Community Infection Prevention and Control Nurse

NHS Jobs; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Sheffield is looking for a Community Infection Prevention and Control Nurse. The role involves providing clinical expertise, managing outbreak response, and developing IPC strategies. Candidates should have relevant nursing qualifications and experience in community settings. The organization values diversity and promotes flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Generous holiday entitlement

Flexible working opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in infection prevention and control in community settings.
• Ability to support and manage outbreak response effectively.
• Skills in population health surveillance and health inequality assessment.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical expertise to community settings.
• Support development of local IPC strategies and plans.
• Build relationships with stakeholders and manage IPC issues.

Skills

Clinical IPC expertise

Strong communication skills

IT and analytical skills

Education

Relevant Nursing qualification

Job description

Community Infection Prevention and Control Nurse

Key responsibilities Service and Programme Delivery: You will provide clinical IPC expertise to community settings and commissioners, promoting evidence-based practice and ensuring compliance. You will support outbreak management and response in a clinical capacity, working closely with the UK Health Security Agency. Additionally, you will contribute to local IPC strategies, audits, and the Sheffield Community Infection Prevention & Control Delivery Plan. Performance Management: You will support the effective delivery of the Sheffield Community Infection Prevention & Control Delivery Plan, contribute to improving Public Health Outcomes Framework indicators, and assist in reducing preventable infections in CQC-registered care settings. Planning: You will support the development of Sheffield policies and plans, ensuring effective collaboration in addressing acute and longer-term issues. You will contribute to population health surveillance and the assessment of health inequalities, using epidemiological methods to inform policy and strategy. Additionally, you will analyse both qualitative and quantitative data, maintaining strong IT and analytical skills. Stakeholder Management: You will build and maintain positive relationships with colleagues, commissioners, and health system partners, fostering collaboration and improving processes. You will keep relevant Sheffield City Council teams and public health colleagues informed on IPC issues and service outcomes. Using strong communication skills, you will effectively share information, deliver training, and manage conflict, including negotiating difficult decisions. Representation: You will represent the service in relevant forums and communities of practice to support the operational delivery of IPC quality improvement. You will actively contribute to local, regional, and national discussions on antimicrobial resistance, ensuring the services interests and expertise are represented. We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly. Under the Disability Confident Scheme, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check. Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share. If you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade. Equality of pay is extremely important to us. All roles at Sheffield City Council are going through an evaluation process which may result in changes to some pay arrangements from 2026. Find out more on ourSheff news page.