Infection Prevention & Control Practitioner

King's College Hospital; Orpington; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust IPC team provides specialist advice and support to clinical and non-clinical services across the organisation. The Infection Prevention and Control practitioner will be a key member of the multidisciplinary team, delivering IPC training, leading audits and supporting the development of policies and guidelines to sustain an effective IPC service.

The post holder will work to implement standard infection control precautions and contribute to the Trust's

Responsibilities

• Provision of infection prevention and control (IPC) training and education.
• Participate and lead on IPC-related audits.
• Assess patients, plan, implement care and maintain associated records.
• Assist in the development of policies and guidelines, relevant research, audits and projects to develop and maintain an effective infection prevention and control service.

Job description

Main duties of the job

• Provision of infection prevention and control (IPC) training and education.


• Participate and lead on IPC-related audits.


• Assess patients, plan, implement care and maintain associated records.


• Assist in the development of policies and guidelines, relevant research, audits and projects to develop and maintain an effective infection prevention and control service.

The Infection Prevention and Control team provides specialist infection prevention and control advice and support to all clinical and non-clinical services across King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

The Infection Prevention and Control practitioner is a key member of the team. The post holder will contribute to the seamless infection prevention and control service working as part of the multidisciplinary team providing specialist support and advice across the organisation to staff, patients and visitors.

The post holder will actively undertake and be supported by more experienced nurses to enable them to achieve competence in infection prevention and control, as per the IPS IPC Competencies.

Whilst undertaking the role, the post holder will achieve skills and competence in agreed areas of specialist IPC practice, through exposure, training and education to agreed levels to enable autonomous practice.

To be an effective role model that inspires and motivates others, empowering them to ensure all Trust infection control policies and procedures are implemented.

To have the authority through specialist knowledge to advise patients, their carers and the hospital staff on standard infection control precautions (SIPC's) and Transmission based precautions (TBP's), supporting, facilitating and implanting the philosophy of the Infection Control Programme.

The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. In June 2026, we launched our new strategy for 2026-31. Our vision is to transform healthcare, and we have agreed six strategic ambitions to help us improve care for patients, and the working lives of our staff.

Our six strategic ambitions are deliveringhigh-quality patient care; creating a great place to work; leading pioneering research, innovation and education; building strong and successful partnerships; providing timely and efficient care; and ensuring long-term financial sustainability.

We have also agreed four new organisational values - Caring, Collaborative, Inclusive, Innovative - and these underpin everything we do, and how our teams interact with the patients under our care.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.