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Infection Prevention Nurse | Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 16 August 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £44,806 - £53,134 Per Annum, inclusive of HCAS |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 September 2024 |
| Location: | London, W2 1RU |
| Company: | Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6566036/824-CORP-6566036 |
Summary
Are you looking to join a dynamic team who are focused on supporting high quality, safe and effective healthcare for patients? Would you like to work in a role that provides varied community work and professional development opportunities? An exciting opportunity has arisen for aspiring Infection Prevention and Control Nurses to join our self-motivated evolving team.
The Infection Prevention team provides clinical and technical support to our clinicians, services, divisions and to wider CLCH organisation. We are focused on supporting the delivery of high quality, safe and effective healthcare to our patients. If you have broad clinical experience, a passion for providing a high quality, safe and effective patient care and an interest on how infection prevention and control is proved to be an integral part of patient care, then this may be your awaited opportunity. You may not have worked in a community trust before but if you are thinking it is the tedious option, then take a moment to reflect on what great opportunity you would be missing. Our service covers in-patient rehabilitation beds, community nursing, out-patients care, day surgery, walk in centres, children’s services, sexual health services, dental services, podiatry, other specialist services and much, much more. These roles provide an opportunity to collaborate and work in partnership with a huge array of clinical specialist services and teams not only within the trust but also extends to a broad range of external stakeholders and integrated care system. These posts will work with an allocated geographical division however, the team operates an agile working strategy across five operational divisions where service is required.
Just as we care about our patients’ wellbeing, we care about yours!
We can offer you:
A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
Single occupancy accommodation in Central London – (we can help you find accommodation in London, support you with your deposit)
Support with gaining your driving license *T&C’s apply
Car lease scheme *T&C’s apply
Flexible working options
Annual travel card loan
Training, support and development in your career
To have a full look at our benefits and what it’s like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits
To provide advice on infection prevention and control (IPC) to all community healthcare services.
To audit infection control practice and standards across all community healthcare services and environments; to identify and assist in the rectification of hazardous practice; to evaluate the implementation of infection control policies; to produce written reports and action plans and follow-up on recommendations.
To work with the senior infection prevention nurse in providing advice on the IPC aspects of premises and service developments, any contract/service specifications commissioned by CLCH.
To participate in PLACE (Patient Led Assessments of the Care Environment) inspections and to advise CLCH on the IPC aspects of cleaning, waste segregation in collaboration with Estates and Facilities colleagues, decontamination of equipment and adherence to appropriate IPC policies
Please refer to the attached Job Description for full list of responsibilities
This advert closes on Sunday 1 Sep 2024