Senior Infection Prevention & Control Nurse

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust; Stockport; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Stockport is seeking a Senior Infection Prevention & Control Nurse to join their dynamic team. This full-time role offers an exciting opportunity to enhance your skills and contribute significantly to infection control within the organization. The successful candidate will possess strong clinical expertise and excellent communication skills, and be prepared to work flexibly across various healthcare settings, ensuring high standards of care and adherence to best practices.

Benefits

27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays

NHS pension scheme membership

NHS Staff discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Sound knowledge of clinical nursing essential.
• Experience in infection prevention required.
• Ability to empower and facilitate practices.

Responsibilities

• Supporting effective infection prevention practices.
• Maintaining high standards of clinical care.
• Travel to various sites as needed.

Skills

Clinical Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Flexibility

Education

Registered Nurse Qualification

Job description

Senior Infection Prevention & Control Nurse

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An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a dynamic Infection Prevention Service team at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust.

The Infection Prevention Service is seeking to appoint a full time Senior Infection Prevention and Control Nurse. This is an exciting opportunity for the right candidate who wishes to expand their knowledge, experience and learn new skills within a dynamic team.

The successful candidate will be expected to have a sound knowledge of clinical nursing, excellent clinical skills and experience working in the field of infection prevention. You will need to be able to empower staff and facilitate effective infection prevention practice within the organisation.

Interviews are planned for 8th July 2025

Excellent communication skills and the ability to work as part of a team are vital, with an ability to motivate others, prioritise your workload and have a positive approach due to the challenging work, as no two days are the same.

As the service covers off site facilities, community sites as well as the Stepping Hill site, an ability to travel is an essential part of the role.

You will be required to work to high standards maintaining a high quality finish to aspects of your work. If this sounds appealing to you, then apply fast as the rarity of this post means when we have sufficient interest before the closing date, we may decide to close this vacancy at an earlier time.

The post is full time, 37.5hours, over 7 days with a need for flexibility as there may be early starts, late finishes on some days, with advanced notice.

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Benefits We Offer To You

• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• NHS pension scheme membership
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• NHS Staff discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice
  
  

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Nesta Featherstone Job title: Associate Nurse Director IPC Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 0161 419 4669

If you would like more information about this post, or the Infection Prevention & Control Service, or a tour of the hospital, please contact Nesta Featherstone, Associate Nurse Director- IPC [e-mail] or Penny Cotterill, Matron IPC [e-mail] or telephone IPC service 0161 419 4669.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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