About this role
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has become available for an Infection Prevention Nurse Specialist to join our Infection Prevention Team at Airedale General Hospital. This role offers the chance to build on your expertise, influence best practice across clinical services, and develop your career in a specialist area that is both rewarding and fast paced. Working collaboratively with colleagues across the Trust, you will support the delivery of safe, high-quality care by helping to prevent and reduce healthcare-associated infections and by promoting evidence-based infection prevention standards.
You will be able to demonstrate expert knowledge in all aspects of infection prevention and control management and hold a recognised infection prevention and control qualification. You will be confident providing specialist advice and guidance, interpreting national guidance and local policy, and supporting teams to translate this into practical improvements in day-to-day care. Excellent communication skills are essential, together with the ability to engage, influence and motivate others at all levels. You should have appropriate clinical and managerial experience, be confident using IT systems, and be well organised, with the ability to manage competing priorities. You must be able to work autonomously and also as an effective member of a multi-disciplinary team.
Main duties of the job
Provide specialist expert advice concerning the care and treatment of patients and identified groups e.g. patients with complex medical nursing needs.
Build positive relationships with all health care providers both within the Trust and community care, including GPs, community nurses and other external contractors.
Share information, skills and experiences with colleagues and team members.
Maintain a positive working environment and culture which actively improves the performance and development of the team.
Show willingness to listen to others and actively promote the use of collaborative working, displaying sensitivity to the needs of others.
Act as role model by demonstrating positive leadership behaviours and attitudes around infection prevention.
Provide regular reports on infection prevention and control to the health community and tokeep accurate documentation of advice and information given to health care staff and patients/carers/public.
Act as a resource for infection prevention and control advice and information for all staffincluding control of infection aspects of Health and Safety at Work Act, Controls of Substance Hazardous to Health and Environmental Protection.
About us
We are delighted to offer a wide range of benefits to employees including:
Cycle to Work Travel Scheme Childcare Vouchers with Salary Sacrifice Onsite Nursery Buying and Selling Annual Leave Car Leasing Employee Assistance Programme Employee Health and Wellbeing Extensive Reward Scheme Counselling Service Financial packages including Vivup and Wagestream Staff Networks, Enable, Rainbow, Gender, Race Equality Ecoaware & Admin Network.
Our values:
We understand that it's down to the hard work, effort and dedication of our staff that makes a difference for our patients. Our people really do make our Airedale experience - we take pride in fostering a friendly, effective and caring work environment. Our values are part of our DNA, which are:
Committed to Quality of Care Compassion Working together for patients Improving Lives Everyone Counts Respect and Dignity
Got questions before you apply, please contact the recruiting manager to find out more.
Job description Job responsibilities
For full details of this job vacancy please see attached full job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Knowledge Essential
Knowledge of National Health Service agenda in relation to infection prevention and control and Public Health Infection Prevention Nurse qualification Excellent understanding of infection prevention and control issues Leadership course/qualification
Desirable
Excellent communications skills Infection prevention in the built environment qualification
Qualifications Essential
Registered Nurse (Level 1) 1st level degree Evidence of continuing professional development Recognised qualification in Infection Prevention and Control Leadership course/qualification
Desirable
Educational qualification Teaching/assessor/mentor qualification
Other Essential
Car Driver
Skills Essential
Excellent written, verbal and electronic communication skills Demonstrates an understanding of the competencies of a Band 7 Infection Prevention Nurse Possesses an excellent understanding of infection prevention and control issues Demonstrates the application of research in practice Demonstrate an understanding of clinical audit and surveillance with ability to analyse information and make recommendations Ability to problem solve - can deal with complex problems and identify solutions Demonstrates an understanding of leadership, management and change management skills Ability to overcome organisational boundaries and build relationships to achieve collaboration and partnership Presentation skills Teaching skills cellent organisational/planning skills Excellent organisational/planning skills
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
Address Airedale General Hospital
Steeton
BD20 6TD
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.airedale-trust.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)