Infection Control Nurse

Job description

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Job overview

An excellent opportunity to work in a welcoming team with experienced leaders in Infection Prevention and Control (IPC).
Our team are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic registered practitioner to join the team.
The successful candidate will have significant clinical practice of at least two years post qualification. It would good if the successful candidate had IPC experience as a link practitioner or undertaking a quality improvement project on IPC.
The post requires working together with other stakeholders across the Trust to follow our Trust values and to ensure the IPC policy and guidelines are implemented into the Trust practice.
The IPC service delivers a wide range of education, training, audit and quality improvement to reduce the risk of avoidable infections to our patients.
The post holder will be expected to spend at least 80% of time within the clinical area providing training and support, education and advice to the clinical staff and 20% on project works (such as quality improvement projects).
The post holder must have excellent communication skills, be flexible and work well within a diverse team.
The ability to manage own workload is crucial for the post as well as the ability to engage with others.

For informal visits or further information, please contact Clare Coffey, Lead Nurse for IP&C
Email: [email protected]

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide infection prevention and control (IPC) support to Newham University Hospital with occasional working at Whipps Cross Hospital.

The person will work closely with clinical staff across a number of services to develop and education, audit and surveillance programme. The role is supported and supervised by a Senior IPC Practitioner.

The post holder will produce summary reports based on IPC activity, and present findings to the relevant clinical teams.

Support the services with IPC related quality improvement projects and product trials.

Support and assist the IPC Team in providing an infection control service in reducing the incidence of healthcare associated infections (HCAIs).

The post holder will be expected to support the Team's proactive approach to prevention, surveillance, investigation, and control of infection. This will include the implementation and education of evidence based infection prevention practices.

The post holder would be expected to support the learning needs of the IPC Link Practitioners.

The post holder will be a strong patient advocate, ensuring that the care of patients reflects best clinical standards and that all patients are treated with dignity and respect

Contribute towards the development of IPC policies.

Provide a wide range of education sessions to a cross section of staff on IPC related topics.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered practitioner (e.g. NMC or equivalent professional registration)
• Evidence of post registration education Teaching (mentorship in practice or equivalent)
• Evidence of continuous professional development

Desirable criteria

• Recognised IPC course

Experience

Essential criteria

• Post registration
• Experience of leading teams
• Building professional networks
• Evidence of undertaking clinical audit / risk assessments

Desirable criteria

• IPC experience as a link practitioner Quality Improvement

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Must be able to demonstrate a genuine interest in infection prevention and control
• Awareness of current communicable disease issues
• Awareness of principles of Infection Prevention & Control (standard precautions)
• Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Code of Practice on the prevention of healthcare associated infections and related guidance)
• Current issues in infection control / healthcare i.e. NHS England targets for healthcare associated infections

Skills

Essential criteria

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Computer literate, word processing, spread sheet and data base skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Excellent clinical nursing knowledge
• Delivery of education and training at all levels
• Leadership skills
• Negotiation skills/ability to influence practice
• Ability to plan/prioritise own work load
• Good organisational skills and analytical skills
• Must be able to provide written reports
• Must be able to conduct a simple root cause analysis and develop a simple action plan
• Must be able to prioritise and work to deadlines
• Must be able to continually re-prioritise workloads during a defined working period to meet changing service needs

Desirable criteria

• Teaching qualification

Other

Essential criteria

• Ability to motivate staff
• Effective team worker
• Builds and maintains professional work relationships
• Negotiating and implementing change
• Ability to engage with staff of all levels
• Excellent verbal and communication skills
• Effective team worker
• Evidence of undertaking clinical audit/risk assessments
• Ability to work flexible hours to meet service requirements
• Ability to work flexible hours to meet service requirements
• Knowledge of : Equal Opportunities
• Knowledge of : Clinical Governance
• Knowledge of : Data Protection
• Knowledge of : Health and Safety
• Knowledge of : Child protection
• Knowledge of : Vulnerable adults

Desirable criteria

• Report writing
• Experience of service development/project management

Visa Sponsorship Information

This role is subject to UK immigration requirements. Where sponsorship is required, applicants must meet the eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa in accordance with current UK Visas and Immigration rules, including any salary, qualification, and role-specific requirements applicable at the time of appointment. Candidates who require sponsorship will only be considered where the post is eligible and where all sponsorship criteria can be met. Evidence of the right to work in the UK will be required before appointment. Please note that for roles employed under Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions, the High-Cost Area Supplement (HCAS) is not included when calculating the basic salary for the purposes of sponsorship.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer we actively support applications from individuals' who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received and we regret that we are unable to provide notification if your application is unsuccessful.

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Barts Health is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and to child protection. The Trust aims to ensure as far as is possible that anyone, paid or unpaid, who seeks to work in our organisation and who gains access to children, is safe to do so. As such, you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check as part of the recruitment process if appointed to a post with direct access to children or vulnerable adults.

Barts Health promotes active travel as part of its goal to reach Net Zero. Each site is accessible by public transport and the Trust has a cycle to work scheme and some sites have Brompton Hire Pods.

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