Senior Infection Prevention and Control Nurse

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Full time
Location: Ipswich
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Job offered by: Candino CA
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An exciting opportunity has arisen to be part of an ESNEFT specialist team working across the whole organisation. We are looking for an individual with an interest and experience of working within an Infection Prevention and Control role to come and join us.

This post will provide you with a wide experience in both acute and community Infection Prevention and Control Nursing. Experience of managing staff, providing education and training, and evidence of improving quality would be advantageous. You must be professional in your approach and be able to demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

You will support in the provision of clinical expertise and professional advice and leadership as a specialist resource in Infection Prevention and Control. This includes teaching, supporting development, research, surveillance and audit across all staff groups within the Trust. Collaborative working with the local health economy relating to Infection Prevention Control is key to the successes the Trust has developed in recent years.

Responsibilities:

Act as an excellent role model to all clinical staff by promoting the highest standards of clinical practice, with reference to infection prevention and control practices. Work with the infection prevention and control team to provide, develop, and promote a high quality of Infection Prevention and Control Service, promoting excellence throughout the Trust. To prepare or assist the Lead IPC nurse(s) in the preparation and presentation of reports of infection prevention and control. To prepare or assist with the production and promotion of infection prevention and control. Liaise with staff in clinical areas where surveillance and audit are being carried out. We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offers a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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