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Community Infection Prevention & Control Nurse Band 6
| Posting date: | 03 April 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £37,338 - £44,962 per annum, pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 03 May 2025 |
| Location: | Wigan, WN12NN |
| Company: | Wrightington, Wigan & Leigh NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7072200/302-25-7072200CPR |
Summary
A Vacancy at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, dynamic and innovative Band 6 Nurse to join our Infection Prevention and Control Team. The team is based at the Royal Albert and Edward Infirmary but provides a Trust wide service across 3 main sites and Community Settings.
Ideally, we are looking for a self-motivated, experienced Nurse who possesses good written and verbal communication skills, works well within a team whilst being able to work autonomously. They need to able to influence others, prioritise workand have a flexible approach.
A first level degree in a health-related subject is essential and a post registration qualification in Infection Control is desirable. Applicants should also have had comprehensive general nursing background, experience at band 6 and evidence of teaching.
The successful candidate shouldbe computer literate, familiar with Microsoft Office and its applications, as well as having a willingness to learn new systems when necessary.
The role will be varied and includes promoting best practice in Infection prevention and control, providing specialist advice and guidance for staff and patients, partaking in an audit programme, analysing and interpreting data and preparing and delivering reports and implementing national surveillance programmes, the successful candidate will also be required to take part in the on-call rota.
Informal visits are encouraged and welcomed. Please contact the team to arrange.
Work with the IPC team in managing healthcare associated infections, support staff in the clinical areas to minimise the transmission of infections. Engage in change and improvement initiatives. This post involves being able to work across all Trust sites and possible community clinical areas.
Be able to problem-solve, assist in decision making and support more senior members of the team in the management of the IPC service.
Can effectively communicate in varying forms with the multi-disciplinary and senior teams.
Manage one's own workload, whilst prioritising time effectively. Be able to audit, interpret and analyse results and feedback these in an understandable way to others.
Assist with the education and development of others.
Practice with evidence-based values and up to date knowledge base.
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that ‘happy staff, makes for happy patients’. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement and living our values.
WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.
At WWL we value the benefits a rich and diverse workforce brings to our community and therefore welcome applications from all sections of society.
Integrate and work effectively within the onsite IPC team maintaining high standards of Infection Prevention and Control across acute and community areas, providing support to clinical areas to minimise the risk of transmitting infections to our patients.
This advert closes on Monday 14 Apr 2025
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, dynamic and innovative Band 6 Nurse to join our Infection Prevention and Control Team. The team is based at the Royal Albert and Edward Infirmary but provides a Trust wide service across 3 main sites and Community Settings.
Ideally, we are looking for a self-motivated, experienced Nurse who possesses good written and verbal communication skills, works well within a team whilst being able to work autonomously. They need to able to influence others, prioritise workand have a flexible approach.
A first level degree in a health-related subject is essential and a post registration qualification in Infection Control is desirable. Applicants should also have had comprehensive general nursing background, experience at band 6 and evidence of teaching.
The successful candidate shouldbe computer literate, familiar with Microsoft Office and its applications, as well as having a willingness to learn new systems when necessary.
The role will be varied and includes promoting best practice in Infection prevention and control, providing specialist advice and guidance for staff and patients, partaking in an audit programme, analysing and interpreting data and preparing and delivering reports and implementing national surveillance programmes, the successful candidate will also be required to take part in the on-call rota.
Informal visits are encouraged and welcomed. Please contact the team to arrange.
Work with the IPC team in managing healthcare associated infections, support staff in the clinical areas to minimise the transmission of infections. Engage in change and improvement initiatives. This post involves being able to work across all Trust sites and possible community clinical areas.
Be able to problem-solve, assist in decision making and support more senior members of the team in the management of the IPC service.
Can effectively communicate in varying forms with the multi-disciplinary and senior teams.
Manage one's own workload, whilst prioritising time effectively. Be able to audit, interpret and analyse results and feedback these in an understandable way to others.
Assist with the education and development of others.
Practice with evidence-based values and up to date knowledge base.
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that ‘happy staff, makes for happy patients’. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement and living our values.
WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.
At WWL we value the benefits a rich and diverse workforce brings to our community and therefore welcome applications from all sections of society.
Integrate and work effectively within the onsite IPC team maintaining high standards of Infection Prevention and Control across acute and community areas, providing support to clinical areas to minimise the risk of transmitting infections to our patients.
This advert closes on Monday 14 Apr 2025