Clinical Nurse Specialist - Infection Prevention and Control

Clinical Nurse Specialist - Infection Prevention and Control

An exciting opportunity has for an experienced Infection Prevention and Control Nurse who is qualified or near completion of qualification in IPC, to join our small, friendly, fully digital, data driven, Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) team as a Clinical Nurse Specialist IPC. This role has become available due to the previous post holder progressing to a new opportunity. We are looking for a dedicated nurse with existing IPC experience, who can work cross site and with our community based services also with the ability to travel.The Infection Prevention and Control Service (IPCS) provides expert specialist advice, proactive and reactive support, and contributes to the surveillance, prevention, and control of infections and outbreaks. The service plays a vital role in delivering training, conducting audits, and driving improvement initiatives to enhance patient safety and care quality.This position will not be supported for visa sponsorship. All applicants are expected to have valid right to work document to work in the UK when applying for this position.Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be responsible for infection surveillance, audits, and quality improvement (QI) projects using the Trust established PDSA approach to change, supporting governance functions within IPCS. Building effective relationships with medical staff, senior nurses, allied health professionals, and managers will be key in delivering education and training across the site.In this role, you will be supported in developing leadership and management skills while being part of a broader IPC network across Kent and Medway. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to a high-impact service and grow within a specialist field.The role will entail being a clinically focused practitioner who is based on site and in the IPC offices, who will strengthen the IPC contribution to patients and service users across DGT. A key priority for the post holder will be to develop and ensure practice compliance across the Trust is in accordance with National Standards and policies through policies, protocols, guidelines, participating in patient safety incident framework approach to incidents, identification of learning. The post holder will be a passionate qualified champion of IPC standards and will work to instil these in others upholding patient safety requirements at all times.About us

We are committed to being an inclusive and diverse employer. We strive to employ people who reflect the communities we serve, and aim to create an inclusive culture where everyone can reach their full potential. Whatever your race, ethnicity, belief, generation, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity, disability or experience, you''ll appreciate the opportunities we give you to work in an inclusive atmosphere. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences to build on the progress we''ve achieved to make our Trust diverse and the best place to work. We celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that help us overcome challenges and embrace new possibilities. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant Pledge and have a commitment to the Armed Forces Community.We are dedicated to using our Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) approach as our shared organisation model of change to enhance our services and ensure excellence in patient care.If you are considering applying for a role, please be aware that as an NHS Employee you may have contact with vulnerable service users. We strongly encourage that all our staff are vaccinated against COVID-19 and are vaccinated annually against Flu, in order to protect the health and safety of our staff and patients. Your commitment will help us to put the safety and care of our patients first, as well as helping us to protect you and your colleagues.Job responsibilities

Clinical responsibilities:Produce and maintain surveillance information on new MRSA and

Clostridium difficile

isolates, GNBSI organisms, other mandatory surveillance system pathogens, notifiable infections, ensuring reporting is prompt and within agreed time deadlines i.e., daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly.Lead on representing IPC at MDTs, incident meetings, outbreaks along with divisional colleagues, utilise this data against infection data and develop prevention strategies with the Governance lead, represent at national networks.Work under the direction of but without supervision of the Matron Infection Prevention and Control (MIPC), to ensure health care associated infections data is kept, be involved in the analysis and reporting to relevant teamsIn line with national mandatory targets and reporting requirements, assist and work closely with IPCSC, Matron, in production of graphs and charts towards the preparation and provision of reporting of MRSA, Clostridium difficile, and GNBSI rates to UKHSA, and internal reports to Infection Prevention and Control Committee, Quality Committee, development of report writing skills, and cross cover with the Matron IPC to develop draft reports, contributing to the accurate data, and drawing on themes, trends around patient safety, clinical effectiveness and clinical quality.Utilise the Trust software such as Datix to record, and pull out incident information, actions, bring these to closure.Collate all the relevant information from a variety of sources to enable accurate and timely submissions of data in accordance with national mandatory targets.Lead in delivering an annual schedule for the various audit programmes undertaken. This includes environmental/clinical practice audits. Undertake follow up actions as directed post audit/ site visits.Input data from completed audits and prepare accurate draft reports. Distribute completed audits to the relevant Divisional Leads, andDepartments/Wards filing these and related evidence.Represent the team at webinars and local learning exercises and events; CBRN tests, EPRR drills, Kent and Medway ICB meetings, conferences.Please see attached job description for further information.Person Specification

Education and Training

Registered General NursePart way through or completed IPC qualification at minimum undergraduate level modules in infection control, or can demonstrate they possess thisQualification in teaching, ENB 998 or equivalent, Student nurse mentorship qualificationCourse completion in Facilitation skills, and presentation skills.Evidence of CPDClinical Audit trainingSSIS UKHSA moduleKnowledge and Skills

Understanding of current healthcare issues i.e. clinical governance, risk management and quality controls assuranceHighly developed interpersonal skills, particularly negotiation and persuasion skillsAble to deal with patients and service users sensitively.Presenting at meetings, education forums, delivering training to wide audienceAble to work autonomously or as part of a team.Able to work to deadlines.Able to take meeting notes and actions at draft level.Ability to organize own time and prioritise work whilst also meeting service priorities.Knowledge and experience in the application of auditAbility to work with minimal supervision.Ability to travel to Trust sites, work in different locations, bases.Report writing skillsParticipation in policy development and standard settingExperience

Experience of working in an acute NHS organisation recentlyExperience of infection control roles in health/social care setting.Experience of working in clinical health setting caring for patients.Experience in managing staff, resourcesExperience of surgical site surveillance programmeRepresenting Trust at external forumsDisclosure 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.£50,008 to £56,908 a yearper annum inclusive of ..... full job details .....