An opportunity has arisen to join our newly expanding, Doncaster Place based Infection Prevention & Control Team. This is a post working across organisational boundaries to achieve our ambition of reducing avoidable infections as a system within the borough of Doncaster, putting the patient at the centre of all that do. You will be required to work as part of the team facilitating the prevention, surveillance, investigation and control of infection within the Acute Trust and across community services within the borough of Doncaster.

The successful candidate will be expected to have sound clinical nursing skills, an understanding of the basic principles of infection control and the ability and drive to empower and facilitate effective infection control practice. If you self-motivated with a kind and compassionate approach then this post is for you.

The role will include staff education, promoting good infection control standards, audits and feedback of results, responding to outbreaks and Quality Improvement initiatives.

Main duties of the job

As an Infection Prevention and Control Specialist Nurse you will provide specialist Infection Prevention support and guidance for staff deliveringclinical and strategic infection prevention programme and delivering IPC services across the Acute Trust and community social care services. You will be equipped to support the training and development of systems to improve the quality of IPC management, by the delivery of national directives, to develop local quality, patient safety and safe systems of working for staff.

The post holder will be required to travel as a requirement for this role across Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals sites as well as Care homes, extra care facilities, domiciliary care and specialist healthcare placements across the Doncaster Borough to meet the needs of the service.

About us

DBTH is one of Yorkshire's Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues.

At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions.

As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.

We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:o Extensive range of learning opportunitieso NHS Pension Schemeo Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditionso Comprehensive health and wellbeing supporto NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice schemeo Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached to the advert a job description and person specification for further details. Please ensure you read both documents carefully.

Please note, if your application is successful you will be required to present original certificates of qualifications that are listed in the person specification under essential

Person Specification

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• A broad range of clinical experience
• Computer literacy

Desirable

• Experience of policy development and implementation.
• Experience of teaching, training and staff development.
• Experience of undertaking audit and its implementation.
• Experience of report writing. Understanding of research design and implementation

Qualifications and Training

Essential

• RN with current NMC registration
• Relevant academic module/course relating to IPC or willingness to work toward

Desirable

• Knowledge of issues and legislation relating to the prevention and control of infection.
• Holds a Degree in related subject or working towards

Personal Trributes and Skills

Essential

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, developing effective working relationships.
• Excellent communication skills (both written and oral) and interpersonal skills.
• Tact and diplomacy.
• Change management and problem solving skills and the ability to influence others and effect change.
• Able to work within an environment of constantly shifting priorities
• Able to present information in a clear and logical manner
• Compassionate, demonstrating patient centered approach to care
• Able to accommodate the demands of the post working flexibly as required and maintain excellent attendance including participation in a 7 day service.
• Ability to organise and prioritise own workload
• Ability to comprehend and work within the Trust's policies of data protection to meet the differing needs of patients
• Ability to influence clinical practice across professional boundaries
• Proven organisational skills including prioritisation of work
• Ability to be self-motivated
• Have full driving license and access to a vehicle to travel across the borough of Doncaster undertaking the role.
• Resourceful and able to work and as part of a team

Employer details

Employer name

Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS FT

Address

Doncaster Royal Infirmary

Armthorpe Road

Doncaster

DN3 2FB

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