Infection Prevention & Control Practitioner

Job overview

Infection Prevention and Control is at the top of the agenda at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We currently have an opportunity for an experienced IPC band 7 registered nurse/healthcare practitioner to join our team. The role will challenge and develop the many skills you already have whilst creating and identifying a new set. Covering four hospital sites and a number of satellite services across Oxfordshire the IPC nurse has many dimensions, from identifying infectious patients to ventilation, building works and water safety. You will also be involved in teaching and advising clinical teams. The IPC service is a 7 day service and therefore employees will be required to work weekends and bank holidays.

Main duties of the job

The post holder reports to the Deputy Lead Nurse and Manager Infection Prevention & Control and provides specialist advice and expertise to support the prevention, surveillance and control of infection across OUHFT. The IPC team provides a 7 day service to the Trust. The post holder will be a role model for infection prevention and control, a visible IPC practitioner within clinical areas and will contribute to the day to day maintenance and further development of a high quality, proactive, responsive and accessible infection prevention and control service. Working autonomously will enable you to create quality improvement projects and achieve these goals. Personal development is important to the Oxford IPC team so you must be interested in your future and the future of our IPC team.

Person specification Qualifications

• Qualified Registered Nurse/Biomedical Scientists/Healthcare Scientists or other registered healthcare professional
• Recognised teaching qualification or equivalent experience of teaching
• IPC CPD, specialist training or short courses (or working towards) to masters degree level or equivalent
• Full registration standing with appropriate professional body
• Master's in Infection prevention and control or willing to work towards
• Infection Prevention Society Competencies completed/in progress

Knowledge, Training and Experience

• Recent relevant experience in infection prevention & control
• Evidence of highly developed specialist knowledge, underpinned by theory and experience
• Teaching
• Experience of conducting audit and data analysis

Personal

• Ability to work weekends and bank holidays
• Able to travel between hospital sites and satellite units

Planning and Organisational Skills and Aptitudes

• Ability to develop positive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to prepare & present reports
• Able to use initiative and ingenuity to solve complex problems
• Ability to lead, manage and supervise the work of other team members
• Advanced clinical reasoning skills.
• Advanced leadership skills.

Responsibility for policy/service improvement

• Experience of writing policies or guidelines
• Experience of quality improvement process

Responsibility for research and development

• Contribute to the implementation of research findings into clinical practice and service development
• Involvement with research projects

COVID-19

COVID 19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. We do encourage staff to get vaccinated.

Vacancy Closures

This vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications are received.

Probation Period

This post is subject to a 6 month probationary period. If you currently hold a contract of employment with the Oxford University Hospitals, this will not apply. This statement does not apply to medical staff or executive appointments.

Referencing

Please provide correct work related email addresses so references can be sought promptly when we are looking to progress your application. Your first referee will need to be your line manager, supervisor or clinical lead from your current or most recent post or place of study.

Next Steps

Read the job description and person specification and ensure your supporting statement reflects this. Candidates selected for interview will be contacted after the short listing process, usually within 2 weeks. (Short listing times vary when applying for a medical position within the Trust). The majority of correspondence will be via the e recruitment system; therefore check your emails regularly including junk mail folders in web based email products.