We are currently recruiting for an experienced staff nurse who has a real passion for infection prevention and control. Who will continue to deliver on the very high standards of care and cleanliness that Benenden hospital has.
The IPC Nurse is responsible for preparing and delivering the hospital's local IPC programme, including the identification of IPC risks to the hospital, its patients, and staff, and the implementation and monitoring of actions to identify, manage, and reduce risks.
You will be highly visible across the hospital and accessible as this is a patient, customer, and colleague facing role, working closely alongside Housekeeping, Governance, Procurement, and Clinical teams.
This is a permanent, part-time role working 3 days a week. The working pattern will typically be Mon-Fri; however, it may include some evening/weekend working to suit the needs of the business.
The position reports into the Clinical Governance lead.
Main duties of the job
* Demonstrate leadership and clinical advice in relation to the key dimensions of IPC responsibilities, providing assurance to the Clinical Governance Lead and the DIPC that IPC processes are being effectively delivered.
* Working with the Clinical Governance Lead and relevant service leads, will be responsible for the implementation of the Hospital IPC work plan, providing assurance to the DIPC that all milestones are being met.
* Ensure departmental IPC risk assessments are in place reflecting controls that are effective, reviewed minimum of annually.
* Provide expert advice around IPC issues placing emphasis on the integration of IPC to organisational strategy and service development to achieve consistently high-quality care and patient safety.
* Ensure that IPC policies are up to date and reviewed in accordance with best practice guidance.
* Demonstrate awareness of regulatory and national requirements taking appropriate action to ensure that these are fully adhered to.
* Manage IPC related incidents, including reporting, investigating, and sharing learning.
* Coordinate the hospital's IPC link nurses/practitioners, ensuring active participation in activities supporting surveillance, audit, and training.
About us
At Benenden Hospital, we put patients at the heart of everything we do. We attract kind, compassionate, and talented people to our ultra-modern private hospital, which opened in 1907 and has been rated as Outstanding by the CQC. We hold JAG accreditation for Endoscopy and have a beautiful setting in the middle of the Kent countryside.
Benenden Hospital offers excellent working conditions and facilities. We promote flexible working and a healthy work/life balance. We are committed to professional development and have excellent training and education facilities. We work hard to make sure that everyone at Benenden Hospital feels involved and shares our values and vision for the future.
Job responsibilities
* Lead and implement the hospital's annual IPC work plan, and with the support of the Clinical Governance Lead, critically appraise and evaluate IPC practice through a structured audit programme.
* Provide specialist IPC advice to all disciplines of staff.
* Review reported IPC incidents, ensure investigations are completed, severity identified, and required actions undertaken.
* Implement the IPC audit schedule within the hospital, undertaking audits and working with departments on key actions.
* Collate IPC data for all relevant hospital committee meetings, preparing accurate reports.
* Ensure environmental cleaning is sufficient and appropriate to the level of risk in each area in partnership with the housekeeping department.
* Provide advice to the hospital on the purchase/introduction and use of equipment in relation to IPC issues.
* Oversee the hospital's IPC training, delivering key training where required.
* Support the local Waste Officer in all waste management, including specifically in the management of the clinical waste stream.
* Support and oversee the IPC link practitioners to undertake their roles within their areas.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse.
* Educated to degree level.
* Ability to negotiate, influence, and liaise effectively with staff/colleagues at all levels (internal & external).
* Ability to provide specialist IPC knowledge to risk assessments and support appropriate controls.
* Ability to manage difficult and complex situations.
* Ability to provide/support staff in feedback of microbiological results.
* Excellent IT skills, e.g., Datix, Microsoft Office, and other applications relevant to the role.
* Methodical and well organized with a high level of attention to detail and accuracy.
* Ability to progress own workload, managing competing demands effectively.
* Effective verbal and written communication using tact, discretion, and diplomacy.
* Strong patient-centred approach.
* Ability to present information/data effectively in a variety of ways (oral, written, digital).
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.
£35,392 to £42,618 a year Full-time equivalent salary.
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