Band 8a Clinical lead IPC nurse

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust; Camden Town; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a full-time clinical lead nurse for infection prevention and control (IPC) to lead the IPC service at Royal Free Hospital, alongside colleagues at Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals and NMUH. The role requires Band 7 equivalent experience within IPC and a degree in IPC, or progression towards an MSc in IPC.

The post offers the chance to drive high-quality patient care across three main hospitals, with a focus on standard setting, incident

Qualifications

• Experience in infection prevention & control operational delivery.
• Ability to lead and deputise for Head of IPC Nursing.
• Proven track record in audit and service improvement at ward level.

Responsibilities

• Support Matrons, specialist clinical staff and ward nurses to deliver high-quality, patient-focused care.
• Depute as required for the Head of IPC Nursing.
• Develop procedures, guidelines and protocols to support safe, efficient IPC service.
• Monitor service level via regular audits and take remedial action where needed.
• Supervise staff development and appraisals through line management structure.
• Drive clinical standards, benchmarking and incident reporting within the IPC unit.
• Encourage infection prevention research and audit activities.
• Ensure data collection and submission for service delivery metrics.
• Lead pathways of care to reduce length of stay and improve efficiency.

Skills

IPC experience

Clinical leadership

Audit & data collection

Education

Degree in Infection Prevention & Control

Working towards MSc in IPC

Job description

• To support Matrons, specialist clinical staff and ward nurses in the delivery of a high-quality patient focused care which contributes to the patients overall experience.
• To deputise as required for the Head of IPC Nursing.
• To develop procedures, guidelines and protocols to support the development of a safe and efficient service.
• To monitor the level of service provided by the support services through regular audit and take remedial action as necessary.
• To supervise the professional development and appraisal of staff through their line management structure.
• To take responsibility for clinical standards, benchmarking/Essence of Care, infection prevention and control management as delegated by the Head of IPC Nursing.
• To foster a culture of incident reporting and responding to incidents, reflections, equal opportunity, openness, mutual respect between the professions and professional development within the unit.
• To support the development of nursing research and audit.
• To ensure that mechanisms are in place for the collection and submission of appropriate data in respect to service delivery.
• To lead to the achievement of reduction of length of stay reduction and efficiency within the service by identifying clear pathways of care for the patient in collaboration with colleagues.

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

The successful candidate is required to be able demonstrate the Trust values, the responsibilities of the job description and person specification. In particular you should have proven experience of working as a Band 7 or equivalent within IPC. You should either have a degree in Infection prevention & Control (IPC), or be working towards a degree or Msc degree in infection Prevention and control (IPC)

This is an exciting time to be working at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation one of the biggest NHS Trusts in the UK, delivering care to more than 1.6 million people a year through our three main hospitals: Barnet, Chase Farm and Royal Free. We are looking for a full time clinical lead nurse for infection prevention and control (IPC) to lead the IPC service based at Royal Free Hospital in parallel with the clinical lead nurses at Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals and North Middlesex University Hospital (NMUH).