Infection Prevention and Control Nurse Specialist
Wickford, England, United Kingdom Full-time Posted 4 days ago
Job Overview
Thepostholderwillworktoprovideevidencedbasedadviceandleadershipto practitionersacrossallinpatientservicesandcommunityservices within a specified care group andacrosstheTrustin respectof Infection Prevention andcontrol as directed by the Infection Prevention and Control Lead
Support clinical excellence as a positive role model working alongside clinicians in all Trust settings to provide practical support on Infection prevention and Control.
Supportthedeliveryofhighqualitycareacrossallserviceswithin theirrole boundaries andwillprovidevisiblesupporttoboth clinical and non- clinical colleagues.
Acknowledge the unpredictable nature of the role/ work load and have the ability to re prioritise workload quickly and confidently when there are changes in circumstances. Maintaining own electronic diary.
Duties will include clinical and administrative.
T hepostholder willworkwithin their allocated work streamastheystrivetoimplementpoliciesandbestpracticein servicedeliveryareas.
The post holder will provide line management support, supervision and mentoring to their Band 6 and Band 4 IPC team members
Main duties of the job
Valuing you. Recognising your dedication. At EPUT, we look after you.
Important note: please ensure that as part of your application, you include professional references with business contact information covering your last three years of employment history. We are unable to accept personal or character references.
As a newly appointed employee, you are responsible for incurring the cost of your initial DBS check relevant to your post; the amount will be deducted from your first salary with the Trust.
Our Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We particularly welcome applications from people with experience of using mental health services. We also hold the Disability two tick symbol and have made the pledge to commit to employing more people with learning disabilities, we encourage people with a disability to apply. If you require this application form in another format i.e. Braille or audio tape etc, please contact the Recruitment Department on 01375 364513 or email epunft.recruitment.adverts@nhs.net and we can arrange for this to be dispatched to you.
The Trust has the right to expire vacancies prior to the closing date if they so wish. The Trust makes every attempt to contact all applicants and we strongly advise that you check the email account which is registered with NHS Jobs regularly, we would advise however due to the high number of applications we receive that if you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expect all staff to undertake this commitment. Applicants will be subject to robust safer recruitment processes.
Important Notice: Recently the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 (the Regulations) which amended on 22 July 2021 and come into force on 11 November 2021 that anyone directly employed to work in a Care Home or who are required as part of their role to be deployed to a CQC registered care home are required to have had both their COVID vaccinations, unless they are exempt. This is therefore a requirement of this role and will form part of our pre-employment checks.
Please note - staff who are formally at risk within the organisation will be given priority in securing alternative employment. Should it come to light that a post being advertised by the Trust is considered ‘suitable alternative employment’ to an individual who is at risk, the recruiting manager will be advised and the post will be withdrawn from NHS Jobs.
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
Thepostholderwillworktoprovideevidencedbasedadviceandleadershipto practitionersacrossallinpatientservicesandcommunityservices within a specified care group andacrosstheTrustin respectof Infection Prevention andcontrol as directed by the Infection Prevention and Control Lead
Support clinical excellence as a positive role model working alongside clinicians in all Trust settings to provide practical support on Infection prevention and Control.
Supportthedeliveryofhighqualitycareacrossallserviceswithin theirrole boundaries andwillprovidevisiblesupporttoboth clinical and non- clinical colleagues.
Acknowledge the unpredictable nature of the role/ work load and have the ability to re prioritise workload quickly and confidently when there are changes in circumstances. Maintaining own electronic diary.
Duties will include clinical and administrative.
T hepostholder willworkwithin their allocated work streamastheystrivetoimplementpoliciesandbestpracticein servicedeliveryareas.
The post holder will provide line management support, supervision and mentoring to their Band 6 and Band 4 IPC team members
Main duties of the job
- Toprovideexpertipc adviceandsupportto the care group and widerTruststaff asrequired.
- provide specialist advice on cases of Health care associated infection (HCAI) within the care group and across the Trust as directed in accordance with Trust policy.
- Provide specialist advice and management in relation to outbreaks of infection liaising with the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) as required
- Contribute to the IPC annual plan and audit programme.
- Participate in the review of Trust IPC policies.
- Review of and delivery of IPC section of the Trust induction programme and bespoke training sessions
- Support the annual audit programme.
- Workwithrelevant health care partners across the local systems .
- Towork in partnershipwithinternal and external non-clinical teams including projects.
- Support Occupational Health services in relation to investigations of sharps injuries or bodily fluid exposure.
- Toundertakeinvestigationintopatient safety incidents , and post infection reviews into cases of HCAI
- representthe IPC team at relevant meetings .
- Lead on the development of the Trust wide Link Worker programme and conference.
- Anyotherdutiesas delegatedbythe IPC Lead orDirector, commensuratewiththeresponsibilitiesofthispost.
Valuing you. Recognising your dedication. At EPUT, we look after you.
- Receive supervision and support to help you fulfil your potential.
- Join an inclusive EPUT community and connect with others through engagement events and equality or champion networks.
- If you need help, we provide mental health and wellbeing services, occupational health advice and counselling.
- 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years’ service.
- Excellent pension of up to 14.5% of your pensionable pay.
- Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits.
- £8K relocation package if you move to Essex to join us
- Season ticket loans are interest-free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus.
- Job share: Applications for job shares are welcomed.
Important note: please ensure that as part of your application, you include professional references with business contact information covering your last three years of employment history. We are unable to accept personal or character references.
As a newly appointed employee, you are responsible for incurring the cost of your initial DBS check relevant to your post; the amount will be deducted from your first salary with the Trust.
Our Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We particularly welcome applications from people with experience of using mental health services. We also hold the Disability two tick symbol and have made the pledge to commit to employing more people with learning disabilities, we encourage people with a disability to apply. If you require this application form in another format i.e. Braille or audio tape etc, please contact the Recruitment Department on 01375 364513 or email epunft.recruitment.adverts@nhs.net and we can arrange for this to be dispatched to you.
The Trust has the right to expire vacancies prior to the closing date if they so wish. The Trust makes every attempt to contact all applicants and we strongly advise that you check the email account which is registered with NHS Jobs regularly, we would advise however due to the high number of applications we receive that if you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expect all staff to undertake this commitment. Applicants will be subject to robust safer recruitment processes.
Important Notice: Recently the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 (the Regulations) which amended on 22 July 2021 and come into force on 11 November 2021 that anyone directly employed to work in a Care Home or who are required as part of their role to be deployed to a CQC registered care home are required to have had both their COVID vaccinations, unless they are exempt. This is therefore a requirement of this role and will form part of our pre-employment checks.
Please note - staff who are formally at risk within the organisation will be given priority in securing alternative employment. Should it come to light that a post being advertised by the Trust is considered ‘suitable alternative employment’ to an individual who is at risk, the recruiting manager will be advised and the post will be withdrawn from NHS Jobs.
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
