Infection Prevention & Control Nurse

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS; England; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in the United Kingdom is seeking a dedicated registered nurse to focus on infection prevention and control. This role requires excellent organisational and communication skills, as well as the ability to motivate others. The successful candidate will work across community hospitals and provide training to ensure clean and safe care. This position can accommodate flexible hours, either full-time or part-time.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with an interest in infection prevention and control.
• Self-motivated with the ability to engage and motivate others.
• Good organisational skills with the ability to work as part of a team and independently.
• Willingness to learn new skills and develop knowledge base.

Responsibilities

• Promote and enable consistent provision of infection prevention and control.
• Participate in audit and assurance visits; provide training and education.
• Generate reports and use IT systems as part of a team or individually.

Skills

Self-motivated

Good organisational skills

Ability to engage and motivate others

Excellent communication skills

Education

Registered nurse

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a registered nurse with an interest in and passion for infection prevention and control to join our established, forward thinking, dynamic team. The role covers community hospitals, mental health inpatient settings and a range of community services in addition to supporting Worcestershire Nursing Homes and GPs. The successful candidate will be supported to learn new skills and will need to be self-motivated with the ability to engage and motivate others. They must have good organisational skills with an ability to work as part of a team and independently as well as a willingness to learn and develop their knowledge base. This is a 37.5 hours over 5 days post but there is an opportunity to appoint to 30 hours a week worked over 4 days. The successful candidate must be able to meet the travel requirements of the role.

Responsibilities

• In this role you will be responsible for promoting and enabling consistent provision of infection prevention and control and clean safe care to services and areas covered by the team.
• The role includes provision of advice and guidance; participating in a process of audit and assurance visits; surveillance and advice on management of infections; provision of infection prevention and control training and education.
• Excellent communications skills with an ability to inspire and motivate others to further enhance consistent provision of clean safe care and infection prevention and control are essential.
• The service covers patients, staff, contractors and visitors as well as considering the design of buildings and environments; cleanliness and hygiene of buildings and equipment to ensure minimisation of infection risks.
• The post holder will need to be able to generate reports and use IT systems as well as be able to work to deadlines as part of a team and individually.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Registered nurse with an interest in infection prevention and control.
• Must be self-motivated with the ability to engage and motivate others.
• Good organisational skills with the ability to work as part of a team and independently; willingness to learn and develop knowledge base.
• Able to meet travel requirements of the role.
• Willingness to learn new skills and develop knowledge base.