Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Infection Prevention Nurse/Practitioner - 22.5 hours per week
The Infection prevention and control team are hiring an Infection Prevention Nurse/Practitioner. As a member of the Integrated Care Trust Infection Prevention Team, the post holder will support the team in all aspects of health care associated infection and preventative activity and will support clinical colleagues in the identification and management of patients at particular risk of infection and those presenting as a potential risk to others.
Main duties of the job
1. Reviews current identified community hotspots to enable measures to minimise the spread of infection.
2. Facilitates compliance to standard and transmission-based infection prevention precautions and participates in the delivery of education and auditing.
3. Follows up any incidents with identified ongoing community risks.
4. Works closely with IPCT and acts on any clinical information shared to manage community incidents and outbreaks.
5. Participates in team meetings and contributes to improvement strategies and promotional events.
6. Ensures actions from audit and review are implemented and monitored.
About us
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.
We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:
* Safety
* Care
* Respect
* Communication
* Learning
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 Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ & Disabled people.
Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.
Job responsibilities
The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* RGN
* Mentorship or equivalent
* Experience IPC experience of acute and community services
* Audit and evaluation
* Supervision and assessment
* Teaching
* Communication (written, verbal and listening)
* Research in practice
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.
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
£37,338 to £44,962 a year pro rata per annum
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