Infection Prevention and Control Nurse (Social Care)
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 11 Chwefror 2026 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £34,438 bob blwyddyn |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £34438 a year |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 03 Mawrth 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | London, SE2 0GB |
| Cwmni: | NHS Jobs |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | B0207-26-0004 |
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What you'll be doing Providing infection prevention and control support and leadership to community settings in Bexley Act as IPC liaison between Public Health Teams in Bexley and Community based Health and Social Care providers. Conduct training needs analysis and map quality and content of existing education provision. Undertake IPC risk assessment and empower and support providers to develop appropriate action plans for specific issues or pathogens. Signpost to appropriate agencies to reduce the risk of infection and control outbreaks. Facilitate delivery of IPC training as required to care settings, multidisciplinary team members and other clinical professionals as required. Develop, deliver and facilitate a care homes IPC leads or Champions programme. Quality Improvement for care environments and IPC practise Contribute to the development and implementation of local models of care, with agreed protocols, reflecting best practice and responding to local needs, within and across disciplines. Provide quality assurance through IPC expert assessment of care homes level of IPC provision and compliance through a programme of audit, walkabouts and clinical visits; report any concerns about care through appropriate governance structures Provide IPC expert advice and evaluation of providers IPC compliance reporting to the Bexley Public Health Governance forums. Empower providers to develop their IPC standards and practice to strengthen and improve resident/patient outcomes, working with multi-agency system wide partners where appropriate. Sharing best practice and celebrating excellence Work to ensure that patient/resident dignity is respected at all times, including acting as the patients advocate Contribute to service development and evaluations as required Supporting and coordinating outbreak response within community settings Instigate meetings with internal and external stakeholders to investigate and manage outbreaks of infections. Communicating Developing positive working relations with colleagues across our system, in Social Care, Primary Healthcare, Private and not-for profit sectors as well as statutory services Promoting and practicing excellent communication skills with colleagues and stakeholders Contributing positively to the development of The Community Hospice as an anti-discriminatory organisation, actively promoting equality and diversity Raise the profile of IPC in care homes and other relevant community settings and strengthen multi-disciplinary working in line with the ICB integrated care networks and the associated locally enhanced services to support care settings. Supporting complex hospital discharges where infection is a key contributor to delays. Collect and collate data and write reports as required to support ongoing delivery of this program of work Participate in appropriate IPC and social care forums in order to disseminate and share good practice and ensure service development. Keeping us safe and sharp Documenting clearly and professionallyif its not written down, it didnt happen Have honest conversations about what could be better Acting within any legal and statutory rules relating to nursing, CQC, and IPC as set by the appropriate regulatory bodies. Staying grounded and growing Taking care of your own development attend training, reflect, ask questions, and stay curious Join in clinical supervision, team reflections, and honest check-ins Share what you know, and be open to learning from others especially the people we care for. Further information To be familiar with and adhere to all Hospice (and relevant Care Homes, Trust and Community) policies and procedures To support the ethos of the Hospice, supporting events and promotional activities as requested. You must at all times respect confidentiality and in particular the confidentiality of all personal data stored, in line with the requirements of the Data Protection Act You must be aware of and adhere to individual responsibilities under the Health and Safety at Work Act and identify and report, as necessary, any untoward accident, incident or potentially hazardous environment. You may be required to work in and from any Hospice or associated Company premises. This job description is intended as an outline of the general areas of activity and will be amended from time to time in the light of the changing needs of the organisation. It will then be reviewed in association with the jobholder(s) About SELICS South East London integrated care system (ICS) brings together the organisations responsible for health and care services in south east London, to make the greatest possible contribution to the health and wellbeing of people living in our six boroughs. SEL ICS have identified six overarching priorities for improving the lives of people in south east London: 1) Preventing illness and helping people to live healthier, happier lives; 2) Delivering compassionate, whole-person care, as close as possible to peoples homes 3) Ensuring rapid access to high quality specialist services when people need them 4) Joining up care across health and other services 5) Improving care for disadvantaged groups 6) Supporting the development of more resilient communities. We believe that the best chance of delivering these priorities will be through: Working together as a partnership Sharing our staff and resources Empowering staff across our system Collaborating with people and communities Focusing on learning, improvement, and innovation Delivery will require the post holder to deliver interventions at Place, Borough, and at a System level.