IPC Clinical Nurse Specialist Follow us on Facebook and on Twitter: @CRHCareers @WellbeingCRH @royalhospital

The role requires the post holder to support and work in collaboration with the Deputy Lead Nurse Infection Prevention and Control, the infection prevention and control team, and teams across the organisation and with external stakeholders to meet the Trust Infection Prevention and Control requirements within national and local frameworks.
Under the guidance of the Deputy Lead Nurse Infection Prevention and Control the post holder, will offer clinical and managerial leadership to the team. The post holder will also provide visible leadership to extended membership of the infection prevention and control service to ensure there is good clinical engagement and involvement to deliver the key objectives of the Trust.
The post holder will practice at an advanced level, demonstrating a high level of autonomy, leadership and clinical decision making.
As a member of the corporate nursing team, the post holder will act as a professional role model to all nurses and midwives and will take corrective action to uphold the standards required of the Trust and the profession. This will include participating in service specific and senior nurse shift arrangements to provide professional advice and leadership during evenings, weekends and bank holidays.

Main duties of the job
+ Prompt identification of infection and potential infection hazards
+ Advise/communicate effectively with all healthcare staff, patients and public.
+ Liaise with wards, departments, health centre premises and areas within sphere of responsibility to monitor the implementation of and compliance with the infection-control policies
+ Act as liaison between the laboratory, medical and nursing staff to ensure the instigation of the appropriate management of infection control
+ Participate in/provide infection control services to external organisations where appropriate
+ Work with other members of the Infection Control Team and with the Health Protection Team
+ Promote the use of evidence based practice in the development of policies and procedures
+ Formulate/write/update infection control policies and procedures and discuss with the Infection Control Team and relevant personnel
+ Prompt identification, investigation and control of outbreaks of infection
+ Take part in relevant evaluation trials of new techniques, products and equipment relating to infection control
+ In collaboration with Infection Control Team members carry out risk assessments, with consideration to local circumstances and communicate actions required by Clinical Staff for safe Infection Control Practice, The Clinical Nurse Specialist is a senior leadership role within our organisation. Leading the Chesterfield Way supports the Trust's objectives and ambitions - and sets out the behaviours and characteristics that leaders are expected to adopt and that all staff can role model, to make the Trust an even better place to work; and to support the best possible care for patients. It provides a framework for leadership and supports individual progression through appraisal, career progression and personal development., 1. Demonstrating an advanced level of knowledge of infection prevention and control and the ability to apply this to clinical practice.
2. Intervene and provide expert advice in complex or urgent situations in relation to infection prevention and control
3. Provide clinical leadership across all Trust sites anticipating and identify key strategic issues and priorities facing the speciality
4. Work closely with staff and patients to support adherence to infection prevention and control policies and interventions
5. Initiate timely and appropriate consultation and / or referral when a problem exceeds scope of practice or expertise
6. Work with clinicians and senior managers within the Trust and multi-agency colleagues.
7. Support service / pathway redesign within the specialist area ensuring delivery of a quality service
8. Provide clinical and professional leadership, expertise and advice in specialist area at an advance level to healthcare professionals, service users and key stakeholders.
9. Support the development and monitoring of the annual infection prevention and control work plan
10. Support the development and monitoring of the Trust surveillance programmes to include mandatory, targeted and alert organism surveillance. Support the Lead Nurse to ensure findings are feedback to clinicians and service improvements identified and positively addressed.
11. Support the formulation of written, evidence based and referenced infection prevention and control guidance/ policies and monitoring of practices through the corporate and divisional annual audit programme.
12. Support the infection prevention and control audit programme, ensuring necessary actions are taken with feedback to managers and clinical teams.
13. Support the delivery of best practice Infection Prevention and Control delivery of KPI's associated with external Service Level Agreement's (SLA's), Care homes, and GP Practices for North Derbyshire
14. Support the adaptation and delivery of education programmes in line with changes in Legislation, Guidance and local surveillance activity.
Flexible Working
If you're looking for flexible or predictable working arrangements, please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate this. If it works for our service and patients, we will do our best to make it work for you.
COVID19 Vaccination
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is committed to ensuring the safety of all our staff and patients therefore encourages and supports staff to be vaccinated against COVID19 as this remains the best line of defence against the virus.
UK Points-based immigration system
Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK) are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Please note that from 1 January 2021, to work in the UK all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship here Work in the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
It is vital that you provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form. Overseas applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
If you are applying for a vacancy in health or adult social care, you may be eligible to apply for the Health and Care Worker visa instead, which is cheaper to apply for and you do not need to pay the annual immigration health surcharge.
Communications
Communications throughout the application process will be via e-mail therefore please check your e-mail account and Trac account regularly. References are also requested by email (where possible). Therefore to speed up the recruitment process please provide an email address for all referees when completing your application form.
If you require any support in completing the application form, please do not hesitate to contact the HR Support Services team on and we will be happy to provide assistance.
Please see the attached documents and links in relation to working for Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. In particular, the general conditions of employment and benefits of working for the trust.
This role is part of the integrated health and social care community across Derbyshire, where there are many opportunities to work across different locations and providers developing new and different skills. Whilst this role is initially based in Chesterfield there may be future opportunities to be based at different locations within the health and social care community which we may talk to you about in the future.