Senior Infection Prevention and Control Nurse

3 months ago


Warrington, United Kingdom Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHSFT Full time

Job summary

We are seeking to recruit an experienced band 7 or 8a Infection Prevention and Control Nurse to join our team at Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The Trust is rated as Good by the CQC and on a journey to becoming Outstanding for our patients, our communities and each other.

The post provides an opportunity for you to learn skills in managing and developing the Trust's Infection Prevention and Control Service in conjunction with the Associate Chief Nurse for Infection Prevention. You will be responsible for managing the Infection Prevention and Control Nurses on a day-to-day basis and have overall and continuing responsibility for implementing strategies to reduce the risk of infection to patients, staff, and visitors.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicants will assist the Trust to meet specific health targets MRSA, C. difficile and Gram-negative bloodstream infection and the requirements of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 Code of Practice on the Prevention and Control of Infections and Related Guidance.

Applicants should have excellent communication skills, be a team player and also able to work independently. Applicants should be able to work effectively in an environment with frequent interruptions and within stressful, unpredictable situations including responding to and solving urgent and emergency situations on a daily basis. The role involves daily communication with clinical staff to provide advice on safe patient care.

The successful applicant will deputise for the Associate Chief Nurse for Infection Prevention & Control. The role currently involves participation in an on-call rota, however this is under review.

About us

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff. We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system. Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

CQC-rated 'good' organisation with 'outstanding' features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

Our workforce of nearly 5,000 across both sites comprises more than 50 nationalities. We strive to be an equal, diverse and inclusive employer, which is recognised as a pioneer in its equality, diversity and inclusion work. The Trust is proud to have achieved numerous external accreditations and is working towards achieving the Anti-Racist Organisation Framework, recognising the importance of anti-racism in all that we do.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Thi s job description outlines the current main responsibilities of the post. However the duties of the post may change and develop over time and this job description may, therefore be amended in consultation with the post holder.

FULL JOB DESCRIPTION ATTACHED

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

oRegistered Nurse (adult) on NMC register oPost-registration qualification in infection prevention and control oMaster's degree in health-related subject oTeaching and assessing qualification oEvidence of on-going professional development

Experience

Essential

oHighly developed specialist IPC knowledge oExperience of working in an Infection Prevention and Control Team oParticipated in service development and implementation of change oExperience of teaching and assessing in the clinical area and classroom setting

Desirable

oLeadership/Management qualification

Skills, Knowledge and Competencies

Essential

oAble to analyse data and provide complex written reports oKnowledge of professional and NHS issues, and policy relating to specialist area oAble to present information to senior managerial and professional groups oAttention to detail ensuring accuracy oEffective verbal and written communication oUse of Microsoft packages including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint oWork in an environment with frequent interruptions and within stressful situations oWork pattern is unpredictable ability to responds to bleep to resolve urgent and emerging situations daily

Desirable

oAdvanced IT skills in spread sheets and databases oConflict resolution skills

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