Job summary
- Main area
- Infection control
- Grade
- Band 8b
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Would consider part time hours)
- Job ref
- 251-CORP5997-Bb
- Employer
- Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Cross working
- Town
- Basingstoke
- Salary
- £62,215 - £72,293 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/11/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Lead Nurse Infection Prevention and Control
Band 8b
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.
Job overview
Are you a dynamic and passionate Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) professional seeking a leadership role that will challenge and inspire you? Do you have the drive and dedication to make a real impact on patient safety and quality? If so, we invite you to join our Infection Control team as the Deputy Director of Infection Prevention and Control (DIPC) Lead Nurse!
As the Deputy DIPC and Lead IPC Nurse, you will play a crucial role in leading our Infection Prevention Control initiatives and ensuring the highest standards of infection prevention across our Sites. You will support the DIPC in providing strategic direction and driving continuous improvement in IPC practices.
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities:
- Leadership and Management: Inspire and lead the IPC team, promoting a culture of excellence and innovation in infection prevention.
- Policy and Strategy Development: Assist in the creation and implementation of IPC policies and strategies, ensuring compliance with national and local standards.
- Education and Training: Develop and deliver comprehensive IPC training programs for all healthcare staff, fostering a culture of continuous learning.
- Surveillance and Reporting: Oversee infection surveillance programs, analyse data, and drive improvement actions.
- Clinical Expertise and Support: Provide expert IPC advice and support during clinical rounds and infection incidents.
- Audit and Compliance: Conduct regular IPC audits and develop action plans to address areas for improvement.
- Risk Management: Identify IPC risks and develop strategies to mitigate them.
- Research and Innovation: Engage in research activities and implement evidence-based IPC practices.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse with up to date NMC registration
- Specialist Practitioner qualification in infection control, including skills and competency gained through experience
- Masters degree in infection control or equivalent knowledge and skills gained through any combination of alternative study, employment or voluntary work
Desirable criteria
- Teaching qualification
- Management qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of a wide range of approaches to the management of patients, demonstrated by advanced clinical reasoning
- Advanced expert level of knowledge of specialist areas of nursing
- Demonstrable understanding of the role of specialist areas within the current health environment and the impact of current government/regional policy developments
- Robust understanding of all aspects of clinical governance including previous experience of quality issues, audit and risk management
- Knowledge of wider NHS nursing policies and agenda
- Understanding of national guidance and reports in relation to infection control
- Understanding of national mandatory surveillance requirements
Skills and Ability
Essential criteria
- Leadership , change management and people management skills
- Project management skills
- Good IT skills including Excel and development of software packages to facilitate management and prevention of infection
- Able to drive and have use of a car
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- julia Lake
- Job title
- Deputy Chief Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07342056370
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