Infection Prevention and Control Nurse

4 weeks ago

Warrington, United Kingdom Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

The Three Boroughscommunity Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) team are looking for an enthusiasticteam player to join them on part-time, permanent basis to support their servicedelivery of the IPC agenda across community provider services and health andsocial care settings. This will include working alongside registered carehomes, primary care, dentists and providing a public health response to otherservices across the community.

If you haveexperience working within the community or acute setting, ideally as an IPClink nurse or in a similar role or passion for IPC, then this would be the perfectopportunity to enhance your knowledge, skills, and behaviours within anestablished team, and work towards enhancing patient care and experiences.

We would recommend an informal visit tomeet the team.

Main duties of the job

The role will focus on a sustainable model of both proactiveand reactive work programs aimed at improving infection prevention and controlstandards across community services. The role will require relationshipbuilding, acting as an IPC role model, completing audits, ensuring best practice,and education and training. The successful candidate will be fully inductedinto the service and supported with their personal and professionaldevelopment, underpinned by education and competency frameworks.

The post holder will join the existing Infection,prevention and control team to support the Trust in meeting National standardsfor Infection Prevention and Control, the criteria within the Health and Socialcare Act Hygiene Code 2008 and CQC Fundamental Standards. This is an excitingdevelopment post for an experienced nurse.

About us

Flexible working will be considered for all roles.

Unfortunately, we do not hold a sponsor licence for working Visas.

At Bridgewater, our PEOPLE values shape how we deliver ourNHS services in your local community.

They help us deliver our mission to improve local health andpromote wellbeing in the communities we serve.

After all, values are about people and they werecreated in partnership with our staff to reflect what they felt was importantto them

Here at Bridgewater our shared values flow through the organisation.

P - Person-centred-We are passionate about individual needs andpromote independence in the healthcare we provide..

E - Empowered- We empower our people and encourage new ideas to deliver and create improvements in community care.

O - Open and Honest -We behave in a way that develops relationshipsbased on trust, openness, honesty and respect.

P - Professional-We support our people, so everyone has the rightskills and training to deliver outstanding patient care.

L - Locally Lead -We are always learning about our communities andshow great pride in being a local provider of health and care.

E - Efficient -We use our resources wisely to providesustainable and value for money healthcare for our patients.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities: The post holder will be responsible for assisting the Infection, Prevention and Control team in driving the national infection prevention and control agenda forward to improve standardsof practice in across Bridgewater Community healthcare NHS Trust.

organises and manages the link practitioner meetings.

The post holder will utilise local and national guidelines for the Infection prevention and control agenda.

The post holder will work within an existing work programme to monitor the standards of infection prevention and control across Bridgewater.

Respond to issues raised with appropriate individuals and groups and implement any changes required to infection control practice.

The post holder will assist with training events hosted by Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Trust to safeguard standards and practice in all aspects of Healthcare Associated Infection (HCAI) prevention.

Assist with policy development to ensure safe practice.

Ensure that staff are following the appropriate polices for the prevention of HCAI

Will challenge poor practice within the Trust and raise concerns to Head of service to improve practice and patient safety.

Following a period of development will work independently within the community and make autonomous decisions on management of HCAI.

Will identify clinical risk and write up reports of recommendation to improve practice.

Will work collaboratively with all services to promote high standards of Infection prevention and control practice, including outbreaks.

Contribute to the existing Link forums within the Trust setting up and leading groups as appropriate

Contribute to existing programmes of training to enhance elearning on IPC

Support immunisation campaigns within the Trust by undertaking;

o Targeted audit programmes

o Training (targeted campaigns staff flu campaign)

o Attending immunisation meetings within Bridgewater and Public Health England (as required/requested by the Lead Nurse IPC or IPC Senior Nurse/Staff Flu Lead)

Communication

Will communicate effectively with all stakeholders, including senior members of staff, estates and other appropriate services.

Deliver training in relation to Infection Prevention and Control.

Will report to the Lead Nurse for Infection Prevention and Control or senior IPC nurse/Staff flu lead in the absence of the Lead Nurse; provide regular update on progress regarding the IPC work programme.

Will communicate where necessary any concerns and omissions regarding HCAI prevention to the Lead Nurse IPC or senior IPC nurse/Staff flu lead in the absence of theLead Nurse, in a timely fashion

Research Audit

Work within a formal programme of audit

Present findings and progress to senior managers

Identify risk and facilitate change in practice.

Assist in Post Infection reviews or RCA for MRSA or C-diff cases within Bridgewater.

Ability to make independent decisions.

Demonstrates a wide knowledge of clinical services within Bridgwater.

Demonstrates sound knowledge of the HCAI agenda at national and local level.

Ability to liaise with a variety of stakeholders across the Trust and Health Economy.

Willingness to attend training sessions for own professional development. To maintain own CPD and Personal Development, to ensure the ability to provide the most appropriate care based on current evidence.

Person Specification

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

General nursing experience. Infection control knowledge. Leadership. Able to act independently. Good communication skills. Teaching skills. Assertive and willing to challenge practice. Ability to write reports.

Desirable

Broad balance of nursing experience. Analytical skills excel, word, power point

Additional Questions

Essential

Do you have the right to stay and work in the UK without sponsorship (share-codes will be checked if applicable) If you are related to a director, or have a relationship with a director or employee of an appointing organisation, please state the relationship

Experience

Essential

Wide variety of nursing experience. Community experience The ability to work on own initiative

Qualifications

Essential

RGN with a willingness to progress further in own professional development. Interest in Infection prevention and control.

Desirable

Evidence of Post grad education IPC qualification If not completed post grad must undertake Competency Framework developed by Infection Prevention Society

Job Specific Requirements

Essential

The ability to travel independently across the Trust The ability to work flexibly in accordance with service needs

Desirable

Understanding of immunisation campaigns Undertaken immunisation 2 day

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