Infection Control Practitioner

NHS; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A children's hospice organization in Birmingham is seeking an experienced Infection Control Practitioner to lead on infection prevention and control across three hospices and work as a Practice Educator. The role offers a salary range of £46,500 to £52,000 per annum, benefits like employee discounts and a group personal pension plan, and opportunities for career development through an education strategy. Applicants must be Registered Nurses or Allied Health Professionals with prior experience in infection control.

Benefits

Employee discounts from leading retailers

Generous contribution to pension plan

Gym membership discount

Health cash plan

Annual leave increases with service

Qualifications

• Must be a Registered Nurse or Allied Health Professional.
• Evidence of post-basic training in infection prevention and control is required.
• Previous experience in infection control is essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead on infection prevention and control across the hospices.
• Support the delivery of the Acorns Education Strategy.
• Provide specialist input in identification, prevention, and control of infection.

Skills

Infection control

Nursing skills

Training delivery

Education

Registered Nurse or Allied Health Professional

Evidence of post-basic training in infection prevention and control

Job description

Acorns Children's Hospice Trust are looking for an Infection Control Practitioner to lead on infection prevention and control across our three hospices. Additionally, you will work as a Practice Educator to support the delivery of the Acorns Education Strategy

Main duties of the job

Acorns Children's Hospice Trust are looking for an Infection Control Practitioner to lead on infection prevention and control across our three hospices. Additionally, you will work as a Practice Educator to support the delivery of the Acorns Education Strategy

About us

Acorns is recognised as a great place to work because of our people. Our priority is that our people feel valued, whatever their background and experience, and wherever they work.

Job responsibilities

Acorns Children's Hospice Trust are looking for an Infection Control Practitioner to lead on infection prevention and control across our three hospices in Walsall, Worcester and Birmingham. Additionally, you will work as a Practice Educator to support the delivery of the Acorns Education Strategy.

About the Role

Acorns provides care for babies, children and young people, who have life-limiting or life-threatening conditions, both in our hospices and in their homes. Our care teams are part of a supportive, multi-disciplinary team delivering care packages that are tailored to each childs individual holistic needs and were structured so that youll simply have the time to care.

Each hospice is purpose-built with individually decorated rooms overlooking our gardens. We try to make it as welcoming and friendly as possible a homely environment for the children, young people and their families.

As Infection Control Practitioner, you will:

• Provide specialist input in the identification, prevention and control of infection
• Monitor staff compliance with infection prevention and control policies
• Identify potential infection hazards and suggest appropriate remedial action to relevant personnel
• As part of the Care Education Team, support the development and delivery of an education plan and deliver learning to meet identified learning needs
• Critically evaluate information and research to formulate advice on the prevention and control of infection
• Collaborate with members of care teams and other agencies in the identification, investigation and management of outbreaks

About You

• Registered Nurse or Allied Health Professional
• Previous experience in infection control
• Evidence of post qualification basic training in infection prevention and control
• Ability to be a change agent

What We Offer

• £46,500 to £52,000 per annum
• 37.5 hours per week
• Travel between Acorns Hospices in Birmingham, Walsall and Worcester
• Employee discounts from leading retailers including the Blue Light Card
• Generous contribution to group personal pension plan (7.5%) or continuation of current NHS pension scheme
• NHS pension scheme life assurance or Acorns group life assurance scheme
• Career development through our Acorns Academy offering leadership, coaching, fundraising, clinical training and more.
• Health cash plan
• Gym membership and equipment discount scheme
• Bike2Work scheme - save up to 42% on bikes and equipment
• Wellbeing, legal and financial support
• Annual leave entitlement increases with length of service

Interviews are scheduled to be held on 6 March

You need to be eligible to work in the UK to be considered for this role. We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and therefore any successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check for children and will be asked to provide two satisfactory references. In addition, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of immunisation against specific diseases or confirm their willingness to receive the necessary vaccinations.

As a UNICEF GoldRights Respecting organisation we are committed to ensuring that the United Nations Convention for the Rights of the Child is embedded into both culture and practice within the organisation. As an employee you will be a Duty Bearer for Childrens Rights and support all children to be Rights Holders.

Find out about our culture, career development, benefits and more here: Why work for Acorns?

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse or Allied Health Professional, Evidence of post basic training in infection prevention and control
• Post registration IPC qualification (or working towards)

Experience

• Previous experience in infection control,
• Experience of creating delivering monitoring training and evaluating clinical training activities using blended learning

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.