Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Three Boroughs
Community Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) team. We are currently seeking
an enthusiastic team player to join us on a permanent basis to support our
service delivery of the IPC agenda across community provider services and
health and social care settings.
This role requires collaboration with registered care homes,
primary care, dental practices, and providing a public health response to
various services throughout the community. If you possess experience working
within the community or an acute setting, including tuberculosis (TB)
experience, and ideally have served as an IPC link nurse or in a similar
capacity, or if you have a passion for IPC, then this opportunity could be
perfect for you to enhance your knowledge, skills, and behaviours within an established
team. Our objective is to continually enhance patient care and experiences.
A full driving licence is essential for this role. We also
highly recommend an informal visit to meet the team and gain an understanding
of our work environment.
Should you be interested or know someone who
might be, please do not hesitate to get in touch. Interviews will be held for
this post on Thursday 5th February 2026.
Main duties of the job
This is an exceptional opportunity for a role, dedicated to
fostering a sustainable model of both proactive and reactive work programmes,
aimed at enhancing infection prevention and control standards across our
community services. This role is crucial in upholding the highest standards of
our community services, thereby making a profound impact on public health.
The ideal candidate will be adept at building and nurturing
relationships, exemplifying best practices in Infection Prevention and Control
(IPC), and conducting comprehensive audits to ensure compliance with the
highest standards. Additionally, they will be tasked with providing education
and training to staff, ensuring that everyone is well-versed in the latest IPC
standards and methodologies.
To facilitate the successful candidate's journey, they will
receive a thorough induction into the service, coupled with extensive support
for their personal and professional development. This support will be anchored
by robust education and competency frameworks, ensuring continuous growth and
excellence in their role.
Should you know of an individual who would excel
in this role or if you have a keen interest yourself, please do not hesitate to
reach out. We seek an individual who is passionate about IPC and eager to
contribute positively to our community services.
About us
Flexible working will be considered for all roles.
Unfortunately, we do not hold a sponsor licence for working Visas.
At Bridgewater, our PEOPLE values shape how we deliver our
NHS services in your local community.
They help us deliver our mission to improve local health and
promote wellbeing in the communities we serve.
After all, values are about people and they were
created in partnership with our staff to reflect what they felt was important
to them
Here at Bridgewater our shared values flow through the organisation.
P- Person-centred-We are passionate about individual needs and
promote independence in the healthcare we provide..
E- Empowered- We empower our people and encourage new ideas to deliver and create improvements in community care.
O- Open and Honest -We behave in a way that develops relationships
based on trust, openness, honesty and respect.
P- Professional-We support our people, so everyone has the right
skills and training to deliver outstanding patient care.
L- Locally Lead -We are always learning about our communities and
show great pride in being a local provider of health and care.
E- Efficient -We use our resources wisely to provide
sustainable and value for money healthcare for our patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will join the existing Infection, prevention and control team to support the Trust in meeting National standards for Infection Prevention and Control, the criteria within the Health and Social care Act Hygiene Code 2008 and CQC Fundamental Standards. This is an exciting development post for an experienced nurse.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- The post holder will be responsible for assisting the Infection, Prevention and Control team in driving the national infection prevention and control agenda forward to improve standards of practice in across Bridgewater Community healthcare NHS Trust.
- Clinic visits to provide training and audit of practice and to identify risks via this process.
- organises and manages the link practitioner meetings.
- The post holder will utilise local and national guidelines for the Infection prevention and control agenda.
- The post holder will work within an existing work programme to monitor the standards of infection prevention and control across Bridgewater.
- Respond to issues raised with appropriate individuals and groups and implement any changes required to infection control practice.
- The post holder will assist with training events hosted by Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Trust to safeguard standards and practice in all aspects of Healthcare Associated Infection (HCAI) prevention.
- Assist with policy development to ensure safe practice.
- Ensure that staff are following the appropriate polices for the prevention of HCAI
- Will challenge poor practice within the Trust and raise concerns to Head of service to improve practice and patient safety.
- Following a period of development will work independently within the community and make autonomous decisions on management of HCAI.
- Will identify clinical risk and write up reports of recommendation to improve practice.
- Will work collaboratively with all services to promote high standards of Infection prevention and control practice, including outbreaks.
- Contribute to the existing Link forums within the Trust setting up and leading groups as appropriate
- Contribute to existing programmes of training to enhance elearning on IPC
- Support immunisation campaigns within the Trust by undertaking;
o Targeted audit programmes
o Training (targeted campaigns i.e. staff flu campaign)
o Attending immunisation meetings within Bridgewater and Public Health England (as required/requested by the Lead Nurse IPC or IPC Senior Nurse/Staff Flu Lead)
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will join the existing Infection, prevention and control team to support the Trust in meeting National standards for Infection Prevention and Control, the criteria within the Health and Social care Act Hygiene Code 2008 and CQC Fundamental Standards. This is an exciting development post for an experienced nurse.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- The post holder will be responsible for assisting the Infection, Prevention and Control team in driving the national infection prevention and control agenda forward to improve standards of practice in across Bridgewater Community healthcare NHS Trust.
- Clinic visits to provide training and audit of practice and to identify risks via this process.
- organises and manages the link practitioner meetings.
- The post holder will utilise local and national guidelines for the Infection prevention and control agenda.
- The post holder will work within an existing work programme to monitor the standards of infection prevention and control across Bridgewater.
- Respond to issues raised with appropriate individuals and groups and implement any changes required to infection control practice.
- The post holder will assist with training events hosted by Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Trust to safeguard standards and practice in all aspects of Healthcare Associated Infection (HCAI) prevention.
- Assist with policy development to ensure safe practice.
- Ensure that staff are following the appropriate polices for the prevention of HCAI
- Will challenge poor practice within the Trust and raise concerns to Head of service to improve practice and patient safety.
- Following a period of development will work independently within the community and make autonomous decisions on management of HCAI.
- Will identify clinical risk and write up reports of recommendation to improve practice.
- Will work collaboratively with all services to promote high standards of Infection prevention and control practice, including outbreaks.
- Contribute to the existing Link forums within the Trust setting up and leading groups as appropriate
- Contribute to existing programmes of training to enhance elearning on IPC
- Support immunisation campaigns within the Trust by undertaking;
o Targeted audit programmes
o Training (targeted campaigns i.e. staff flu campaign)
o Attending immunisation meetings within Bridgewater and Public Health England (as required/requested by the Lead Nurse IPC or IPC Senior Nurse/Staff Flu Lead)
Person Specification
Relationships
Essential
- If you are related to a director, or have a relationship with a director or employee of an appointing organisation, please state the relationship.
Job Specific Requirements
Essential
- The ability to travel independently across the Trust
- The ability to work flexibly in accordance with service needs
Desirable
- Understanding of immunisation campaigns
- Undertaken immunisation 2 day
Sponsorship
Essential
- Do you have the right to stay and work in the UK without sponsorship (share-codes will be checked if applicable).
Qualifications
Essential
- RGN with a willingness to progress further in own professional development.
- Interest in Infection prevention and control.
Desirable
- Evidence of Post grad education
- IPC qualification
- (If not completed post grad must undertake Competency Framework developed by Infection Prevention Society.
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- General nursing experience.
- Infection control knowledge.
- Leadership.
- Able to act independently.
- Good communication skills.
- Teaching skills.
- Assertive and willing to challenge practice.
- Ability to write reports.
Desirable
- Broad balance of nursing experience.
- Analytical skills excel, word, power point
Experience
Essential
- Wide variety of nursing experience.
- Community experience
- The ability to work on own initiative
Person Specification
Relationships
Essential
- If you are related to a director, or have a relationship with a director or employee of an appointing organisation, please state the relationship.
Job Specific Requirements
Essential
- The ability to travel independently across the Trust
- The ability to work flexibly in accordance with service needs
Desirable
- Understanding of immunisation campaigns
- Undertaken immunisation 2 day
Sponsorship
Essential
- Do you have the right to stay and work in the UK without sponsorship (share-codes will be checked if applicable).
Qualifications
Essential
- RGN with a willingness to progress further in own professional development.
- Interest in Infection prevention and control.
Desirable
- Evidence of Post grad education
- IPC qualification
- (If not completed post grad must undertake Competency Framework developed by Infection Prevention Society.
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- General nursing experience.
- Infection control knowledge.
- Leadership.
- Able to act independently.
- Good communication skills.
- Teaching skills.
- Assertive and willing to challenge practice.
- Ability to write reports.
Desirable
- Broad balance of nursing experience.
- Analytical skills excel, word, power point
Experience
Essential
- Wide variety of nursing experience.
- Community experience
- The ability to work on own initiative
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).
