Senior Sister

Barts Health Nhs Trust; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust in the UK is seeking a dedicated Infection Prevention and Control Practitioner to join their welcoming team. The successful candidate will spend the majority of their time in clinical areas, providing essential training and support to staff while also focusing on improving best practices in infection prevention. This role involves significant leadership and mentorship responsibilities, ensuring that all infection control measures are effectively implemented throughout the organization. Join us in making a difference in patient safety and care.

Qualifications

• Experience as an Infection Prevention and Control Practitioner with a proven ability to reduce infections.
• Ability to influence best practices in infection control across various settings.
• Strong mentorship and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Spend 70% time in clinical areas training and advising staff.
• Assist in providing infection control services across all Trust sites.
• Advocate for patient safety by ensuring high clinical standards.

Skills

Infection prevention expertise

Leadership

Training and education

Communication

Education

Relevant nursing or public health background

Job description

Overview

An excellent opportunity to work in a welcoming team with experienced leaders in Infection Prevention and Control (IPC). Our team are seeking a highly motivated, enthusiastic and experienced Infection Prevention and Control Practitioner with the ability to influence and promote best IPC practice across Barts Health Trust NHS. The IPC Practitioner will work with Barts Health Trust NHS staff to improve the practice and reduce hospital acquired infections. The post holder will provide leadership, mentorship and management to junior staff as well as peer support to the other Band 7 IPC Practitioners within the team. The post requires working together with other stakeholders across the Trust to follow our Trust values and to ensure the IPC policy and guidelines are implemented into the Trust practice. Our IPC service includes the management of isolation prioritisation to aid patients\' safety, training and education and working together with other leaders across the organisation.

Responsibilities

• The post holder will be expected to spend at least 70% of time within the clinical area providing training and support, education and advice to the clinical staff and 30% on project works (such as quality improvement projects).
• Support and assist the Infection Prevention & Control Team in providing an infection prevention & control service to the Trust (across all sites, including some community settings) in reducing the incidence of healthcare associated infections.
• Provide a proactive approach to prevention, surveillance, investigation, and control of infection within the Trust, including the review, formulation, implementation and education of evidence based infection control practices.
• Supervise, develop and identify the learning needs of the Infection Control Link Staff in liaison with the Service Lead, Clinical Director of Infection Prevention & Control and Lead Infection Prevention & Control Doctor.
• Act as a strong patient advocate, ensuring that the care of patients reflects best clinical standards and that all patients are treated with dignity and respect.
• Support the Trust Lead Nurse, Clinical Director Infection Prevention & Control and Lead Infection Prevention & Control Doctor to develop Trust wide policies in infection prevention and control, including decontamination, ventilation, food handling, hand hygiene, clinical waste management, medical devices management, etc.

About Barts Health

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain\'s leading healthcare providers. The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients. Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together. We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.