Job summary
- Main area
- Corporate Nursing
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 358-6428211-COR
- Employer
- University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- LRI
- Town
- Leicester
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Infection Prevention Nurse
Band 6
We are actively promoting flexible working options, helping you to manage a work / life balance
Job overview
University Hospitals are Leicester (UHL) is looking to recruit a Band 6 Nurse to join the IP team, which is part of the wider Corporate Nursing Team.
We are one of the biggest and busiest NHS Trusts in the country, serving the one million residents of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland – and increasingly specialist services over a much wider area. Our nationally and internationally-renowned specialist treatment and services in cardio-respiratory diseases, ECMO, cancer and renal disorders reach a further two to three million patients from the rest of the country.
Spread over the General, Glenfield and Royal Infirmary hospitals, we also have our very own Children’s Hospital and work closely with partners at the University of Leicester and De Montfort University providing world-class teaching to nurture and develop the next generation of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals, many of whom go on to spend their working lives with us.
Main duties of the job
If you are a registered healthcare practitioner with experience or working towards a qualification in infection, prevention and control, who is looking to use their knowledge and skills across the whole range of health and social care settings, then this is the job for you. Working with a proactive and progressive IP Team, with a reputation for making it better for our patients and staff, by going the extra mile.
You will have a key role in ensuring our patients have the highest standard of infection prevention possible, through support for our clinical colleagues and support for those who deliver care. Your role will include surveillance, monitoring and investigation of alert organisms. You will conduct, support, and collate audits of IP practice in addition to providing advice support and education. You will require excellent organisational and communication skills to enable you to work collaboratively with primary, community and secondary care providers. You will have the opportunity to use your knowledge and skills to participate in other nursing and quality assurance activities within the Trust.
The successful candidate may be required to undertake an IP qualification and have a wide range of teaching experience, some related to infection prevention and audit and surveillance. The post requires travel to different sites and it is essential that the successful candidate has the ability to commute between locations.
Working for our organisation
Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).
We have four primary goals:
high-quality care for all,
being a great place to work,
partnerships for impact, and
research and education excellence.
And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.
Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:
we are compassionate,
we are proud,
we are inclusive, and
we are one team
This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.
About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:
http://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/aboutus/work-for-us/current-vacancies/
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Support the implementation of the Trust Infection Prevention programme
Promote adherence to UHL policies designed to reduce the risk of infection.
Provide guidance and support to staff to reduce to risk of healthcare associated infection.
Support the delivery of the Trust wide IP education programme and local education in response to need
Support IP audit and surveillance programme
Reports to Senior Nurse Infection Prevention, supported by Specialist Nurses
Work with the Clinical Management Groups to develop action plans to promote and evidence compliance with the annual Infection Prevention programme
Assists clinical staff in answering patient/carers concerns and complaints with issues relating to infection prevention
Provide advice on cleaning and decontamination processes
Participate in Root Cause Analysis investigations and support the development if action plans as required
Provide infection prevention advice to support compliance with the IP annual programme and other centrally and locally agreed interventions to reduce the risk of infection
Communicates actions required for safe infection prevention and control practice
Person specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • 1st level RN
- • Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
- 1st level degree or equivalent
- Teaching qualification (ENB 998/730 or equivalent)
- Post registration experience at a band 6.
Experience
Essential criteria
- • A minimum of 3 -5 years post registration experience in general nursing or other specialist nursing roles
- • Experience of clinical audit and working with and leading on standard setting or working as infection prevention and control link staff
Desirable criteria
- Is familiar with the management of patients with a transmissible infection
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Essential criteria
- Able to demonstrate a commitment to and understanding of the importance of treating all individuals with dignity and respect appropriate to their individual needs.
- All staff are expected to engage in compassionate and inclusive leadership in the provision of high quality care and interactions with others
Communication and relationship skills
Essential criteria
- • Excellent negotiation and conflict resolution skills
- • Excellent communication and negotiation skills
Desirable criteria
- Active member of IPS
Analytical and Judgement skills
Essential criteria
- • Enhanced knowledge of Infection Prevention and Control theory and practices
- • Knowledge of NICE guidance and other national guidance relevant to Infection Prevention and Control
- • Ability to analyse complex information and use own judgement to problem solve
- • Excellent understanding of the NMC Code and its application to practice
Desirable criteria
- • Experience of Microsoft work, excel and powerpoint
- • Experience of data analysis/report writing
Skills
Essential criteria
- • Informal and formal teaching experience
- • Excellent communication and negotiation skills
- • Experience of data input
Desirable criteria
- • Ability to present complex information to various audiences
- • Able to use research methods and methodologies
- • Evidence of high level of clinical skills and expertise
Planning and organisation skills
Essential criteria
- • Understanding of change management
- • Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable criteria
- • Can demonstrate participation in a successful change implementation
- • Can demonstrate a flexible and creative approach to problem solving
Other requirements specific to the role
Essential criteria
- • Resilience
- • Approachability
Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours
Essential criteria
- Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust’s Values and Behaviours
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
- Tina Hayden
- Job title
- Infection Prevention Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01162585448
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