Band 8a Deputy Infection Prevention

6 months ago


Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust Full time

To provide expert advice to support ward and departmental staff when patients have an infection ensuring all medical and nursing needs areunderstood and carried out in accordance with BSMHFT guidelines. Deputise for the Nurse Consultant for IPC To act as an expert resource advising on national, local & Trust policy and guidelines. Advise and, where appropriate, lead on implementation, promoting best practice and ensuring a review process that looks at quality and efficiency, which meet the needs of patients and service. Exercise a high degree of personal and professional autonomy, acting as an expert practitioner demonstrating advanced clinical competence, decision making and a knowledge base beyond those associated with conventional nursing roles.

Advise Senior Managers and Matrons on service developments that will be of benefit to patients, whilst assisting with meeting trust objectives. Work in collaboration with the BSMHT staff and actively involve users of the service to gain their input to service development to ensure continuous improvement in practice. Assess monitor and report clinical risks associated with Infection Control. Support the development and delivery of action plans to eliminate associated risks, evaluate outcomes of same.

Play a prominent role in the Infection Control Committee & Operational Group. Ensure that appropriate, consistent, and realistic information is provided to patients and relatives. Be involved in the BSMHT Incident Review Process. Contribute to emergency planning and pandemic flu planning.

Support Directorates in the role of performance managing infection and outbreaks if they arise. Actively contribute to and support the development of root cause analysis of infections in directorates and ensure wider learning across the organisation.



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