Description
This is an exciting time to be working at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation, one of the biggest NHS Trusts in the UK, delivering care to more than 1.6 million people a year through our three main hospitals: Barnet, Chase Farm, and Royal Free.
We are looking for a full-time clinical lead nurse for infection prevention and control (IPC) to lead the IPC service based at Royal Free Hospital in parallel with the clinical lead nurses at Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals and North Middlesex University Hospital (NMUH).
The successful candidate is required to be able to demonstrate the Trust values, the responsibilities of the job description, and person specification. In particular, you should have proven experience of working as a Band 7 or equivalent within IPC. You should either have a degree in Infection Prevention & Control (IPC), or be working towards a degree or MSc degree in Infection Prevention and Control (IPC).
Main duties of the job
- Support Matrons, specialist clinical staff, and ward nurses in the delivery of high-quality patient-focused care which contributes to the patient's overall experience.
- Deputise as required for the Head of IPC Nursing.
- Develop procedures, guidelines, and protocols to support the development of a safe and efficient service.
- Monitor the level of service provided by the support services through regular audit and take remedial action as necessary.
- Supervise the professional development and appraisal of staff through their line management structure.
- Take responsibility for clinical standards, benchmarking/Essence of Care, infection prevention and control management as delegated by the Head of IPC Nursing.
- Foster a culture of incident reporting and responding to incidents, reflections, equal opportunity, openness, mutual respect between the professions, and professional development within the unit.
- Support the development of nursing research and audit.
- Ensure that mechanisms are in place for the collection and submission of appropriate data in respect to service delivery.
- Lead to the achievement of reduction of length of stay, reduction, and efficiency within the service by identifying clear pathways of care for the patient in collaboration with colleagues.
Benefits
- Competitive salary: £66,274 to £73,496 per annum.
- Agenda for Change pay scheme.
- Permanent, full-time position.
- Flexible working.
Requirements
- Registered Nurse on NMC register.
- Qualification/training in teaching and/or professional development.
- Degree in infection prevention and control.
- Recent significant experience working in acute settings in infection prevention and control for a minimum of three years or more working at Band 7 or above.
- Experience in teaching multidisciplinary staff.
- Experience of working in an autonomous/independent role.
Desirable
- Master's degree or professional knowledge acquired through specialist training, experience, short courses to Master's Level equivalent.
- Complaints management.
- Knowledge of formal research skills.
- Research appreciation and ability to influence others through research findings.