Band 6 Practice Educator Infection Prevention and Control

Royal Free Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Job summary

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 6 Practice Educator in Infection Prevention and Control. The post involves daily ward rounds, proactive IPC advice to patients and staff, audits, outbreak management and teaching across multiple sites within the Royal Free London group.

The role requires travel between trust sites, with opportunities to develop professional leadership in a centre of world-class care. Flexible working arrangements are available within the NHS framework.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse (RGN) with NHS experience.
• Willingness to complete IPC modules or degree-level study.
• Experience mentoring or teaching in a multidisciplinary team.
• Proven ability in audit and infection surveillance.
• Ability to travel across trust sites to cover roles.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to annual IPC programme and work plan; ongoing professional development.
• Conduct ward visits and advise on IPC practice; provide training at the bedside.
• Deliver training and assess clinical competence in IPC across MDT.
• Lead hand hygiene and other IPC practices; promote best practice.

Skills

Advanced communication

IPC knowledge

Mentorship experience

Teamwork

Education

RN (RGN) registration

IPC modules or degree-level study

Tools

Excel

Trac/NHS system

Job description

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Band 6 Practice Educator Infection Prevention and Control

NHS AfC: Band 6

Main area Infection Prevention and Control Nursing Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday) Job ref 391-RFL-7736720-E

Site Royal Free Hospital Town London Salary £47,951 - £56,863 per annum including HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 21/10/2026 23:59

Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

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Band 6 Practice Educator Infection prevention and Control for Royal Free hospital

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Infection Prevention and Control Team (IPCT) - We are looking for enthusiastic, proactive, motivated and/or experienced infection prevention & control nurse to take up a post within our IPCT.

The post holder will base at Royal Free hospital which is part of the Royal Free London group.

This would be an ideal opportunity for a dynamic, confident, and highly motivated nurse wishing to further their career in a specialist and pivotal field within healthcare. It's an exciting time to join our friendly, proactive, productive and awarding winning team. The role is interesting and tasks include daily patient ward rounds, proactive advice giving to patients/staff/visitors, problem solving, undertaking audits, infection surveillance, outbreak management and teaching.

This post requires travelling to other trust premises and therefore candidates must be able to get around the trust sites in a timely and efficient manner. You must have enthusiasm to continue professional self-development and development of others. You will need to demonstrate your expertise and the contribution you can make to building a team, maintaining and improving trust infection rates and leading the trust forward as a centre of world class care.

Main duties of the job

Main activities
contribute to annual IPC programme and work plan such as undertaking clinical skill
competence assessments
continuing professional development
training for support and non-clinical staff.
undertaking preparation for inspections by the Care Quality Commission and other external
bodies.
act as a IPC team member in an advisory capacity for clinical practice queries
emergency duties such as staff practice for ‘outbreak management’
ward visits to advise on IPC practice and train at ‘the bed-side’
advise out-patient staff and patients on IPC practice.
act as role model for trust staff
patient-related administration linked to clinical work,
develop best practice at grass roots level across the clinical divisions and across clinical
teams
develop a culture of patient safety and ‘zero tolerance’ of healthcare acquired infections
systematic assessment and development of training needs in relation to infection prevention
and control core practices for all members of the multidisciplinary team (MDT)
deliver training and assessing clinical competence in the clinical setting for members of the
MDT
develop the role of clinical champion for hand hygiene and best infection prevention and
control (IPC) practice.

Working for our organisation

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.

For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Person specification

• RGN
• Be prepared to work towards modules in infection prevention and control / degree level

Experience

• experience at Band 5/6 caring for acute nursing
• Experience of Teaching / Mentorship/ Preceptorship
• Experience of working closely with a multidisciplinary team
• Experience of challenging practice

Skills and aptitudes

• Advanced communication skills
• Interested in continuing to develop clinical skills
• Evidence of participation in audit and the promotion of evidence based practice
• Understanding of basic managerial skills
• Understanding of clinical risk, clinical governance and national benchmarks
• Understanding of national frameworks
• Understanding of preceptorship, mentorship & staff development

Personal Qualities & attributes

• Committed to reducing hospital acquired infections
• Positive, professional and polite
• Be a positive role model with the ability to demonstrate a credible and professional approach
• To be flexible and approachable
• Computer Literacy and excel database skills
• Able to work under pressure to meet deadlines

Others

• Able to work flexibly in line with requirements of the post
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Royal Free World Class Values

• Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
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Applications are welcome from people wishing to job share or work flexible patterns. We are committed to equal opportunities.

Please note:

• Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification
• Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.
• Interview arrangements will be communicated via email so please check your email regularly following the closing date.

Please be advised that due to exceptionally high demand, all Royal Free accommodation is at full capacity and waiting lists are being held. Average waiting times are 12 months. Please do not rely on Trust accommodation when you commence your role and ensure you investigate alternative accommodation for your arrival.

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Application numbers

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