Infection Prevention and Control Nurse

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension plan

27 days holiday plus bank holidays

Wellbeing services

Flexible working options

Job summary

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust is seeking a proactive Registered Nurse to join the Infection Prevention and Control Team. The post focuses on reducing healthcare-associated infections and promoting safe clinical practice across Trust sites.

The role requires strong communication, organisational skills and the ability to work independently within a multidisciplinary team, with weekend on-call elements as required by the service.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with post registration experience.
• Recognised Teaching Qualification.
• Evidence of an interest in Infection Prevention and Control.

Responsibilities

• Provide infection prevention and control advice to staff, patients and carers.
• Assess and manage infection risks across patients, staff and environment.
• Interpret microbiological information and its clinical relevance.
• Collaborate across professional boundaries to support IPC practice.
• Participate in infection surveillance, data collection and dissemination.

Skills

Registered Nurse

Teaching qualification

Infection prevention knowledge

Education

Nursing degree

Teaching qualification

Job description

For further information about this role, please contact Sarah Goodall (Matron for Infection Prevention and Control) via:

Email

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About The Role

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 Trust’s 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.

Main duties

The role includes assessing and managing infection risks, interpreting microbiological information, supporting surveillance and audit, and advising clinical teams on appropriate infection prevention and control measures. You will work across professional and organisational boundaries and contribute to the development and review of policies, procedures and standards.

Education is an important part of the role. You will support the development and delivery of learning opportunities for staff, using a range of teaching approaches to help translate infection prevention and control principles into clinical practice. You will also contribute to surveillance, audit and the interpretation and dissemination of findings to support improvements in patient safety and clinical practice.

You Will

• 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.
• Work collaboratively across professional and organisational boundaries to support effective infection prevention and control practice.
• Participate in infection surveillance, including the collection, analysis, interpretation and timely dissemination of data.
• Contribute to clinical audit and use findings to identify areas for improvement and challenge poor practice appropriately.
• Develop and deliver infection prevention and control education and learning opportunities for staff.
• Contribute to the review and development of Trust policies, procedures and standards for the prevention and control of infection.
• Support the investigation of incidents and service failures and ensure learning is used to inform future practice and service development.
• Contribute to service improvement and support the Trust's wider infection prevention and control objectives

Qualifications

Essential person specification requirements

• Registered Nurse with post registration experience
• Recognised Teaching Qualification
• Evidence of an interest in Infection Prevention and Control

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details.

Experience

• Experience in an acute setting
• Audit experience
• Formal and informal teaching
• Multi-Disciplinary meetings
• Evidence of continued professional development

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details.

Personal Attributes

• Personal and professional maturity
• Recognition of own limitations
• Demonstrates enthusiasm
• Flexibility
• Able to travel between sites

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details.

Be part of MY team

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.

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

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Our Benefits

• Access to the NHS pension plan
• Generous holiday allowance of 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing with 5 and 10 years of service
• Exceptional employee health and wellbeing services
• Extensive benefits and support, including:
• Onsite nurseries and childcare salary sacrifice scheme
• Home electronics scheme
• Cycle to work scheme - subject to eligibility criteria
• Car lease salary sacrifice scheme - subject to eligibility criteria
• Working carers support and advice, carers network and carers passport
• Flexible working options and family and carer-friendly policies
• Established staff networks, including LGBTQ+ and Race Equality
• Career progression, training and support

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