Employer Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type NHS
Site Aintree Hospital
Town Liverpool
Salary £62,215 - £72,293 Per annum
Salary period Yearly
Closing 16/12/2024 23:59
Infection Prevention and Control Lead Nurse
Band 8b
Job overview
Manage and develop the Trust’s Infection Prevention and Control plans in conjunction with the Deputy Director of Infection Prevention (DIPC). Working closely with the Deputy DIPC and the Infection Control Doctor, the post holder will provide strategic leadership for delivery of the IPC agenda, and management of infection prevention. To ensure the prevention, surveillance and control of healthcare related infection in the Trust, and the attainment of key Trust performance targets relating to Infection Prevention and Control. Ensuring that systems and processes are in place to comply with relevant legislation and governance requirements, linking with professional bodies, and others such as commissioners about service developments, contracts and clinical care pathways whilst utilising the expertise and skills of the wider team. As the Lead Nurse for Infection Prevention and Control the post holder will be expected to deputise for the Deputy DIPC/ Director of Infection Prevention & Control, and will have freedom to act in all aspects of hospital Infection Prevention & Control.
This post is primarily based on the Aintree site, however cross site support may be required.
Main duties of the job
Responsible (with the Deputy DIPC) for the development of evidence based infection control policies, their implementation and monitoring across the whole Trust ensuring best practice in infection control.
Responsible for the audit and surveillance of Healthcare Associated infections (HCAI’s) and related issues.
Responsible for the maintenance of and development of links with internal and external stakeholders to promote reduction of HCAI’s.
Responsible (with Deputy DIPC) for setting and monitoring standards of infection prevention and control.
Utilise advanced clinical reasoning skills and evidence based knowledge in the management of patients with highly complex presentations.
Responsible for providing expert advice and guidance at all relevant stages of the development and planning process for new builds, remodels, refurbishments and redesigns.
Provide a range of complex reports and presentations to committees of the Trust and outside Agencies ensuring good communication.
Work with the senior leadership teams in the Divisions, support the development of managers and team leaders, and the development of the nursing profession to ensure that patient care and services are caring and compassionate, and led by competent, capable, high performing teams.
Instigate and request outbreak, and individual patient, clinical investigations and treatment regimes in line with protocols and guideline and to advise consultants on extraordinary IPC measures where appropriate.
Working for our organisation
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust. The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.
The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital. It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Manage and develop the Trust’s Infection Prevention and Control plans in conjunction with the Deputy Director of Infection Prevention (DIPC). Working closely with the Deputy DIPC and the Infection Control Doctor, the post holder will provide strategic leadership for delivery of the IPC agenda, and management of infection prevention.
The post holder is the site IPC Lead with management and leadership responsibilities on the site.
Person specification
Qualifications
* RN
* Teaching certificate or equivalent
Experience
* Evidence of proactive involvement in the mentorship and development of nurses and nursing practice
* Evidence of involvement and leadership in teaching and mentoring learners
* Evidence of leadership development
* Experience of working at a senior management level within the NHS
* Experience of working with medical staff and other NHS clinicians
* Previous experience at Senior Nurse level
Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.
Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview. We reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received a minimum number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.
The Trust is committed to promoting a healthy work-life balance and achieve fair, equitable and consistent practice. We welcome flexible working requests and will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements from day one of your employment. Not all roles are suitable for every flexible working opportunity all of the time. Flexible working options may include reduced hours, compressed hours, fixed shifts, time back in lieu and home working.
The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. We encourage applicants from the following groups that are currently under-represented in our workforce black, Asian and minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual and Transgender (LGBTQ+), disabled, male and age 16-24.
This organisation has a zero-tolerance approach to the abuse of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff must ensure they adhere to the organisations safeguarding children and adults’ policy and comply with the Local Safeguarding Children and Adult Board procedures.
Staff should be mindful of their responsibility to safeguard children and adults in any activity performed on behalf of the organisation in line with the requirements of statutory guidance and legislation.
As an organisation, we have adopted the Merseyside Domestic abuse workplace scheme which supports our staff who are experiencing Domestic Abuse /any forms of sexual violence.
If you have any personal requirements that will enable you to participate in our recruitment process please contact a member of the Recruitment Services by phone on 0151 706 4666 at the earliest opportunity to ensure that measures can be put in place to enable your application for this post.
Please note: new entrants to the NHS will commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Name Debbie Lankstead Job title Dep Director of Infection Prevention and Control Email address [emailprotected] Telephone number 07972473196
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