Infection Prevention and Control Lead
| Posting date: | 08 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | £44,283.00 to £52,521.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £44283.00 - £52521.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 24 August 2025 |
| Location: | Sutton, SM3 9DX |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | B0133-25-0012 |
Summary
Key Responsibilities: Assist in surveillance of hospital/hospice acquired infection. Provide advice in relation to the purchase, decontamination and/or condemning of equipment. Develop measures to reduce the incidence of infection. Act as a resource on infection control for staff throughout the Hospice, both clinical and non-clinical. Demonstrate a sounds knowledge of CQC requirements with regard to IPC. Provide education and training across the Hospice and develop identified clinical staff as IPC resources for in-house support. To have responsibility over ensuring all staff are FFP3 FIT tested as required. Investigate infection control issues and advise on follow-up care for persons exposed to infection. Outbreak management identify outbreak, advise staff/patients regarding isolation, monitor and report to appropriate outside agencies. Instruct the multi-professional team in standard and specific infection control procedures. Maintain links with Acute Trusts (St Georges Hospital; St Helier Hospital) Infection Control Departments and our appointed Occupational Health Service to ensure that all necessary infection control measures are implemented. Ensure that the infection control annual audit is serviced and that results are disseminated as appropriate. Produce an annual report and annual infection control plan. Ensure that agreed audits are undertaken on a regular basis and policies are regularly reviewed. Report back to Clinical Heads of Department and other meetings, as appropriate, on results of all audits. Meet regularly with the Inpatient Unit Clinical Lead /Senior Nurses and liaise with Housekeeping/Facilities to update on infection control measures and possible risks to staff and patients. Liaise with infection control staff in other hospices to share best practice. Coordinate and chair quarterly infection control and prevention group meetings and attend other relevant meetings such as Health and Safety, HODS as required, ensuring contemporary information is shared appropriately. Recognise own learning and professional development needs. To undertake any other such duties or general tasks and hours of work as may reasonably be required and to work in other locations within the hospice organisation.