Infection Prevention and Control Nurse | Croydon Health Services NHS Trust

Croydon Health Services; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Greater London seeks an experienced infection prevention and control nurse for a fixed-term contract covering maternity leave. The role involves providing specialist advice, ensuring adherence to IPC protocols, and leading on-site support for acute and community services. Applicants should have previous IPC experience, excellent communication skills, and a self-motivated attitude. This position offers a chance to make a significant impact on patient safety and experience within a diverse community.

Qualifications

• Previous infection prevention and control (IPC) experience is essential.
• Must be computer literate and organized.
• Ability to influence IPC practices across various services.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist IPC advice and support to staff.
• Act as an adviser, disseminating specialist knowledge.
• Ensure patient-focused service through leadership.
• Investigate outbreaks of infections and analyze information.
• Assist with clinical surveillance and monitoring data collection.

Skills

IPC experience

Organizational skills

Excellent communication skills

Autonomous working

Job description

Position

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and experienced infection prevention and control nurse on a Fixed Term basis to cover maternity leave for 12 months.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist IPC advice and support to staff and teams in acute and community services to ensure adherence to good practice.
• Act as an adviser disseminating specialist skills and knowledge to all staff groups, patients and visitors; remain visible and accessible as a good role model.
• Contribute to the daily organisation of the service in the absence of the Senior Infection Prevention & Control Nurse.
• Provide strong, visible on‑site leadership, support and guidance to all Trust and community staff, ensuring a patient‑focused service.
• Identify and ensure prompt investigation of outbreaks of infections, analyse information to determine root causes, share lessons learned and improve practice to reduce recurrence.
• Ensure processes are in place and assist with the collection of clinical surveillance and monitoring data for national and mandatory surveillance.
• Utilise analysis of surveillance results to identify areas for improvement and work with clinical teams to achieve these improvements.
• Work in collaboration with Clinical Site practitioners to ensure safe placement and movement of patients, enhancing the patient experience.

Qualifications & Competencies

• Previous IPC experience essential.
• Computer literate with good organisational skills.
• Demonstrated autonomous working style and ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Self‑motivated, strong work ethic, passion for IPC, ability to manage own workload, excellent communication skills and ability to engage with others.
• Ability to influence and articulate best IPC practice across a broad range of services.

About Croydon Health Services NHS Trust

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provides hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity. Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital is one of the busiest in London. We’re also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres and in people’s homes.

Application Details

Interviews: tbc.

Please see the attached supporting document (Job Description) which contains more information about the role.

This advert closes on Friday 2 Jan 2026.