Senior Infection Prevention and Control Nurse Specialist

Senior Infection Prevention and Control Nurse Specialist

This vacancy is open to employees of Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust only.

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Contract Type: permanent

Are you passionate about Infection Prevention? An exciting opportunity has arisen within our dynamic Infection Prevention Team. This is a great opportunity for the right candidate who wishes to expand their knowledge, experience and learn new skills.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated individual with strong leadership skills that will inspire and motivate others to take individual responsibility for IPC across the Trust.

The successful candidate will be expected to be an expert autonomous practitioner with excellent communication skills and the ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team. You will need to promote and set high standards of IPC, providing expert advice to mitigate risks of infection to patients, staff and visitors.

About us

Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.

Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.

Job responsibilities

Key duties of the role include:

• Promote and set high standards of IPC in line with Trust policies, protocols and guidelines.
• You will be required to work to high standards maintaining a high quality finish to aspects of your work.
• Liaise with the operations department and bed managers on a daily basis to ensure effective patient placement and minimise risk of infection.
• Apply microbiological, immunological and epidemiological knowledge to reduce and prevent infections and communicable disease.
• To act as a role model of expert clinical practice empowering others through effective role modelling, teaching and team working.
• Be a strong patient advocate, ensuring that the care of patients reflects best clinical standards.
• To work with the DIPC/Dep DIPC/Senior Matron to contribute to development of the IPC strategy.
• Responsible for the day-to-day linemanagement of staff.
• To provide support and mentorship for more junior members of the team.

if you would like an informal discussion about the role, please contact Kelly Brechany, Senior Matron IPC PHU and IWT. Telephone 02392 286 000 Ext 1746

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Current RN with NMC registration
• Recognised Specialist post registration qualification in Infection Control
• Teaching qualification/experience
• BSc Degree Level Qualification (considering or working towards a MSc)

Experience

• Evidence of change management with relevant management/leadership course
• Evidence of developing policy, guidelines and managing resources
• Clinical supervision

Knowledge

• Clinically competent
• Advanced communication skills
• Effective leadership skills
• Organisational skills and forward planning
• Flexibility
• Coaching and mentoring
• Critical appraisal skills
• IT literate
• Understanding of the theory and application of Clinical Governance.

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.

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