Infection Prevention and Control Nurse

Senior Infection Prevention and Control Nurse.
Division: Corporate Nursing Team
Band: 6, With strong leadership the day to day experience for our teams is a great one, staff are valued, excellent quality care is provided and the passion for continuous improvement is high.
Are you an experienced nurse looking for a new challenge?
Are you committed to delivering the best of care through the best of people?
Do you want to work with a highly motivated and dedicated IPC Team which will help provide daily leadership as well as continuing to drive improvements in IPC standards?
Throughout the recent COVID pandemic IPC has been at the forefront of keeping our patients safe and our hospital open to all who needs it. The Trust is investing heavily to expand the size of the IPC team to meet all future health needs.
This is an exciting time for the IPC team as it continues to promote good practice, In collaboration with the other members of the IPC team, the post holder will be proactive and responsible for the prevention, surveillance, investigation and control of infection at Medway NHS Foundation Trust.
Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of the roles and responsibilities.
Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.
We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.

Working for our organisation
Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of the Best of Care by the Best of People providing excellent care, every time?
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision is achieved for our patients.
As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy - Patient First. Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient First deployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.
Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.
Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach:
B - Bold
E - Every person counts
S - Sharing and open
T - Together
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust., Provide specialist advice to professional, facilities and support staff on care of individuals or groups of patients, either with an infection or at risk of developing an infection.
Explain the significance of laboratory reports to hospital staff and relate clinical information to laboratory staff when required
In liaison with the senior members of the team, you will investigate outbreaks of infection with particular reference to their source and mode of spread, and advise on relevant measures for control. You will communicate information to other members of the Infection Prevention & Control Team and other staff where relevant.
Develop co-operation from staff and create strategies for overcoming barriers to understanding.
Ensure the implementation of best practice in the prevention and control of infection by using a problem solving approach, and facilitation of the change process.
Assist in the development of audit, surveillance and other key indicators for infection control policies and practices.
Assist in the collection and analysis of relevant data for the Infection Prevention & Control Team.

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved.