Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Lead Nurse Infection Prevention to join our dedicated Infection Prevention Team to deliver specialist advice, education and services within Airedale NHS Hospital Foundation Trust.
You should be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills and the ability to engage and motivate others, have appropriate clinical, managerial experience and be computer literate. You must also possess excellent organisational skills and be able to demonstrate that you can work autonomously and as part of a team, be a quick thinker, problem solver and demonstrate proven and effective leadership skills.
As Lead Nurse Infection Prevention, you will be responsible daily for the operational delivery of a complex infection prevention programme within the Trust. You must be able to consistently promote principles of good infection prevention and control in practice, even in times of severe operational and clinical pressures.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will manage the Infection Prevention Team (IPT), provide clear and visible leadership for infection prevention and control within Airedale NHS Foundation Trust (ANHSFT) and other purchasers of the service e.g. Eccleshill Diagnostic Centre and Manorlands Hospice to contain and reduce healthcare associated infections through risk assessment, surveillance, audit, education, polices, guidelines and post infection reviews.
The post holder is responsible for the delivery of evidence-based clinical standards, ensuring high quality care, and providing effective leadership and management in relation to infection prevention and control and infection prevention and control in the built environment.
The post holder is professionally accountable to the Chief Nurse and DIPC and will work closely with the IPT, Divisional Groups, Multidisciplinary Teams, corporate staff and Airedale General Hospitals Solutions (AGHS) in order to deliver and develop high quality, safe infection prevention and control practice. Under the leadership of the Chief Nurse and DIPC, the post holder will contribute to the delivery of key national targets for the prevention and control of healthcare associated infections (HCAIs) in accordance with the Trust's performance management framework.
About us
We are always looking for enterprising and innovative approaches to the way we provide our services. We are a national centre for telemedicine and introduced telehealth to the UK offender healthcare sector and also provide the service to patients in their care homes. Community matters to us and we are supported by 400 dedicated volunteers and have strong links with Bradford University, Craven College and Leeds City College to ensure we inspire the workforce of the future.
We want to attract staff who embrace our 'Right Care' behaviours of compassion, a commitment to quality of care and working together for patients - we want to make these part of our DNA.
Job description
Job responsibilities
MAIN DUTIES/KEY RESULT AREAS
Expert Practice
With regard to infection prevention and control, the post holder will work in collaboration with internal and external teams exercising effective leadership in order to ensure:
- Delivery of high quality care, providing expert practice and leadership so that specific needs of the patient cohort are addressed
- Implementation and evaluation of evidence-based practice to improve clinical care standards
- The Trust is supported to achieve standards laid out in the Health and Social Care Act 2008: code of practice on the prevention and control of infections and related guidance (updated Dec 2022), National Infection Prevention and Control Board Assurance Framework, National Infection Prevention and Control Manual (NIPCM) for England, NHS Standard Contract and Care Quality Commission
- Responsibility for setting, monitoring and seeking to continuously improve standards and the quality of patient care
- Interpretation of relevant directives, guidance, policy and research is timely and comprehensive
- Implements policies and proposes change to practice for own specialist area
- Integrated and effective infection prevention care pathways for patients
- Contributes to the development of specialist protocols for specialist areas
- High standards of cleanliness and physical environment are maintained in collaboration with AGHS
- Maintenance of statutory and the Trusts health and safety and risk management requirements
- Early engagement in stages of all building, maintenance and engineering projects in accordance with Infection Control in the Built Environment Health Building Note 00-09 and related Health Technical Memorandums
- Best practice in infection prevention and control in accordance with the NIPCM
- Investigation of and response to Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) enquiries and complaints in accordance with ANHSFT policies and procedures
- Address the concerns of patients and service users and respond to their suggestions for local quality improvements
- Provide support to patients and their carers where appropriate
- Investigation of and response to incidents in accordance with ANHSFT risk management and clinical governance policies and procedures
- Promotion of effective patient and public involvement in evaluating and planning service
- Effective implementation and evaluation of Trust policies, procedures and clinical guidelines
- Identification, management and reporting of outbreaks of infection
- Effective microbiological and epidemiological surveillance in liaison with the microbiology department
- Collaboration with community teams (as appropriate) to ensure seamless provision of care
- Collaboration with EHWB when required
- Participation in specialist national, regional and local conferences to keep up to date with developments, advances within the specialty
- Plans, provides and facilitates training and education of multi-professional staff
- Collaborate with the local universities to ensure appropriate learning.
Nurse leadership
The post holder is responsible to the Chief Nurse and, in relation to infection prevention and control, will:
- Act as an expert practitioner, advancing the knowledge and clinical skills of IPNs
- Be responsible and accountable for the quality of infection prevention and control standards within the IPT
- Provide leadership to the clinical team working with the Consultant Microbiologist and DIPC, develop new roles/ways of working
- Be responsible for advising and supporting all staff on patient care, management and quality of the patient care environment
- Support staff in their decision making
- Develop a patient-centred and multi-disciplinary approach to care
- Ensure patient safety is paramount, including taking action to reduce risks in relation to HCAIs
- Lead on clinical practice benchmarking and contribution to clinical audit
- Ensure a positive learning environment for all staff is developed and maintained
- Be a credible role model through the provision of support and advice to staff. Lead by example through visible leadership to motivate and empower others.
- Promote initiatives for developing practice, skills and role redesign
- Deliver on the Infection Prevention Strategy
- Have responsibility for policy implementation and development
- Ensure patient records are maintained in accordance with Nursing and Midwifery Council guidelines
- Work with the senior colleagues to support skills development and succession planning
- Systems are in place to make sure patients, their relatives, carers and staff are treated with dignity and respect
- Ensure that IPNs are working within the scope of their professional practice and that they adhere to the Nursing and Midwifery Council code of conduct
- Identify, monitor and evaluate education and training requirements, collaborating with the Trusts Practice Development Department and Organisational Learning and Development Team
- Attend, lead and participate in meetings and professional forums as required, providing timely and appropriate communication and dissemination of information
People and resource management
The post holder is responsible for people and resource management for the IPNs and Transfusion Nurse Specialist (professional only). The post holder will:
- Actively participate in the development of own personal development plan and performance review
- Ensure that all staff have annual performance review and personal development plans
- Deliver effectively on human resource functions including staff recruitment, staff retention, leave management, absence management, conduct, performance and grievance management, and investigations and hearings
- Manage human and material resources
- Deliver on the Trusts performance management framework
- Undertake continuing professional development and supporting that of the staff within their sphere of responsibility
- Identify staff group specific mandatory training and ensuring that staff within their sphere of responsibility undertake and maintain mandatory training
- Support, promote and model effective working relationships, communication, involvement, empowerment and multi-disciplinary team working with and amongst all staff
- Facilitate effective clinical supervision
- Facilitate appropriate preceptorship and mentorship
- Monitor and delegated management of budgets
- Review IPT establishment to ensure skill mix reflects current workload requirements and delivers best use of resources
- Promote positive employee relations and developing good working relationships with staff representatives within the workplace and at regional level
- Contribute to the development and delivery of business strategy at a speciality and service level
- Ensure that workload and performance monitoring data for the IPT is collected, collated and utilised to ensure the effective and efficient working of the IPT and reviews with the Chief Nurse at least quarterly
- Participate in IPT on-call rotas if required to cover e.g., due to sickness absence
-
- Ensure equipment is maintained according to manufacturers specifications and necessary repairs are undertaken
- Ensure staff are trained and supervised where appropriate in the correct use of equipment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
MAIN DUTIES/KEY RESULT AREAS
Expert Practice
With regard to infection prevention and control, the post holder will work in collaboration with internal and external teams exercising effective leadership in order to ensure:
- Delivery of high quality care, providing expert practice and leadership so that specific needs of the patient cohort are addressed
- Implementation and evaluation of evidence-based practice to improve clinical care standards
- The Trust is supported to achieve standards laid out in the Health and Social Care Act 2008: code of practice on the prevention and control of infections and related guidance (updated Dec 2022), National Infection Prevention and Control Board Assurance Framework, National Infection Prevention and Control Manual (NIPCM) for England, NHS Standard Contract and Care Quality Commission
- Responsibility for setting, monitoring and seeking to continuously improve standards and the quality of patient care
- Interpretation of relevant directives, guidance, policy and research is timely and comprehensive
- Implements policies and proposes change to practice for own specialist area
- Integrated and effective infection prevention care pathways for patients
- Contributes to the development of specialist protocols for specialist areas
- High standards of cleanliness and physical environment are maintained in collaboration with AGHS
- Maintenance of statutory and the Trusts health and safety and risk management requirements
- Early engagement in stages of all building, maintenance and engineering projects in accordance with Infection Control in the Built Environment Health Building Note 00-09 and related Health Technical Memorandums
- Best practice in infection prevention and control in accordance with the NIPCM
- Investigation of and response to Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) enquiries and complaints in accordance with ANHSFT policies and procedures
- Address the concerns of patients and service users and respond to their suggestions for local quality improvements
- Provide support to patients and their carers where appropriate
- Investigation of and response to incidents in accordance with ANHSFT risk management and clinical governance policies and procedures
- Promotion of effective patient and public involvement in evaluating and planning service
- Effective implementation and evaluation of Trust policies, procedures and clinical guidelines
- Identification, management and reporting of outbreaks of infection
- Effective microbiological and epidemiological surveillance in liaison with the microbiology department
- Collaboration with community teams (as appropriate) to ensure seamless provision of care
- Collaboration with EHWB when required
- Participation in specialist national, regional and local conferences to keep up to date with developments, advances within the specialty
- Plans, provides and facilitates training and education of multi-professional staff
- Collaborate with the local universities to ensure appropriate learning.
Nurse leadership
The post holder is responsible to the Chief Nurse and, in relation to infection prevention and control, will:
- Act as an expert practitioner, advancing the knowledge and clinical skills of IPNs
- Be responsible and accountable for the quality of infection prevention and control standards within the IPT
- Provide leadership to the clinical team working with the Consultant Microbiologist and DIPC, develop new roles/ways of working
- Be responsible for advising and supporting all staff on patient care, management and quality of the patient care environment
- Support staff in their decision making
- Develop a patient-centred and multi-disciplinary approach to care
- Ensure patient safety is paramount, including taking action to reduce risks in relation to HCAIs
- Lead on clinical practice benchmarking and contribution to clinical audit
- Ensure a positive learning environment for all staff is developed and maintained
- Be a credible role model through the provision of support and advice to staff. Lead by example through visible leadership to motivate and empower others.
- Promote initiatives for developing practice, skills and role redesign
- Deliver on the Infection Prevention Strategy
- Have responsibility for policy implementation and development
- Ensure patient records are maintained in accordance with Nursing and Midwifery Council guidelines
- Work with the senior colleagues to support skills development and succession planning
- Systems are in place to make sure patients, their relatives, carers and staff are treated with dignity and respect
- Ensure that IPNs are working within the scope of their professional practice and that they adhere to the Nursing and Midwifery Council code of conduct
- Identify, monitor and evaluate education and training requirements, collaborating with the Trusts Practice Development Department and Organisational Learning and Development Team
- Attend, lead and participate in meetings and professional forums as required, providing timely and appropriate communication and dissemination of information
People and resource management
The post holder is responsible for people and resource management for the IPNs and Transfusion Nurse Specialist (professional only). The post holder will:
- Actively participate in the development of own personal development plan and performance review
- Ensure that all staff have annual performance review and personal development plans
- Deliver effectively on human resource functions including staff recruitment, staff retention, leave management, absence management, conduct, performance and grievance management, and investigations and hearings
- Manage human and material resources
- Deliver on the Trusts performance management framework
- Undertake continuing professional development and supporting that of the staff within their sphere of responsibility
- Identify staff group specific mandatory training and ensuring that staff within their sphere of responsibility undertake and maintain mandatory training
- Support, promote and model effective working relationships, communication, involvement, empowerment and multi-disciplinary team working with and amongst all staff
- Facilitate effective clinical supervision
- Facilitate appropriate preceptorship and mentorship
- Monitor and delegated management of budgets
- Review IPT establishment to ensure skill mix reflects current workload requirements and delivers best use of resources
- Promote positive employee relations and developing good working relationships with staff representatives within the workplace and at regional level
- Contribute to the development and delivery of business strategy at a speciality and service level
- Ensure that workload and performance monitoring data for the IPT is collected, collated and utilised to ensure the effective and efficient working of the IPT and reviews with the Chief Nurse at least quarterly
- Participate in IPT on-call rotas if required to cover e.g., due to sickness absence
-
- Ensure equipment is maintained according to manufacturers specifications and necessary repairs are undertaken
- Ensure staff are trained and supervised where appropriate in the correct use of equipment.
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Registered Nurse/Midwife
- First level degree or equivalent in relevant subject
- Postgraduate/post-registration qualification in relevant subject
- Evidence of recent continuing professional development
- Leadership qualification
Desirable
- Infection Prevention and Control qualification
- Hold, or be working towards, a Master's degree
Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing a team/service/group of staff
- Recent experience of working at Band 7 or equivalent
- Leadership of clinical governance and patient safety
- Evidence of recent continuing professional development
- Leadership qualification
Desirable
- Experience of managing staff
- Service Development
Knowledge
Essential
- Current issues in infection prevention
- Understanding of service area specific requirements in relation to national and local policy and initiatives
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Registered Nurse/Midwife
- First level degree or equivalent in relevant subject
- Postgraduate/post-registration qualification in relevant subject
- Evidence of recent continuing professional development
- Leadership qualification
Desirable
- Infection Prevention and Control qualification
- Hold, or be working towards, a Master's degree
Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing a team/service/group of staff
- Recent experience of working at Band 7 or equivalent
- Leadership of clinical governance and patient safety
- Evidence of recent continuing professional development
- Leadership qualification
Desirable
- Experience of managing staff
- Service Development
Knowledge
Essential
- Current issues in infection prevention
- Understanding of service area specific requirements in relation to national and local policy and initiatives
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
