Infection Prevention Practitioner

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust; Newport; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site Nursery

Wellness Centre (gym & pool)

Beach Hut for staff days

Staff networks eg LGBTQ, Race Equality

Job summary

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust is seeking an IPC Practitioner to join the Infection Prevention and Control team at St Mary's Hospital, Newport, Isle of Wight. The role is full-time, permanent, 37.5 hours per week, within NHS Band 3, offering opportunities to enhance patient safety and IPC knowledge.

You will work across sites in a multi-trust environment, promoting best practices, leading audits, and contributing to outbreak management and education programs for staff and patients.

Qualifications

• NVQ III in Health and Social Care or equivalent.
• GCSEs in Maths and English or equivalent numeracy/literacy.
• Experience using Word, Outlook and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of safe and effective care with Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) team.
• Champion infection prevention standards across the organisation.
• Lead and support audits, surveillance activities and compliance monitoring.

Skills

Attention to detail

Verbal communication

Written communication

Interpersonal skills

Patient safety awareness

Education

NVQ III Health & Social Care

QFC diploma level 3

GCSE Maths & English

Tools

Word

Outlook

Excel

Job description

• Weekly Hours / Programmed Activities: 37.5
• Salary Band: Band 3
• Staff Group: Additional Clinical Services
• Contract Type: Permanent
• Job Area: Healthcare Support

Company Description

Working as a partnership, both Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust have a shared vision for excellence in care for our patients and communities; with a set of strategic aims underpinning how we will achieve this.

The single corporate service is delivered across both organisation. You may be based at either IWT or PHU and individuals may be required to undertake business travel between sites. For leaders managing staff across multi-site locations, you will need to be visible and provide in person leadership. The arrangements and frequency will be agreed locally.

Job Description

This post is only open for applications for individuals employed within Hampshire and Isle of Wight NHS Care System. Organisations in scope are as follows:

• Isle of Wight NHS Trust
• Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
• South Central Ambulance Service
• University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
• Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
• Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

NHS Band 3 - Salary £25,760 - £27,476

Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Isle of Wight Trust)

Contract Type: Permanent

Location - Base location St Mary's Hospital, Parkhurst Road, Newport, Isle of Wight

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Team at St Mary's Hospital, Isle of Wight NHS Trust in a permanent position working 37.5 hours per week.

This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic practitioner who is passionate about patient safety and quality improvement. The role offers the chance to further develop specialist knowledge and skills in Infection Prevention and Control while contributing to the delivery of safe, high-quality care across the Trust.

As an IPC Practitioner, you will play a key role in supporting staff and patients by promoting best practice, enhancing infection prevention standards, and contributing to the Trust's commitment to delivering safe, high-quality care.

In this role, you will:

• Work closely with the Infection Prevention Team to support the delivery of safe and effective care.
• Champion infection prevention and control standards throughout the organisation.
• Lead and support audits, surveillance activities, and compliance monitoring.
• Assist in the management of outbreaks and incidents.
• Contribute to IPC education and training programmes.
• Build strong relationships with clinical teams, providing specialist IPC advice and guidance.
• Advocate for patients by ensuring infection prevention remains central to care delivery.
• Support Trust-wide strategies to minimise Healthcare Associated Infections and improve patient outcomes.

For full details of this position, please refer to the attached Job Description .

In addition, to discuss the role or to arrange an informal visit please contact Kelly Brechany Associate Director IPC or Lesley Barclay Senior IPC Nurse Tel: [phone] Ext 1746 (PHU) or 01983 534882 (IWT) email [e-mail] or [e-mail].

Qualifications

• NVQ III in Health and Social Care, QFC diploma in level 3 or equivalent.
• GCSE in maths and English or equivalent numeracy and literacy skills at level 2.

Experience

• Experience of working with Word, Outlook, Excel and Microsoft Office software.
• Can demonstrate attitude and aptitude appropriate for the post.
• Previous NHS experience in a clinical environment.

Knowledge

• Has insight into the role and specialty of IPC.
• Good verbal and written skills.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Good understanding of patient safety.
• Able to demonstrate the importance of confidentiality.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to work both as part of a team and independently demonstrating initiative.
• Effective patient care skills relevant to the role.
• Ability to prioritise workload.

Additional Information

The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.

All of our hospitals operate a strict no smoking policy. Smoking cigarettes or tobacco products is not allowed on any of the grounds or in any of the buildings run by us. This applies to patients, staff, carers and visitors to Trust premises.

Our goal is to improve the health and wellbeing of everyone we care for and, by making sure that our NHS services are smoke-free, we benefit the health of people who use our services as well as the health of the people who work for us.