Infection Prevention Nurse

NHS; Wrexham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health organization in Wales is seeking an Infection Prevention Nurse to join their dedicated team. This role focuses on managing the Infection Prevention Service across primary and secondary care, promoting best practices to ensure patient safety and prevent avoidable infections. Ideal candidates will be registered nurses with strong interpersonal skills and a commitment to high standards in infection prevention. This is an excellent opportunity to make a meaningful impact in healthcare.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with a current UK professional registration.
• Clinical experience in acute healthcare related to infection prevention.
• Ability to support staff in practice.

Responsibilities

• Support the management of the Infection Prevention Service.
• Promote the Habits Programme across healthcare settings.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Ability to challenge teams

Education

Registered Nurse, on live register

Professional knowledge acquired through degree

Job description

Job summary

We are looking for a highly engaging individual to join our friendly, dynamic and progressive Infection Prevention and Control Team and the wider organisation at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board on our journey to achieve zero tolerance towards avoidable infection.

You must be a registered health care professional and having worked within a proactive infection prevention team be able to demonstrate passion for ensuring the highest standards in infection prevention. You will act as an inspirational role model to preserve patient safety and share your knowledge and experiences to develop junior staff within the team.

As the Infection Prevention Nurse you will be responsible for supporting the leadership and management of the Infection Prevention Service for Primary and Secondary care across the health economy, whilst also promoting and sustaining the Habits Campaign.

Excellent interpersonal skills are essential to this role, as you will be working closely with your Infection Prevention Sister/Charge Nurse across many disciplines both in the acute and community settings providing expertise on infection prevention issues, whilst also promoting and sustain the Habits Programme.

Therefore, if you share our vision to deliver a zero tolerance towards health care associated infection and really make a difference to the safety of our patients, staff and visitors, this may be the perfect position for you.

About us

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales. Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and 'Proud to Lead' competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the Disability Confident Employer scheme.

Job responsibilities

Key responsibilities include supporting the leadership and management of the Infection Prevention Service for Primary and Secondary care across the health economy and promoting the Habits Programme.

Qualifications and experience

• Registered Nurse, on live register
• Professional knowledge acquired through degree, or evidence of working toward

Desirable qualifications

• Leadership development/course
• Post-graduate qualification/module in infection prevention and control

Experience

• Clinical experience within acute healthcare, and ability to relate that experience to support staff in practice
• Experience of performing audits in practice and using audit results to improve care for patients in the practice setting

Desirable experience

• Experience of infection surveillance programmes, including data collection methodologies
• Experience of professional leadership in the clinical setting

Skills

• Well developed interpersonal and communication skills. Able to positively challenge teams & individuals
• Able to work with the multi-disciplinary professional team to negotiate and agree programmes of work

Desirable skills

• Recent evidence of change management in practice
• Experience of effective policy implementation

Knowledge

• Demonstrates specialist knowledge commensurate with the role across the spectrum of infection prevention activity, in line with the Welsh Government endorsed Infection Prevention Society competences

Desirable knowledge

• Knowledge of surveillance methodologies, audit processes and quality improvement cycles

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.