Infection Prevention & Control Clinical Nurse Specialist

Lancashire Care Foundation Trust; Darwen; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Infection Prevention & Control Clinical Nurse Specialist to join our IPC Team. The post holder will provide expert advice, education and leadership to ensure compliance with national standards and high-quality patient care across our Trust.

Working with multidisciplinary teams, you will develop and implement IPC policies, conduct surveys and audits, and support the Head of IPC in local and national initiatives to reduce

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with substantial infection prevention and control experience.
• Experience in developing and implementing IPC policies and conducting audits.
• Strong leadership and ability to educate multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert IPC advice to clinical staff on planning, implementing and evaluating care.
• Lead and participate in surveys and audits to monitor IPC compliance.
• Develop, update and disseminate local IPC policies and guidelines.
• Collaborate across professional and organisational boundaries to improve infection control.

Skills

IPC expertise

Clinical leadership

Education and training

Audits

Policy development

Collaborative working

Job description

Infection Prevention & Control Clinical Nurse Specialist

A Vacancy at Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust.

Join Our Team and Help Protect Patients, Staff and Communities

We are seeking an experienced, motivated and forward-thinking Clinical Nurse Specialist in Infection Prevention and Control to join our Infection Prevention and Control Team.

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic registered nurse with substantial experience in infection prevention and control to play a key role in supporting the delivery of high-quality, safe patient care across our organisation. Working alongside multidisciplinary teams, you will provide expert advice, education and leadership to ensure compliance with national standards, best practice guidance and regulatory requirements.

The successful candidate will be passionate about improving patient outcomes, reducing healthcare-associated infections and promoting a culture of safety and quality improvement.

• The registered nurse will assist to deliver a safe, responsive and effective Infection Prevention & Control (IPC) service to Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust, acting as a resource for specialist knowledge, taking a lead in the development of infection control policies and ensuring that the requirements of local and national standards and targets relating to infection control are met.
• They will advise clinical staff on IPC issues relating to planning, implementation and evaluation of patient and equipment care, and educate staff regarding Infection Prevention & Control. They will organise and conduct surveys and audits.
• The role is a collaborative role working with individuals and groups across professional and organisational boundaries.
• The post holder will support the Head of IPC in developing and implementing local and national policies for infection prevention and control, decontamination, surveillance, investigation and clinical audit.

LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.

Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you’d like to discuss your application, please ask.

We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.

LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.

The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.

Explore our full wellbeing offer here:Keeping our workforce well

For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.