Surveillance and Audit Analyst

An exciting opportunely has arisen for a data analyst to join the Infection Prevention & Control Team (IPC) at UCLH. Our IPC team is a large and an active body of multi professional staff consisting of IPC clinical nurse specialists, an epidemiologist, a dedicated surveillance team, microbiologists; virologists and clinical scientists.

Reporting to the lead nurse for surgical site surveillance and the Senior Nurses for Infection Prevention and Control the successful candidate will work closely with the IPC team to gather ,analyse and report infection data including blood stream infections, surgical site infection as well as supporting the IPC nurses with collecting, reporting and interpreting data from clinical audits.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for collecting, reporting and analysing the data that will drive improvements in infection prevention and control across the Trust. In addition, there is a requirement to have excellent interpersonal abilities, good organisational skills and the ability to influence others.

Our commitment to a nurse led IPC service is demonstrated by strong clinical & research leadership. It is an incredibly exciting and challenging time to join the IPC team and is a fantastic opportunity to work in a large forward-thinking nurse led IPC service which has excellent scope for professional development and research.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:o University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)o National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgeryo Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitalso University College Hospital Grafton Way Buildingo Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicineo University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centreo The Hospital for Tropical Diseaseso University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.