMT in producing quality audit data on the contractual performance KPIs and the Trust nutritional standards.
6. Educate contractual colleagues on relevant clinical knowledge relating to Food Hygiene procedures and National Cleaning Specifications.
7. Contribute to audits relating to cleaning standards and food hygiene and the production of associated reports and monitor the effectiveness of action plans.
8. Responsible for planning the audit schedule on a weekly basis prioritising based on areas of concern identifying trends.
9. When in ward area, have required skills to communicate complex information and data to professionals as well as a wide range of Trust staff/stakeholders.
10. Analyse relevant cleaning data to identify target areas and cleaning standard issues requiring intervention based on own judgement to meet National Cleaning Standards.
11. Contribute to the provision of a comprehensive Trust-wide specialist Environmental cleanliness advisory service in collaboration with the EMTs operations manager.
12. In collaboration with the Trust infection prevention team fully implement the Trust Infection Prevention Strategy.
13. Contribute to agreed targeted performance surveillance and assist in the production of reports.
14. Educate Wards and Departments on the importance of maintaining a high standard of cleanliness.
15. Provide relevant clinical education to contractual colleagues and advise on correct food hygiene procedures and National Cleaning Specifications.
16. Organise training events to educate clinical staff / contractual colleagues on National Cleaning and Food Hygiene Standards.
17. Advise and provide clinical leadership on maintaining a good standard of nutritional care in accordance with the Trust strategy for nutrition and hydration.
18. Advise and support clinical staff in implementing agreed policies linked to National Cleaning and Food Hygiene Standards. Identify any significant problems and work with contract staff and clinical teams to develop action plans.
19. Advise on cost improvement measures that can support the Trust in operating efficiently.
20. Manage EMT stationery and equipment budget with regards to monitoring and ordering stock, as well as authorising spending.
21. Deputise the EMT operations manager in chairing operational meetings and managing the team.
22. Facilitate the ongoing day-to-day operational management of the EMT.
23. Assist the EMTs operations manager with administrative duties as agreed.
24. Attend meetings as agreed with the EMTs operations manager.
25. Be an active member of the EMT and associated committees.
26. Contribute to the implementation of National Cleaning Standards.
27. Produce and/or assist with the production cleanliness and food hygiene reports as required.
28. Work with the EMT and other colleagues to design and produce relevant audit data for the Trust.
29. Contribute to the development of Trust policies relating to Environmental cleanliness strategy and Food hygiene policy in collaboration with other members of relevant Trust staff.
30. Participate in Trust PLACE inspection.
31. Contribute to the appraisal of current practice and utilize relevant nursing and other research findings in the development of evidence-based practice.
32. Promote research-based practice.
33. Contribute to awareness of new techniques and equipment and the application of research in relation to the Hygiene code.
34. Act as a resource in matters relating to Food.

Person Specification

Qualifications / training required

Essential

• Registered Nurse or Allied Health professional.
• Working towards completion of Nursing Degree or Allied Health professional qualification or able to demonstrate clearly equivalent level of theoretical and practical knowledge.
• Knowledge of audit processes, procedures, methodologies plus statistical techniques, acquired through training.
• Knowledge of analysing and interpretation of audit results.
• Microsoft Office Skills.

Desirable

• Teaching Qualification or evidence of Informal / formal teaching.
• ILS trained.
• Mentorship qualification.

Previous or relevant experience necessary

Essential

• Experience in providing training to clinical staff based on findings / learnings from audit data.
• Experience of promoting good practice of following policies as well as supporting with the implementation of new policies.
• Evidence of communicating data analysis and interpretation to clinical staff, and advising on appropriate techniques.
• Evidence of developing spreadsheet and other tools for audit approaches.

Desirable

• Experience of implementing procedures and policies linked to environmental cleanliness, infection prevention or food hygiene.

Values and behaviours

Essential

• Patients First.
• Always Improving.
• Working Together.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

Employer details

Employer name
UHS Estates Limited
Address
Southampton General Hospital
Tremona Road
Southampton
SO16 6YD

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