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Infection Prevention and Control Matron
5 days ago
Job summary
An exciting position has become available in the Infection Prevention and Control Team. We are looking for an enthusiastic Band 8a Matron to join the team.
Acting as an expert nurse, the post holder will clinically lead and manage the infection control nursing and administrative team ensuring the delivery of high quality patient care and the provision of specialist advice and guidance for all health care professionals and support staff across the Trust.
Working closely with the DIPC, DDIPC and Consultant Microbiologists, the post holder will play a major role across the Trust to provide operational leadership of infection prevention and control and service delivery, implementing and delivering the infection prevention and control annual plan.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible with other members of the infection prevention and control (IP&C) team in preventing and controlling infection in an acute hospital setting. This includes investigating, monitoring and raising awareness in the prevention, surveillance, investigation, management and control of healthcare associate infections.
Acting as an expert nurse, the post holder will clinically lead and manage the infection control nursing and administrative team ensuring the delivery of high quality patient care and the provision of specialist advice and guidance for all health care professionals and support staff across the Trust.
About us
Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.
The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details please see the Job description attached and Personal specifications for the job role.
This job will be across all sites at HHFT.
Person Specification
training and qualifications
Essential
First Level Registered Nurse; Specialist Practitioner qualification in infection control including skills and competency gained through a minimum of five years' experience working in infection control or relevant area Masters degree in infection control Teaching qualification
Desirable
Management qualification
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
Understanding of national guidance and reports in relation to infection control Experience in infection control or related area Person Specification for a minimum of five years in a senior capacity Service development experience
Skills and Ability
Essential
Project management skills Good IT skills including Excel and development of software packages to facilitate management and prevention of infection Strong communication skills both oral and written
Desirable
Able to drive and have use of a car-
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