Infection Prevention & Control Lead Nurse
Description✓We are currently working with a large NHS organisation based in London, in the permanent recruitment for an Infection Prevention & Control Lead Nurse.
✓The post will require on-site working for a band 8C with an annual rate between £74,441 to £84,651.
✓The post is accountable to the Partnership Chief Nurse and Director of Infection Prevention and Control with day-to-day accountability to the Director of Nursing
✓To act as a clinical expert in the specialist field of Infection Prevention and Control, practicing at an advanced clinical level and exercising high levels of judgement, discretion and decision making in clinical care.
✓Key responsibilities will include:
✓Provide clinical leadership, expert practice, and advanced knowledge, building on the body of nursing knowledge in this specialist area, with particular attention to application of this in a mental health setting;
✓Manage the Infection Prevention and Control Service, leading the delivery of the professional practice agenda, ensuring that both internal and external key performance indicators are met;
✓Oversee systems to ensure the procurement of required equipment and resources;
✓Actively contributes as subject matter expert to serious incident reviews where infection control
✓practice standards are identified as a concern;
✓Identifies opportunities to reduce harm and improve the patient experience through the work
✓of the team;
✓Maintains personal standards of conduct and behaviour consistent with the partnership and
✓professional guidelines;
✓Contributes to the clinical effectiveness and risk management process, including adverse
✓incident reporting/investigation and the management of complaints, as appropriate;
✓Acts as a clinical lead in the management of safeguarding incidents or legal cases related to
✓infection prevention and control, supporting practitioners within the team;
✓Communicate effectively to patients, relatives, and carers in a caring, tactful and re-assuring
✓Manner;
✓Monitor and improve standards of care through assessment of practice, clinical audit, disseminating research, teaching, and supporting professional colleagues, and in the provision of skilled professional leadership.
✓The ideal candidate will have:
✓Current registration with the NMC;
✓Specialist nursing infection control qualification /training;
✓Relevant higher degree in nursing or health related field [MSc/MA];
✓Recognised teaching qualification e.g., ENB 998, mentoring or other relevant teaching;
✓Demonstrable experience of Infection Prevention and Control;
✓Research/Audit and surveillance experience;
✓Significant and relevant experience in senior IPC leadership/management role in a large/complex healthcare organisation;
✓Able to analyse data and provide and reports;
✓Understanding of current professional nursing and health related issues;
✓Ability to work collaboratively with multiple internal and external stakeholders.
✓If you are interested in the role, please contact Ria Healy on [phone number removed] and send a copy of your updated CV to [url removed] along with your availability Show more →
✓The post will require on-site working for a band 8C with an annual rate between £74,441 to £84,651.
✓The post is accountable to the Partnership Chief Nurse and Director of Infection Prevention and Control with day-to-day accountability to the Director of Nursing
✓To act as a clinical expert in the specialist field of Infection Prevention and Control, practicing at an advanced clinical level and exercising high levels of judgement, discretion and decision making in clinical care.
✓Key responsibilities will include:
✓Provide clinical leadership, expert practice, and advanced knowledge, building on the body of nursing knowledge in this specialist area, with particular attention to application of this in a mental health setting;
✓Manage the Infection Prevention and Control Service, leading the delivery of the professional practice agenda, ensuring that both internal and external key performance indicators are met;
✓Oversee systems to ensure the procurement of required equipment and resources;
✓Actively contributes as subject matter expert to serious incident reviews where infection control
✓practice standards are identified as a concern;
✓Identifies opportunities to reduce harm and improve the patient experience through the work
✓of the team;
✓Maintains personal standards of conduct and behaviour consistent with the partnership and
✓professional guidelines;
✓Contributes to the clinical effectiveness and risk management process, including adverse
✓incident reporting/investigation and the management of complaints, as appropriate;
✓Acts as a clinical lead in the management of safeguarding incidents or legal cases related to
✓infection prevention and control, supporting practitioners within the team;
✓Communicate effectively to patients, relatives, and carers in a caring, tactful and re-assuring
✓Manner;
✓Monitor and improve standards of care through assessment of practice, clinical audit, disseminating research, teaching, and supporting professional colleagues, and in the provision of skilled professional leadership.
✓The ideal candidate will have:
✓Current registration with the NMC;
✓Specialist nursing infection control qualification /training;
✓Relevant higher degree in nursing or health related field [MSc/MA];
✓Recognised teaching qualification e.g., ENB 998, mentoring or other relevant teaching;
✓Demonstrable experience of Infection Prevention and Control;
✓Research/Audit and surveillance experience;
✓Significant and relevant experience in senior IPC leadership/management role in a large/complex healthcare organisation;
✓Able to analyse data and provide and reports;
✓Understanding of current professional nursing and health related issues;
✓Ability to work collaboratively with multiple internal and external stakeholders.
✓If you are interested in the role, please contact Ria Healy on [phone number removed] and send a copy of your updated CV to [url removed] along with your availability Show more →