Job summary
This
is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and highly motivated registrant
(Nurse/AHP) to join a successful award-winning Infection Prevention and
Control Team at Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust.
Do
you want to improve your investigation skills?
Are
you able to problem solve and think outside the box?
Do
you have an interest in how infections are spread and how we can control
them?
Are
you driven and motivated to constantly improve patient safety and care?
If
the answers to these questions are yes, then Infection Control might be the
role for you.
We
are a forward thinking team who work hard with colleagues across LTHT to
ensure patients are kept safe through infection control measures by:
Motivating and leading colleagues
to deliver safe and effective care through education and positive
role-modelling
Providing risk assessments to staff
to support decision making for patient care
Analysing surveillance data to
measure success of infection prevention and control policy to identify areas
for improvement
Committed to quality improvement
and able to translate guidance and strategy into changes of care
You
should possess excellent communication skills, be self-motivated and a
motivator of others; to be a visible and accessible role model. You should be
able to demonstrate resilience and manage change in this ever-evolving
service.
Main duties of the job
To
contribute to the infection prevention and control of communicable infections
within the Leeds Hospitals Trust. The
post holder will provide specialist expertise and advice to clinical and
non-clinical services and contribute to developing the IPC service Commitment to work flexibly over a 7 day week
Has an advisory role and clinical
input into the care relevant to the patient by supporting the
clinical areas
Assesses, plans and communicates
actions required by clinical staff for safe infection control patient care
Provides infection control advice
to all disciplines and grades of staff, patients and their carers
Maintaining positive professional relationships
Advises on isolation techniques and
assists with the participation in their introduction and practice
Ability to interpret and explain
laboratory reports relevant to infection control to ward staff. Relates
relevant clinical information to the laboratory staff
Assists in the investigation of
outbreaks of infection with particular reference to their source and mode of
spread
Assists in the collection of
relevant clinical data for use by the Infection Control Team, including
surveillance data
About us
The
Infection Prevention and Control Team are part of the Chief Nurse Clinical
service unit .
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'
members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts
are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove
adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the
shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this
process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any
questions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Fulfil
the requirements as directed by the Nursing and Midwifery Council/ Health and
Care professionals council (HCPC) to maintain and revalidate registration.
Commitment to work flexibly over a
7 day week
Has an advisory role and clinical
input into the care relevant to the patient by supporting the
clinical areas
Assesses, plans and communicates
actions required by clinical staff for safe infection control patient care
Provides infection control advice
to all disciplines and grades of staff, patients and their carers
Maintaining positive professional relationships
Advises on isolation techniques and
assists with the participation in their introduction and practice
Ability to interpret and explain
laboratory reports relevant to infection control to ward staff. Relates
relevant clinical information to the laboratory staff
Assists in the investigation of
outbreaks of infection with particular reference to their source and mode of
spread
Assists in the collection of
relevant clinical data for use by the Infection Control Team, including
surveillance data
Demonstrate an awareness of the
complex needs of different client groups when imparting or receiving
sensitive, complex or contentious information within a hostile or highly
emotive atmosphere
Able to cope with staff, patients
and carers in distressing or emotional circumstances
Due to the nature of the job, needs
to be flexible, coping with frequent unpredictable changes within daily
workload, for example attending Root Cause Analysis and investigating Health
care Associated Investigations
Undertakes duties on wards and or
departments as and when required by service demands or patient needs
Acts in such a way that safeguards
the health and wellbeing of children and vulnerable adults at all times. Is
familiar with and adheres to the LTHT safeguarding policies
PHYSICAL
EFFORT:
Walking between wards and
departments
Travel between hospital sites on
occasions for meetings and outbreak review this may include shuttle to the
various sites of the Trust.
Frequent standing, sitting at
computer for substantial proportion of work.
Using ICNet Manager to manage
workload and access results
The team may be asked to support
clinical areas if they were breaching the acceptable staffing levels.
The IPC team would be expected to
undertake audits of hand hygiene, environmental audits
MENTAL EFFORT:
Undertaking patient clinical
reviews
Unpredictable workload - need to
re-prioritise workload in response to external demand (i.e. Norovirus
outbreaks)
Interruptions to deal with service
issues, pager/telephone
Some periods of concentration
required to write up reports/audits respond to email enquiries
EMOTIONAL EFFORT:
Exposure to difficult situations
including death and dying, distressed patients and relatives/carers. When
discussing newly diagnosed patients with MRSA/Clostridium difficile, when
staff require additional support during difficult circumstances.
Supporting staff, patients,
relatives and members of the public on issues related to infection prevention
and control, which can be emotive
IPC would be involved in staff and
patient engagement for IPC surveys
WORKING CONDITIONS:
Occasional exposure to highly
unpleasant working conditions during clinical visits to wards/departments to
unpleasant smells, particularly when managing Norovirus outbreaks
Occasionally required to work
within clinical areas supporting clinical teams
Cross-site working/travel may be
required in order to cover for staff sickness/annual leave and attendance at
meetings
Violence & Aggression - may
experience violence and aggression from patients and or relatives or carers.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Fulfil
the requirements as directed by the Nursing and Midwifery Council/ Health and
Care professionals council (HCPC) to maintain and revalidate registration.
Commitment to work flexibly over a
7 day week
Has an advisory role and clinical
input into the care relevant to the patient by supporting the
clinical areas
Assesses, plans and communicates
actions required by clinical staff for safe infection control patient care
Provides infection control advice
to all disciplines and grades of staff, patients and their carers
Maintaining positive professional relationships
Advises on isolation techniques and
assists with the participation in their introduction and practice
Ability to interpret and explain
laboratory reports relevant to infection control to ward staff. Relates
relevant clinical information to the laboratory staff
Assists in the investigation of
outbreaks of infection with particular reference to their source and mode of
spread
Assists in the collection of
relevant clinical data for use by the Infection Control Team, including
surveillance data
Demonstrate an awareness of the
complex needs of different client groups when imparting or receiving
sensitive, complex or contentious information within a hostile or highly
emotive atmosphere
Able to cope with staff, patients
and carers in distressing or emotional circumstances
Due to the nature of the job, needs
to be flexible, coping with frequent unpredictable changes within daily
workload, for example attending Root Cause Analysis and investigating Health
care Associated Investigations
Undertakes duties on wards and or
departments as and when required by service demands or patient needs
Acts in such a way that safeguards
the health and wellbeing of children and vulnerable adults at all times. Is
familiar with and adheres to the LTHT safeguarding policies
PHYSICAL
EFFORT:
Walking between wards and
departments
Travel between hospital sites on
occasions for meetings and outbreak review this may include shuttle to the
various sites of the Trust.
Frequent standing, sitting at
computer for substantial proportion of work.
Using ICNet Manager to manage
workload and access results
The team may be asked to support
clinical areas if they were breaching the acceptable staffing levels.
The IPC team would be expected to
undertake audits of hand hygiene, environmental audits
MENTAL EFFORT:
Undertaking patient clinical
reviews
Unpredictable workload - need to
re-prioritise workload in response to external demand (i.e. Norovirus
outbreaks)
Interruptions to deal with service
issues, pager/telephone
Some periods of concentration
required to write up reports/audits respond to email enquiries
EMOTIONAL EFFORT:
Exposure to difficult situations
including death and dying, distressed patients and relatives/carers. When
discussing newly diagnosed patients with MRSA/Clostridium difficile, when
staff require additional support during difficult circumstances.
Supporting staff, patients,
relatives and members of the public on issues related to infection prevention
and control, which can be emotive
IPC would be involved in staff and
patient engagement for IPC surveys
WORKING CONDITIONS:
Occasional exposure to highly
unpleasant working conditions during clinical visits to wards/departments to
unpleasant smells, particularly when managing Norovirus outbreaks
Occasionally required to work
within clinical areas supporting clinical teams
Cross-site working/travel may be
required in order to cover for staff sickness/annual leave and attendance at
meetings
Violence & Aggression - may
experience violence and aggression from patients and or relatives or carers.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- significant experience at band 5
- evidence of effective teamwork
- knowledge of research,epidemiology and surveillance
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse /Allied Healthcare Professional
- Recognised teaching and Asessing qualification
Desirable
- post registration Qualification
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- excellent verbal and communication skills
- innovative
- ability to influence decisions
- team player with ability to work alone
Desirable
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- significant experience at band 5
- evidence of effective teamwork
- knowledge of research,epidemiology and surveillance
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse /Allied Healthcare Professional
- Recognised teaching and Asessing qualification
Desirable
- post registration Qualification
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- excellent verbal and communication skills
- innovative
- ability to influence decisions
- team player with ability to work alone
Desirable
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).
Additional information
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).
