Infection Prevention and Control Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

Develop an understanding of principles of microbiology, immunology, and epidemiology to support the design and implementation of strategies to prevent and control infection with guidance from Senior IPCT members.

Deal with daily alerts and phone calls in a timely and efficient manner. Take appropriate actions and escalate serious issues or concerns, to ensure patient and staff safety is maintained.

Undertake frequent ward rounds or departmental visits, to support clinical staff to provide optimal care in relation to IPC; identify any specific concerns from staff; and identify address

To assist Senior IPC Practitioners in managing outbreaks and incidents, liaising with staff, assisting with guidance, and recording and reporting of relevant information.

To act as a resource for multi-disciplinary teams on infection prevention and control within sphere of competence.

To actively encourage all Trust staff to adhere to Trust policies, guidelines, standard operating procedures as appropriate.

To be involved in the preparation and use of a variety of methods to deliver appropriate information effectively to multi-disciplinary teams, members of the public in large groups, lectures, smaller groups and one to ones.

To assist the Senior IPC Practitioners with the implementation of the planned education program for Infection Prevention and Control Link Practitioners.

To contribute to practice development across the organisation under the auspices of the strategy for nursing and midwifery.

To provide education, under direct or indirect supervision for Pre-registration and Postgraduate Student Nurses, Medical Students to support the Learning and Development Department and the Universities as advised by the Senior IPC Practitioner.

To assist in the development and dissemination of infection prevention and control information e.g. posters.

Under direct or indirect supervision to participate in and organise events, campaigns or road shows to raise awareness of key infection prevention messages e.g. hand hygiene.

To devise and undertake audits as required according to service need to ensure that infection prevention conforms to evidence based practice and national and local policy/guidance.

To develop skills and knowledge of specialist advice on the appropriate methods of cleaning of the environment, decontamination of medical equipment, water hygiene and ventilation.

To provide specialist advice, under direct/indirect supervision on suitability of medical equipment and suitability to reprocess.

To develop skills and knowledge of specialist advice to Estates and Facilities and Capital Projects when undertaking building works and refurbishments. Develop skills in commissioning new facilities.

Under direct or indirect supervision, promote and implement strategies that encourage effective antimicrobial stewardship.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• RGN Diploma/degree
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Post registration clinical experience

Desirable

• Able to assess and interpret information e.g. microbiological results
• Recognised IPC qualification (or in process of completing) with relevant experience working in IPC
• A teaching qualification i.e. ENB 998 or equivalent
• Leadership and organisational skills

Knowledge and experience

Essential

• Teaching and presenting experience
• Ability to assess, teach and demonstrate clinical procedures

Desirable

• Understand leadership styles and their application
• Evidence of driving and supporting organisational change
• Proven clinical experience of management, teaching, audit and implementing change

Skills

Essential

• Able to prioritise own workload
• Able to visit many different clinical areas across the trust
• Adaptable and able to manage unpredictable changes to workload
• Excellent written and spoken English
• Presentation skills
• Clear understanding and application of professional accountability

Desirable

• Competent to deliver training/teaching to large groups of people
• Able to independently produce well written reports
• Efficient use of IT systems and databases

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

Essential

• Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues
• Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role)

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).

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

Address

Worthing Hospital

Worthing Hospital Lyndhurst Road

Worthing

BN11 2DH

Employer's website

https://www.uhsussex.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)