Band 7 Infection Prevention and Control Lead

Job responsibilities

Infection Prevention and Control

To be responsible for the leadership and management of Infection Control with the support of the Quality Lead within St Peters Hospice. Develop and implement the Infection Prevention and Control agenda, ensuring that SPH is compliant with all local and national legislation relating to Infection Prevention and Control. This will include the provision of education, advice and support on the surveillance, investigation and prevention and control within St Peters Hospice. They will act as a professional role model providing leadership and specialist advice.

Leadership and Management (KSF3)

• Act as a key role model in the clinical quality and Infection, Prevention and Control agenda.
• Challenge poor practice and support change
• Role model’s ethical behaviour & lead by example
• Develops and communicates standards and expected levels of performance clearly
• Delegates effectively as appropriate
• Makes effective decisions based on all the available information
• Be prepared to face challenge and stand up for own professional view point
• Service/role delivery is driven by the needs of the service/organisation
• Be able to express expectations and discuss action plans with various members of the MDT including those who are more senior in the organisation.
• Prepare, attend and present at the quarterly Health and Safety Meeting.
• Prepare, attend and present at the quarterly Clinical Governance committee
• Contribute to the annual report on the subject of SPH performance and plans related to IP&C
• Lead the quarterly Infection Prevention and Control Meetings.
• Lead and develop the Infection, Prevention and Control Link roles across the organisation.
• Lead on the Infection Prevention and Control Mandatory Teaching
• Contribute to Internal Teaching programmes in relation to IPC
• Lead Sepsis and ANTT training
• Assess and develop competency in relation to Infection Control Practices.
• Share learning and IP&C audit outcomes to clinical team to improve practice or review good practice.

Governance and Quality (KSF3)

• Coordinate the Infection, Prevention and control data that is collected in the organisation for analysis and oversight discussion within the clinical quality improvement team (CQI). Requires various review time ranging from monthly, quarterly and annual reviews.
• Work collaboratively with the CQI team to provide in depth oversight and thematic to identify areas for action or work from the Quality metrics in relation to IPC to promote a safe high-quality clinical service and report and share as per process.
• Work with the CQI team to identify areas for development or risk and develop action plans, monitor their progress and participate and lead where appropriate.
• Act when there are new or continuous risk associated with Infection, Prevention and Control in the organisation.
• Use a myriad of different skills and approaches in order to communicate with the organisation the results of the data collected, what this means and how practice improvement is identified, planned and delivered.
• Understand own role, its scope and understand how it may change and develop over time
• Prioritise own workload and manages own time in a manner that maintains and promotes high quality
• Evaluates the quality of own and other work within the areas of Infection Prevention and Control. Raise any issues associated with risk to the appropriate people
• Fully support change that improves the quality of clinical systems and processes
• Manage Infection, Prevention and Control audits with the assistance of the CQI administrator (regular and responsive). Ensure that audit is used effectively and learning shared
• Articulate learning and practice improvement in relation to IP&C to stakeholders in the organisation
• Showcase excellent practice
• Able to articulate high quality safe practice through the development of risk assessments, policy, procedure, SOPs and other guidance as appropriate

Communication (KSF 3)

• Able to identify impacting factors on communication and use agile and flexible communication skills to ensure communication is effective.
• Shares and engages thinking with others
• Be able to articulate the IPC agenda and information to a wide variety of people no matter what their role or position in the organisation
• Role model and promote excellent communication throughout the organisation.
• Maintain the highest standards of integrity when communicating with patients and the wider public.
• Shares and engages thinking with others
• Maintains the highest standard of integrity when communicating with patients, staff and the wider public.

Service Improvement (KSF 2)

• Identifies and evaluates potential practice improvement issues in relation to IP&C.
• Work collaboratively with the CQI Manager and Senior Managers on issues of quality, safety, and practice improvement in relation to IPC engaging all stakeholders in the process, to improve quality and practice in the clinical organisation
• Presents a positive role model in times of change and practice improvement
• Be open, honest and transparent on issues where risk has been identified and be able to articulate the action plan to address it.
• Ensure that skills are used to complete work in a timely fashion escalating blocks to achieving actions in an appropriate time scale
• Supports, enables and encourages others to suggest change, challenge tradition and share good practice throughout the organisation
• Evaluates changes made and suggest further improvements where needed taking part in the actions for these as appropriate.
• Evaluates policy and procedure as appropriate, feedback thoughts on how they impact the quality and safety.

People and People Development (KSF 3)

• Develop self and contribute to the development of others
• Assess own performance on achieving objectives
• Take responsibility for own professional development and meeting agreed development needs
• Enable opportunities for others to apply their developing knowledge and skills
• Actively promote learning and development and contribute to the promotion of an organisational learning culture
• Work within and understand the HR policies and procedures of the organisation.

• Promote equality and diversity in own area of work
• Manage processes and people and apply these in a fair and equal way

Health Safety and Security (KSF Level 2)

• Promote, monitor, and maintain best practice in Health and Safety in your role and the wider environment
• Identify and manage risk at work and help others to do the same.
• Ensure that you work in ways that complies with legislation, policy and procedure.
• Reports actual or potential risks
• Deputise for the CQI Manager as a key representative at the health and safety committee.

· Produce a quarterly highlight report for the Health and Safety Committee

Equality and Diversity (KSF Level 2)

• Interprets equality and diversity and rights in accordance with legislation policies procedures and good practice.
• Actively promotes equality and diversity in relation to meeting the needs of a diverse patient group
• Actively fosters a non-discriminatory approach and acts as a role model
• Promotes equality and diversity within the workforce and ensures policies are adhered to
• Manages people and applies internal processes in a fair and equal way
• Actively challenges unacceptable behaviour and discrimination and works in accordance with hospice policy

· Supports people who need assistance in exercising their rights.

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Ability to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
• Ability to work without supervision and use own initiative
• Ability to work flexibly and manage competing priorities
• Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with people from a wide range of personal and professional backgrounds

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse
• Relevant degree or equivalent experience
• Infection Prevention and Control Qualification or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential

• Significant evidence of a broad range of post qualifying clinical experience
• Significant knowledge and experience of Infection Prevention and Control within the Acute or Community setting
• Ability to teach and facilitate in a variety of settings with different groups of staff

Desirable

• Practical experience of facilitating change
• Experience of developing and implementing audit

Skills

Essential

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Excellent interpersonal skills able to engage and build effective relationships at all levels
• Sound IT skills able to use word processing packages, email and
• spreadsheets confidently
• Experience of collecting and interpreting data
• Excellent time management skills
• Ability to work flexibly and effectively within a team and motivate and inspire others
• Decision making ability
• Accepts responsibility and accountability

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).