Community Infection Prevention & Control Nurse
| Posting date: | 16 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £38,682 - £46,580 per annum, pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 15 February 2026 |
| Location: | Wigan, WN12NN |
| Company: | Wrightington, Wigan & Leigh NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7698316/302-25-7698316CPR |
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 covering Out of Hospital (OOH) settings within (but not limited to) Care homes, schools, and early year settings, across the Wigan Borough.
Ideally, we are looking for a self-motivated, experienced Nurse with a good work ethic, who possesses good written and verbal communication skills, works well within a team whilst being able to work autonomously.
They need to be able to influence others, prioritise work and 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.
The successful candidate should be 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 community settings, participating in audit programmes, preparing and delivering reports.
Please note that this vacancy may close early if a sufficient number of applications are received. We encourage interested candidates to apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Act as a member of the IPC Team to provide advice to community settings relating to prevention, surveillance, and control of infection working both proactively and reactively with settings and with senior members of the team.
Participate in the update of policies/ protocols as and when necessary, in conjunction with the Senior Health Protection Specialist Practitioner, which may impact on the prevention and control of infection across a range of settings.
To provide IPC advice and support to incidents and outbreaks of communicable diseases in line with the Wigan Borough Outbreak Plan.
To support Community/ OOH settings and advise on the management of infection control incidents and outbreaks, within but not limited to care homes, schools, and early years, in order to prevent further transmission of infection.
Maintain records of the incidence of infection, feeding back to settings with monitoring and surveillance for outbreaks and incident of infections.
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.
To assist in the dissemination of learning from incidents and outbreaks of infection across all providers.
To develop and provide bespoke IPC audits and educational resource packages for social care and educational providers.
To be able to work independently, prioritising workload to meet service needs and demands.
Contribute to the Quarterly and Annual reports.
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.
Assist with the education and development of others.
Practice with evidence-based values and up to date knowledge base.
Informal visits are encouraged and welcomed. Please contact the team to arrange.
This advert closes on Sunday 8 Feb 2026
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 covering Out of Hospital (OOH) settings within (but not limited to) Care homes, schools, and early year settings, across the Wigan Borough.
Ideally, we are looking for a self-motivated, experienced Nurse with a good work ethic, who possesses good written and verbal communication skills, works well within a team whilst being able to work autonomously.
They need to be able to influence others, prioritise work and 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.
The successful candidate should be 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 community settings, participating in audit programmes, preparing and delivering reports.
Please note that this vacancy may close early if a sufficient number of applications are received. We encourage interested candidates to apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Act as a member of the IPC Team to provide advice to community settings relating to prevention, surveillance, and control of infection working both proactively and reactively with settings and with senior members of the team.
Participate in the update of policies/ protocols as and when necessary, in conjunction with the Senior Health Protection Specialist Practitioner, which may impact on the prevention and control of infection across a range of settings.
To provide IPC advice and support to incidents and outbreaks of communicable diseases in line with the Wigan Borough Outbreak Plan.
To support Community/ OOH settings and advise on the management of infection control incidents and outbreaks, within but not limited to care homes, schools, and early years, in order to prevent further transmission of infection.
Maintain records of the incidence of infection, feeding back to settings with monitoring and surveillance for outbreaks and incident of infections.
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.
To assist in the dissemination of learning from incidents and outbreaks of infection across all providers.
To develop and provide bespoke IPC audits and educational resource packages for social care and educational providers.
To be able to work independently, prioritising workload to meet service needs and demands.
Contribute to the Quarterly and Annual reports.
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.
Assist with the education and development of others.
Practice with evidence-based values and up to date knowledge base.
Informal visits are encouraged and welcomed. Please contact the team to arrange.
This advert closes on Sunday 8 Feb 2026