Infection Prevention and Control Nurse

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust; Wakefield; Vor Ort; GBP 26.000 - 38.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

NHS pension plan

Generous holiday allowance

Employee health and wellbeing services

Onsite nurseries

Childcare vouchers

Home electronics schemes

Working carers support

Carer-friendly policies

Zusammenfassung

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust is seeking an enthusiastic Registered Nurse to join the Infection Prevention and Control Team. The role involves delivering specialist IPC advice, education and support across the Trust, with a focus on reducing healthcare-associated infections and promoting safe practice.

You will work autonomously and within a multidisciplinary team, prioritising competing demands and contributing to weekend on-call arrangements as required.

Qualifikationen

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration and NHS experience.
• Ability to deliver infection prevention and control advice to staff, patients and relatives.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills, with ability to work independently.

Aufgaben

• Provide infection prevention and control advice to staff, patients and relatives.
• Assess and manage infection risks from patients, staff, equipment and environment.
• Interpret microbiology information to support infection prevention and control.

Kenntnisse

Infection prevention and control

Communication skills

Organisation skills

Teamwork

Clinical assessment

Ausbildung

Nursing degree / RN (NMC registered)

Jobbeschreibung

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and experienced Registered Nurse to join the Infection Prevention and Control Team at Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust. This is a varied and specialist role supporting the delivery of the Trusts infection prevention and control agenda, with a focus on reducing healthcare-associated infections and promoting safe and effective practice. You will work both autonomously and collaboratively as part of the wider Infection Prevention and Control Team, providing specialist advice, education and support to staff across the Trust. We are looking for someone with excellent communication and organisational skills who can work independently while contributing effectively to a multidisciplinary team. You will need to be adaptable, able to prioritise competing demands and confident in engaging and influencing others. The post requires working across Trust locations and participating in weekend working or the Infection Prevention and Control weekend on-call arrangements as required by the service.

• Provide infection prevention and control advice and guidance to staff, patients, relatives and others, incorporating relevant national and local guidance.
• Assess and manage infection risks associated with patients, staff, equipment and the healthcare environment, recommending appropriate control measures.
• Interpret microbiological information and assess its clinical relevance to support the prevention and control of infection.

About the Trust

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield).

We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work. We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.

Benefits

• You will have access to the NHS pension plan
• a generous holiday allowance
• employee health and wellbeing services
• extensive benefits and support
• onsite nurseries
• childcare vouchers
• home electronics schemes
• working carers support
• carer-friendly policies
• and more

If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.