Infection Prevention Control Deputy Nurse

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust; Tewkesbury; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A public health organization in Tewkesbury is looking for a leader in infection control to manage and facilitate the infection control agenda across the Trust. The role includes supporting the Matron on decontamination efforts, ensuring performance reviews, and acting as a change agent within the organization. The position operates Monday to Friday with potential evening and weekend hours during high pressure periods.

Qualifications

• Experience in appraisals and performance management.
• Ability to influence the adoption of evidence-based best practices.
• Specialist advice in prevention, surveillance, and control of infection.

Responsibilities

• Manage and lead the IPC service to implement infection control agendas.
• Support the Matron on the decontamination work stream.
• Ensure performance reviews of clinical and non-clinical staff.

Job description

Manage and provide leadership for the IPC service to facilitate the implementation of the infection control agenda across the Trust, communicates progress against key performance indicators.

Support the Matron on the decontamination work stream with a view to leading on this.

To ensure that business is conducted according to the terms of reference, and that agendas and minutes are distributed through the approved reporting route.

Ensure appraisals and performance reviews of the team including clinical and non-clinical staff.

Act as a role model and change agent to influence the adoption of evidence based best practice.

Support in IPC policy implementation, audit and quality improvement service development. Provide specialist advice and expertise to support the prevention, surveillance, and control of infection.

To be aware of, and contribute to, clinical governance issues relating to infection control across the organisation.

The role is Monday to Friday in core hours. In areas of high pressure there maybe working hours in the evening or over the weekend in the IPC service for support and advice e.g. winter pressures.

Experience in appraisals, performance management and deputising to a team.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.