Infection Prevention and Control Nurse with a Decontamination focus
Stockton-On-Tees, England, United Kingdom Full-time Posted 6 hours ago
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To provide infection prevention and control nursing services and expert advice in North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, ensuring the highest possible standards of practice in the prevention, surveillance and investigation of infection. To provide infection prevention and control advice as specified in Service Level Agreements.
Work as part of a team with the infection prevention and control nursing staff, Infection Control Doctor and Microbiology staff, and will liaise with external agencies and partners as required.
Provide an information flow to Senior Clinical Matrons, Heads of Service, General managers and Clinical Directors as required
Work as part of a team providing support for an assigned directorate
Be required to work with all staff and patients and be confident to professionally challenge poor practice at times.
Represent the trust externally to share good practice. Competently report back to the trust.
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust now form University Hospitals Tees and as such you may be required to work at any site across both Trusts.
At North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust our main priority is, and always will be, to provide safe and high quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones. We want our organisation to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care and experience.
We will support staff through providing an inclusive and supportive workplace with health and well-being initiatives, staff benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development. Staff recognition is very important to us; as well as performance reviews and appraisals, we recognise staff through Star and Team of the month, colleague recognition – a note of thanks, Managers Awards, Shining Stars and Service Awards.
We support the Making Every Contact Count approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.
We recruit for values and “Together we are North Tees & Hartlepool”
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Julie Dunn Job title: IPC Matron Email address: julie.dunn16@nhs.net Telephone number: 01642 383280
To provide infection prevention and control nursing services and expert advice in North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, ensuring the highest possible standards of practice in the prevention, surveillance and investigation of infection. To provide infection prevention and control advice as specified in Service Level Agreements.
Work as part of a team with the infection prevention and control nursing staff, Infection Control Doctor and Microbiology staff, and will liaise with external agencies and partners as required.
Provide an information flow to Senior Clinical Matrons, Heads of Service, General managers and Clinical Directors as required
Work as part of a team providing support for an assigned directorate
Be required to work with all staff and patients and be confident to professionally challenge poor practice at times.
Represent the trust externally to share good practice. Competently report back to the trust.
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust now form University Hospitals Tees and as such you may be required to work at any site across both Trusts.
At North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust our main priority is, and always will be, to provide safe and high quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones. We want our organisation to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care and experience.
We will support staff through providing an inclusive and supportive workplace with health and well-being initiatives, staff benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development. Staff recognition is very important to us; as well as performance reviews and appraisals, we recognise staff through Star and Team of the month, colleague recognition – a note of thanks, Managers Awards, Shining Stars and Service Awards.
We support the Making Every Contact Count approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.
We recruit for values and “Together we are North Tees & Hartlepool”
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Julie Dunn Job title: IPC Matron Email address: julie.dunn16@nhs.net Telephone number: 01642 383280
