Infection Prevention Nurse

Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established community healthcare organization in London seeks a dedicated Infection Prevention Specialist. This exciting role involves collaborating with diverse clinical teams to ensure high-quality patient care while focusing on infection prevention and control. You'll be part of a dynamic environment that champions community health professionals, making a real difference in patients' lives. With flexible working options and comprehensive training, this role offers a fantastic opportunity for those passionate about healthcare. Join a team that values diversity and is committed to providing exceptional care in the community.

Benefits

Comprehensive induction

Car lease scheme

Flexible working options

Training, support and development

Qualifications

• Post-graduate training in specialist clinical practice is required.
• Specialist training in Infection Control/Health Protection is essential.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with clinical specialist services and external stakeholders.
• Provide clinical and technical support to clinicians and services.

Skills

Infection Prevention Knowledge

Clinical Procedure Assessment

Communication Skills

IT Skills (MS Office)

Training and Education

Building Relationships

Education

Post-graduate training in specialist clinical practice

Specialist training in Infection Control/Health Protection

Teaching and/or mentorship qualification

Tools

Display Screen Equipment

Job description

Do you want to make a tangible difference to people's lives, with the best of London on your doorstep?

Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster - and Hertfordshire.

We are rated Good by the Care Quality Commission and are ranked among top NHS employers. Community healthcare is our focus and our passion. We champion the role of community health professionals to make sure our patients get great care closer to home.

Job overview

The Infection Prevention team provides clinical and technical support to our clinicians, services, divisions and to wider CLCH organization. We are focused on supporting the delivery of high quality, safe and effective healthcare to our patients.

If you have broad clinical experience, a passion for providing high quality, safe and effective patient care and an interest in how infection prevention and control is an integral part of patient care, then this may be your awaited opportunity.

You may not have worked in a community trust before but if you think it is a tedious option, then take a moment to reflect on what great opportunity you would be missing. Our service covers in-patient rehabilitation beds, community nursing, out-patients care, day surgery, walk-in centres, children’s services, sexual health services, dental services, podiatry, other specialist services and much more.

Main duties of the job

This role provides an opportunity to collaborate and work in partnership with a huge array of clinical specialist services and teams not only within the trust but also extends to a broad range of external stakeholders and integrated care system.

This post will be allocated to the Hertfordshire Division and a car driver is preferred; however, the team operates an agile working strategy across five operational divisions and covers where service is required.

Working for our organisation

Just as we care about our patients’ well-being, we care about yours!

We can offer you:

• A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
• Car lease scheme (only available for Band 5 and up)
• Flexible working options
• Training, support and development in your career

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to job description, person specification, and trust values for an outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

Person specification

Education/Qualification

• Post-graduate training course - examples include an area of specialist clinical practice, teaching, mentoring or leadership
• Specialist training to degree/post-graduate diploma level in Infection Control/Health Protection
• Teaching and/or mentorship qualification

Skills and Knowledge

• Able to demonstrate knowledge of infection prevention across different community care settings and disciplines
• Able to assess, teach and demonstrate clinical procedures, such as aseptic technique, phlebotomy, taking of nose, throat, and wound swabs
• Able to communicate well, both verbally and in writing
• Able to build effective working relationships
• Able to communicate complex and/or sensitive information to patients and staff, where there may be barriers to acceptance
• Able to assess and interpret information, e.g., microbiological results, assess risk and apply advice to local situation
• Able to use display screen equipment – standard keyboard/IT skills, knowledge of MS Office including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Able to provide training and education

Experience

• Minimum of two years clinical experience
• Experience in the clinical setting of teaching, audit or implementing change in practice
• Working knowledge of invasive and medical devices, their management, and related clinical procedures
• Demonstrable experience in applying infection prevention policy/national directives within current and/or past roles
• Experience in infection prevention and control nursing
• Experience in community healthcare

Other

• Car owner/driver, or suitable alternative transport to enable you to undertake the job

Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts, we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore, please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification.

Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.

Interview arrangements will be communicated via email so please check your email regularly following the closing date.

At CLCH, we appreciate and are proud of the diversity in the communities we serve and the workforce we employ. Applications are open and welcome to anyone, regardless of your age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity, religion, and disability.

We are proud to say that we follow the workforce race equality standard and 28% of our senior staff (8A and above) are from a BAME background. CLCH also has active BAME and LGBTQI networks:

Disability and Wellbeing Network (DAWN)

Race Equality Network

Rainbow Network which supports LGBTQI staff.

Each network has a champion who is an executive director at the Trust and they hold regular meetings to discuss issues and make plans to improve CLCH.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.