# Infection Prevention and Control Nurse

**Company**: Ramsay Health Care UK
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We currently have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Nurse to join our team as an Infection Prevention Control (IPC) Lead Nurse to work cross-site between our Cherwell Hospital in Banbury and Blakelands Hospital in Milton Keynes.

As an Infection Prevention and Control Nurse, you will provide evidence-based Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) clinical advice and support by leading in surveillance, prevention and control of infection in the hospital setting, promoting and maintaining high standards of IPC practices with regard to safety of patients, staff and visitors.

**Duties and Responsibilities:**

- Leading in surveillance, prevention and control of infection in the hospital setting.

- Promoting and maintaining high standards of IPC practices with regard to safety of patients, staff and visitors.

- Delivery mandatory training in IPC, Hand Hygiene and Aseptic Non-touch technique (ANTT).

- Demonstrate enthusiasm and commitment to provide a high standard of care to all patients, with excellent communication skills and an ability to work within a multidisciplinary team.

**Requirements:**

- Registered Nurse educated to degree level or equivalent experience.

- Current NMC registration.

- Teaching and Assessing qualification or equivalent experience.

- Evidence of recent update of infection prevention and control practice.

- Infection Prevention and Control Course – qualification (Desirable)

**Essential Experience:**

- Recent experience as a registered nurse in acute surgical care environment.

- Previous experience and knowledge of infection prevention and control at ward/departmental level.

**Desirable Experience:**

- Previous experience with surgical site surveillance.

- Tissue viability knowledge.

- Audit/surveillance experience – including Surgical site infection surveillance service (SSISS).

- Familiarity with the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) and report writing.

- Policy/procedure writing.

**Benefits:**

- Private Medical Cover, with the option to add your partner and dependants.

- Discounted Bupa Dental Insurance.

- Life Assurance (Death in Service) x3 your base salary.

- Private Pension, with Ramsay matching up to 5% after a qualifying period.

- Employee Assistance Programme.

- 25 days annual leave + bank holidays, with the option to buy or sell additional days.

- Flexible shift patterns, where possible.

- Family friendly policies including enhanced parental leave.

- Volunteer leave to support causes that matter to you.

- Training and Development via the Ramsay Academy to support your career development.

- Colleague recognition programme to celebrate our people.

## Skills

### Required
- Infection Prevention and Control
- Nursing
- IPC
- Hand Hygiene
- Aseptic Non-touch technique

### Nice to have
- Surgical Site Surveillance
- Tissue Viability
- Audit/Surveillance
- Patient Safety Incident Response Framework
- Policy/Procedure Writing

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