Infection Control Nurse | Barts Health NHS Trust in London

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 be 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.

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 an 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.

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.

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.