Infection Prevention and Control Specialist Nurse/Practitioner

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust; Huddersfield; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Specialist IPC Nurse/Practitioner to join the Infection Prevention and Control Team. The post holder will provide advisory, investigative and educational IPC support across the Trust, contributing to surveillance, audit and prevention of infection.

The role involves day-to-day management and development of IPC services, policy and project work, and participation in a 24-hour IPC on-call weekend rota across hospital sites and community

Responsibilities

• Provide IPC advisory, investigative and educational support to the Trust.
• Support surveillance, audits and outbreak investigations to prevent infection.

Job description

• To work as a specialist nurse/practitioner within the Trust's Infection Prevention and Control Team (IPCT). The post holder will contribute to a seamless Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) service, working as part of a multidisciplinary team and providing an advisory, investigative and educational role within the Trust, as well as having responsibility for surveillance, audit, control and prevention of disease


• In conjunction with the other members of the team have responsibility for the day-to-day management and continuing development of the IPC service, including the development of policies, guidelines and projects in order to develop and maintain an effective IPC service


• The post holder will be required to work Monday to Friday, work flexibly between the 2 hospital sites and community bases and take part in the IPC 24 hour on call weekend rota


• Provide specialist knowledge, education and advice, to promote health, prevent and control infections for patients, relatives, healthcare workers, Private Finance Initiative (PFI) partners and visitors to the healthcare environment.

Main duties of the job

This role supports all staff across the organisation by providing expert infection prevention and control (IPC) advice, promoting best practice, and acting as a visible role model. Working alongside the Infection Prevention and Control Team, it involves managing and developing IPC services, monitoring and assessing infection risks, coordinating audits and surveillance programmes, and supporting outbreak investigations. The post holder contributes to patient safety through incident reviews, investigation of hazardous practices, and the development of IPC policies and standards. The role also supports service improvement and delivers a wide range of education and training programmes, including mandatory training, workshops, ANTT education, and support for the Link Infection Prevention and Control network.

CHFT is an integrated acute and community Trust serving diverse communities across Calderdale and Kirklees, with strong partnerships across West Yorkshire. We are proud of our One Culture of Care -- caring for each other with the same compassion, kindness and respect that we show our patients -- and of the values that underpin how we work: we put people first, we go see, we work together to get results, and we do the must dos. CHFT is recognised as a forward looking, digitally enabled Trust, with a strong track record of using data, innovation and system collaboration to improve quality, safety and outcomes. We are ambitious about the role that acute trusts play in prevention, population health and reducing inequalities, and this post sits at the heart of that agenda.