Job summary
By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;
- Supporting your career development and progression
- Excellent NHS Pension scheme
- Generous maternity, paternity and adopt leave
- Options for flexible working
- Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
- Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
- If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
- Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
- Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, milage paid at business rates
- Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
- Free car parking at all trust sites
- Free flu vaccinations every year
- Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work to support the IPC team to ensure that the Trust continually improves its performance in reducing Healthcare Associated Infection by developing systems that are evidence based and grounded in best practice. It will be essential for the post holder to work with professionals from a wide variety of disciplines and to support service users/patients being cared for in a safe environment. They will carry out duties relating to surveillance, prevention and control of infection including audit of clinical practice, local education and training and information provision for patient's, carers and staff. They will work closely with staff across Forensic and eating disorder inpatient areas to promote, develop and integrate infection prevention and control practices and procedures in order to achieve compliance. As well as to improve staff and patient safety and improve patient outcomes. Although the post holder will have a main base, they will be required to work across the whole trust from time to time depending on the IPCT annual programme of work.
About us
Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT) is an award-winning organisation with over 9000 employees. We are one of the largest integrated Health and Social Care providers, covering services across North & South Staffordshire, Shropshire, Hampshire, Buckinghamshire, Isle of Wight and Essex.
Demonstrating our strong commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, and in context of our objective aligned to the growth of diversity across the workforce; we are particularly seeking applications from individuals who may be from under-represented groups, such as black, Asian or other ethnic groups, individuals with a disability, or LGBTQ+ individuals who meet the specific criteria.
We are embedding values based and inclusive recruitment practices to ensure that all applicants, from any backgrounds, have an equal chance of success in achieving a role with us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To work alongside staff in the Clinical area to ensure compliance with Infection Prevention & Control policies and practices.
- To support the completion and monitoring of the Infection. Prevention & Control audit programme and to assist in addressing areas of improvement. With support, to produce feedback in the form of written reports and action plans following audit to the relevant staff.
- With support, challenge any areas of poor practice and implement changes in procedures to improve compliance.
- Participate in the monitoring of standards of cleanliness with the Support Services Manager and Clinical Leads and contribute to action plans to improve the cleanliness of the environment.
- To support colleagues to deliver high quality standards of care based on current evidence-based practice.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To work alongside staff in the Clinical area to ensure compliance with Infection Prevention & Control policies and practices.
- To support the completion and monitoring of the Infection. Prevention & Control audit programme and to assist in addressing areas of improvement. With support, to produce feedback in the form of written reports and action plans following audit to the relevant staff.
- With support, challenge any areas of poor practice and implement changes in procedures to improve compliance.
- Participate in the monitoring of standards of cleanliness with the Support Services Manager and Clinical Leads and contribute to action plans to improve the cleanliness of the environment.
- To support colleagues to deliver high quality standards of care based on current evidence-based practice.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING:
Essential
- Registered Nurse on NMC Register.
- Conforms to NMC requirements.
Desirable
- BSc Degree in Nursing or Equivalent Level
- Registered mentor.
- Recognised IPC Link Worker Qualification.
EXPERIENCE:
Essential
- Experience of providing care and interventions within a health setting.
- Experience of Infection Prevention & Control Policies/SOP's.
- Knowledge of NHS agenda/policy in these areas.
- Experience of providing group training and education/ presentations involving junior health care workers.
Desirable
- Experience of working in a mental health setting and making decisions autonomously.
- Experience of training and education and classroom-teaching multi-disciplinary healthcare groups.
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & ABILITIES:
Essential
- Skills of assessing, planning and evaluating care, for people with mental health related difficulties, utilising the principles of Recovery.
- Skilled in the assessment of clinical risk and developing and communicating appropriate risk management plans.
- Demonstrates an understanding of the need for multi-disciplinary working and an ability to work across professional boundaries.
- Ability to use own initiative.
- Ability to self-manage own diary and workload.
- Demonstrates knowledge of evidence-based practice and clinical governance
- Demonstrates an awareness of current thinking and guidance for infection prevention and control.
- All level working with staff groups - the ability to pitch information at the right level.
- Able to carry out audits and writing reports.
- Able to demonstrate IT literacy.
- Ability to travel/ drive between all sites across The Midlands Partnership University Foundation Trust.
- Problem solver.
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES:
Essential
- Commitment, compassion, and a positive attitude to client groups.
- Flexible approach to meeting the needs of the service.
- Demonstrates a commitment to personal development.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of clinical/managerial supervision.
- Team player, integrity, negotiation skills, good time management/organisation skills.
- Calm under pressure.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING:
Essential
- Registered Nurse on NMC Register.
- Conforms to NMC requirements.
Desirable
- BSc Degree in Nursing or Equivalent Level
- Registered mentor.
- Recognised IPC Link Worker Qualification.
EXPERIENCE:
Essential
- Experience of providing care and interventions within a health setting.
- Experience of Infection Prevention & Control Policies/SOP's.
- Knowledge of NHS agenda/policy in these areas.
- Experience of providing group training and education/ presentations involving junior health care workers.
Desirable
- Experience of working in a mental health setting and making decisions autonomously.
- Experience of training and education and classroom-teaching multi-disciplinary healthcare groups.
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & ABILITIES:
Essential
- Skills of assessing, planning and evaluating care, for people with mental health related difficulties, utilising the principles of Recovery.
- Skilled in the assessment of clinical risk and developing and communicating appropriate risk management plans.
- Demonstrates an understanding of the need for multi-disciplinary working and an ability to work across professional boundaries.
- Ability to use own initiative.
- Ability to self-manage own diary and workload.
- Demonstrates knowledge of evidence-based practice and clinical governance
- Demonstrates an awareness of current thinking and guidance for infection prevention and control.
- All level working with staff groups - the ability to pitch information at the right level.
- Able to carry out audits and writing reports.
- Able to demonstrate IT literacy.
- Ability to travel/ drive between all sites across The Midlands Partnership University Foundation Trust.
- Problem solver.
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES:
Essential
- Commitment, compassion, and a positive attitude to client groups.
- Flexible approach to meeting the needs of the service.
- Demonstrates a commitment to personal development.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of clinical/managerial supervision.
- Team player, integrity, negotiation skills, good time management/organisation skills.
- Calm under pressure.
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
