Infection Prevention and Control Clinical Nurse Specialist

Are you an Infection Prevention and Control link nurse who is ready to step into an Infection Prevention and Control Secondment role.Here at King's College NHS Foundation Trust we are looking for an enthusiastic Infection Prevention and Control Nurse to join our well established Infection and Prevention and Control Team. The Infection Control Nurse is based at Princess Royal University Hospital Site. The post holder, with the Trust's Infection Control Doctor, Senior Infection Control Nurses and other Infection Control Nurses, is a member of the hospital's Infection Control Team. The primary duties of the nurse are to assist the Senior Infection Control Nurse with the prevention of infection in the Trust's hospitals.To work under the scope of the Infection Control Team, facilitating the prevention, surveillance, investigation and control of infection within King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. To participate in education programmes for all grade of clinical and non-clinical staff on aspects of infection control, to improve compliance with best practice. The post holder will be required to operate flexibly within the Infection Control Team structure to ensure that a comprehensive service is provided to the Trust, and when necessary to act up and deputise for senior team members.,

• To provide highly specialised clinical advice on all matters relating to infection control, outbreak management and hospital hygiene with support from senior colleagues.
• To support the Trust in reducing the incidence of healthcare infections through risk assessment, surveillance, audit, intervention and education.
• To act as a specialist nurse and role model, providing expert professional advice and education on the prevention and control of infection to other professionals, multidisciplinary groups, patients and carers.
• To be an effective role model that inspires and motivates others, empowering them to ensure all Trust Infection Control policies and procedures are implemented.
• To have the authority through specialist knowledge to advice patients, their carers and all hospital staff on Standards Infection Control Precautions (SICPs), supporting, facilitating and implanting the philosophy of the Infection Control Programme.
• To explore current infection control practices, identifying areas for development and plan the appropriate change using research and experience to evaluate the outcomes.
  
  King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and around 14,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King's College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in Bromley.
King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible. The trust-wide strategy Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we can take Team King's to another level.