Infection Prevention Nurse

Nuffield Health
Royal Leamington Spa
1 year ago
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Infection Prevention Nurse

Warwickshire Hospital | Nursing | Permanent Contract | Part Time

Up to £43,250.00 pro rata depending on experience

22.5 hours per week

If you want to work in infection prevention and control, you’ll love this brilliant opportunity to join the UK’s largest Healthcare Charity. Alongside our Director of Clinical Services you’ll take care of the day-to-day management of Infection Prevention and Control at hospital in Leamington. We’re building an incredible patient experience – and it starts with you.

As an Infection Prevention Nurse at our Warwickshire Nuffield Hospital, you’ll be registered with the appropriate governing body and you hold the relevant qualifications and experience, including NMC.

With post-registration experience (at least two years in infection prevention and control), you’re able to carry out investigations and root cause analysis, as well as advising the clinical team.

As an Infection Prevention Nurse, you will:

· Liaise with the lead microbiologist and support the Director of Clinical Services as the DIPC

· Manage the infection prevention audit schedule and lead our infection prevention link team

· Produce an annual Infection Prevention programme and train the clinical and non-clinical team

· Facilitate the quality assurance review and produce the annual infection prevention report

· Assist with policy development, carrying out action plans and improving best practice

· Support clinical governance in the hospital

Helping you feel good.

We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That’s why we’ve developed a benefits package with you in mind. From free private healthcare to gym membership, a cycle to work scheme and more. At Nuffield Health, we take care of what’s important to you.

Nuffield Health Warwickshire Hospital.

Nuffield Health Warwickshire Hospital specialities include orthopaedics, spinal surgery, eye care, oncology, diagnostic imaging, and general surgery. We are located on the outskirts of Royal Leamington Spa with easy access by rail and road – we have a large, free car park.

Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today.

If you like what you see, why not start your application now? We consider applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close adverts early (for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications). So, it’s a good idea to apply right away to ensure you’re considered for this role.

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