Why did you want to be a nurse?
I was an aseptic none touch technique (ANTT) audit and educational assistant in IPC (infection prevention and control), but this was only a year’s contract and was coming to an end, so although I was enjoying what I was doing I knew it was time to move on.
I decided I would like to stay within the IPC team as I enjoyed this type of role, so I was looking for a new role to expand my knowledge and hopefully gain a permanent position. I then gained a role on the community IPC team.
Day-to-day tasks?
Visiting care homes in the Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland areas and completing environmental audits. This entails looking round the care home’s environment and ensuring that all equipment is washable and currently clean and that paintwork, carpets and so on are also clean and in a good state of repair.
It also involves educating staff on IPC relevant to their roles in the care homes, talking about infections common to the community like c-diff, MRSA, COVID and flu. This role has already expanded to include domiciliary care (home care) day centres and ILS (independent living services).
Most fulfilling part of the job?
Getting to meet new people every day and build relationships with them.
Getting the community staff to engage with training and education and receiving positive feedback from them that they have enjoyed not only what I have taught but that they have understood and enjoyed the session.
Contact us
- Careers at South Tees: [email protected]
- Work experience at South Tees: [email protected]