Infection Control Nurse

Overview An exciting opportunity within the Infection Prevention and Control Team (IPCT). We are looking for an enthusiastic, proactive, motivated and/or experienced infection prevention & control nurse to join our IPCT. This role is suitable for a dynamic, confident, and highly motivated nurse seeking to further their career in a specialist field within healthcare.

The role includes daily patient ward rounds, providing proactive advice to patients, staff and visitors, problem solving, undertaking audits, infection surveillance, outbreak management and teaching. This post requires travelling to other trust premises and therefore candidates must be able to access multiple trust sites in a timely and efficient manner. You should be committed to continuing professional development and the development of others, and contribute to building a team, maintaining and improving infection rates, and supporting the trust as a centre of world-class care.

Responsibilities Support the IPCT in the development and implementation of local and national infection prevention and control policies and initiatives Decontamination Surveillance Outbreak investigation Clinical audit #J-18808-Ljbffr