Clinical Nurse/Practitioner-Infection Prevention and Control.
| Posting date: | 16 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Negotiable |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 September 2025 |
| Location: | Ashington, NE63 9JJ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9319-25-0893 |
Summary
To liaise, motivate and negotiate with all trust staff on issues regarding infection control.To liaise with outside agencies e.g. business representatives, regarding infection control issues, new products etc. Required to communicate and understand confidential highly contentious, emotive, complex and sensitive information. This involves effectively communicating with all grades of staff internally and externally in a sensitive manner. This also includes dealing with members of the public, including carers and relatives.Demonstrable the ability to analyse and judge complex situations and facts which require analysis and interpretation and comparison of a range of options. Act as patients advocate in all matters relating to the patients care, treatment and welfare. Visit patients and their families within departments acting as a link between staff and themselves in relation to infection control issues. Selects and initiates appropriate actions to prevent and control infection and uses professional judgment in recognizing and challenging poor practice. Provides specialist advice and makes decisions on the management of complex cases for patients/clients and staff. Audit and monitor adherence to infection control policies through departmental audit. Maintain clinical skills through clinical placements on a regular basis to inform expert advice and maintain professional code of practice. Give specialist advice to clinical/non clinical areas regarding equipment and its decontamination. Acts as a supervisor for students of various disciplines. Responsible for the delivery of training programmes to all trust staff. Actively promotes evidence based practice and the value of audit and research to other healthcare professionals. Maintain and improve professional knowledge, skills and competence in accordance with national and local policies and local guidance, to ensure the delivery of evidence based practice.