Clinical Nurse Specialist Infection Prevention and Control (Harefield)

Job description

Job responsibilities

This is a fulltime position, accountable to the Matron for Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) in the day-to-day site specific (Evelina Womens & Childrens, St Thomas hospital, Guys Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield hospitals) operations of the Infection Prevention and Control services. The post holder will work within a multi-disciplinary team and develop, implement and evaluate a seamless specialist IPC service, ensuring that patients receive the highest standard of clinical care.

Key duties

To work autonomously, managing a caseload of patients within the designated specialty whilst working as part of the multidisciplinary team, delivering individualised and personalised direct patient care.

Support the Matron in providing and delivering appropriate infection prevention and control service that supports clinical and non-clinical staff in all settings to prevent and control infection in both patients, staff and visitors.

Contribute and where necessary update IPC policies and procedures, and monitor compliance, taking responsibility to address any gaps in practice.

Contribute to investigations of infection incidents, outbreaks and decontamination incidents for designated hospital site/clinical group, identifying lessons learnt, sharing best practice and identifying teams or individuals where additional support is required.

Act as a specialist advisor to staff within the hospital site on all matters relating to Infection Prevention and Control including key contact for all clinical and non-clinical teams that support the delivery of excellent infection prevention and control services, e.g. facilities teams such as Inpatient services, Essentia, Occupational Health and Health and Safety.

Support the operational delivery of the High Consequence Infectious Disease (HCID-a) service.

Ensure that patients receive high quality clinical care and a good patient experience, having regard for their customs, religious beliefs and doctrines.

Recognise and avoid situations that may be detrimental to the health and wellbeing of the individuals.

Actively engage service users through the facilitation of user groups and open days.

Co-ordinate the provision of specialist services to patients, both within hospital and/or in the community setting, effectively liaising with multidisciplinary colleagues.

Develop and run nurse led clinics where the post holder will co-ordinate the treatment in conjunction with medical staff.

Direct, support, encourage and advise clinical teams, by the provision of specialist knowledge and advice in the care of patients within the area.

Participate in the promotion of patient centred care, and establish and maintain a supportive relationship with the patient and their family during the period of assessment, treatment and after care.

Support and enable patients and carers to make informed decisions relating to their treatment and management.

Promote high quality clinical care and assist in the development of the specialist service, through the use of evidence-based practice and clinical standards

Provide professional and clinical leadership and expertise in the specialty and act as a resource for education and clinical expertise in the hospital and community settings.

Demonstrate appropriate expert practice and highly specialist advice in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care. This includes history taking, physical examination and the requesting of agreed diagnostic procedures/clinical investigations.

Promote and deliver high standards of care at all times, which utilises research-based evidence, and is audited and improved accordingly.

Participate in the promotion of the specialist service through dissemination of specialist knowledge, both locally and nationally.

Act as a role model, demonstrating high standards of care and providing clinical leadership in the specialist areas.

Establish, develop and maintain effective working relationship between clinicians, practitioners and managers within the specialty, across the Trust and in the community.

Actively participate in local, national and international networking to maintain and develop expert level of knowledge in the specialty.

Provide a seamless, high quality service from referral through to assessment, diagnosis, treatment and review.

Develop and evaluate assessment tools that will ensure an appropriate level of nursing intervention so that patients who present with the most complex needs receive the most appropriate specialist care.

Act as patient advocate when appropriate, respecting patient confidentiality and privacy with respect for diverse cultural backgrounds and requirements.

Be designated to take charge of the site-based area in the absence of the IPN holding continuing responsibility.

Person Specification

Qualification and Education

Essential

• Degree in relevant subject
• RN1 or RN Child Registered Nurse on the NMC register or Other Healthcare professional register. To hold the appropriate level for the area of specialty.
• Formal qualification in Infection Prevention.
• To have or working towards a master's degree or equivalent in a relevant subject.
• Mentorship course.

Experience

Essential

• Extensive experience of working autonomously at an advanced level within the specialist area delivering effective patient focused care.
• Experience working as an infection prevention and control specialist nurse
• Proven evidence of management / leadership skills and autonomous practice
• Previous experience of student supervision and clinical education at undergraduate level
• Experience of delivering patient advocacy.
• Experience of audit, research & evidence-based care.
• Experience of delivering change management both personally and as a facilitator

Desirable

• Audit, research and evidence based promotion experience
• Risk management, clinical governance or incident resolution experience

Skills, Knowledge and Ability

Essential

• Advanced clinical, managerial and leadership skills in specialty
• Evidence of teaching skills in particular teaching patients in how to manage their conditions and raise their awareness of their condition.
• Understand the organisation's value-based behaviours.
• Sound knowledge of current issues in the profession and practice of nursing

Desirable

• Understanding of the national picture and agenda with respect to IPC
• Undertaken or support clinical research

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Harefield hospital

Hill End Rd, Harefield, Uxbridge

London

UB9 6JH

Employer's website

https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)