Senior Infection Prevention and Control Nurse
Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and motivated Infection Prevention and Control Nurse to join a highly regarded specialist team within one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country. As a Senior Infection Prevention and Control Nurse, you will play a pivotal role in supporting the Trust's ambition to deliver safe, high-quality care through excellence in infection prevention and control.
Working as part of a highly regarded specialist team, you will provide expert advice, leadership and assurance across a designated Clinical Board, acting as the Infection Prevention and Control Business Partner. You will build strong relationships with clinical and operational leaders, influencing practice, supporting quality improvement initiatives, and ensuring compliance with national standards and best practice.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced nurse with a passion for improving patient safety, driving change and developing others through education, leadership and collaboration. Interview Date Thursday 05 November 2026 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy NO AGENCIES PLEASE
Main duties of the job
Act as the dedicated Infection Prevention and Control Business Partner for a designated Clinical Board, providing specialist advice, support and challenge to improve patient safety and quality outcomes. Lead on the implementation and assurance of infection prevention and control standards, policies and programmes across allocated services.
Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to investigate incidents, identify themes, develop action plans and share learning. Deliver education, training and professional support to clinical teams, promoting continuous improvement and evidence-based practice. Undertake audit, surveillance and assurance activities, analysing complex information to inform service improvements and reduce healthcare-associated infections.
Support service development, quality improvement initiatives and organisational priorities through expert clinical leadership and influence. Act as a role model for infection prevention and control practice, fostering a culture of safety, accountability and continuous learning across the organisation.
About us
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from: Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI) Freeman Hospital Newcastle Dental Hospital Cramlington Manor Walks Urgent treatment centres Newcastle Fertility Centre Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria Northern Genetics Service These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS. We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
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