Infection Prevention Lead

Nuffield Health; Cowbridge; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare charity is seeking an Infection Prevention Lead Nurse for Vale Hospital in Cowbridge. This role involves managing infection prevention initiatives, conducting audits, and supporting clinical governance. The candidate should be a registered nurse with NMC qualifications and have at least two years' experience in infection control. A benefits package includes health and fitness rewards, ensuring a great workplace experience. This full-time position also includes weekend work and offers a salary up to £46,000 depending on experience.

Benefits

Free gym membership

Health assessments

Retail discounts

Pension options

Qualifications

• Registered with the appropriate governing body.
• At least two years of experience in infection prevention and control.
• Experience in conducting investigations related to infection control.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with the lead microbiologist and support the Matron as the DIPC.
• Manage the infection prevention audit schedule.
• Produce an annual Infection Prevention programme.
• Facilitate the quality assurance review and produce annual reports.
• Assist with policy development and action plans.

Skills

Infection prevention and control

Root cause analysis

Clinical governance

Auditing

Policy development

Education

Relevant nursing qualifications (NMC)

Job description

Infection Prevention Lead Nurse

Vale Hospital | Nursing | Permanent | Full time I Includes weekend work |
Up to £46,000 depending on experience
37.5 hours per week

If you want to work in infection prevention and control, you'll love this brilliant opportunity to join the UK's largest Healthcare Charity. Alongside our Matron, you'll take care of the day-to-day management of Infection Prevention and Control at hospital in Leamington. We're building an incredible patient experience - and it starts with you.

As an Infection Prevention Lead Nurse at our Vale Hospital you'll be registered with the appropriate governing body and you hold the relevant qualifications and experience, including NMC.

With post-registration experience (at least two years in infection prevention and control), you're able to carry out investigations and root cause analysis, as well as advising the clinical team.

As an Infection Prevention Lead Nurse, you will:

• Liaise with the lead microbiologist and support the Matron as the DIPC
• Manage the infection prevention audit schedule and lead our infection prevention link team
• Produce an annual Infection Prevention programme and train the clinical and non-clinical team
• Facilitate the quality assurance review and produce the annual infection prevention report
• Assist with policy development, carrying out action plans and improving best practice
• Support clinical governance in the hospital

Helping you feel good.

We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind. Here, you can choose from a range of fitness, lifestyle, health and fitness wellbeing rewards, such as free gym membership, health assessments, retail discounts and pension options. At Nuffield Health, we take care of what's important to you.

Cardiff & Vale Hospitals

Nuffield Health Cardiff and Vale Hospitals provide first class private healthcare to the immediate local areas of Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, as well as across South Wales and surrounding regions. Our two hospitals. The Vale Hospital (mainly in-patients) and Cardiff Bay Hospital (day cases) are multi-specialty hospitals which combine the finest consultants, the latest medical technology, with the unrivalled reputation of Nuffield Health.

The Vale Hospital is a purpose built, modern hospital located in beautiful surroundings of the Vale of Glamorgan. We provide 30 in-patient rooms within a very tranquil hospital setting and were recently identified as one of the top 30 most technologically advanced hospitals in the world. We host 2 fully digital ultra clean air operating theatres, an excellent physiotherapy department, 24-hour high dependency, surgical and medical RMO cover and exemplary outpatients and diagnostic service. The patient feedback for our hospital is one of the best within the Nuffield Health estate and this is something our staff and consultants are very proud of.

Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today.

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It starts with you.