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Location

Portsmouth, Hampshire | United Kingdom

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Job description

Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff. 

Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues and our community you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust. 

Job Description

Do you have excellent communication, clinical and leadership skills? Do you have IPC expertise and/or significant experience of applying IPC best practice in your clinical work?    Are you interested in working alongside enthusiastic colleagues at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust?

Key roles and responsibilities of the post include delivery of the Infection Prevention Strategy. Ensuring staff have IPC policies and guidance available to work to and the skills and knowledge to follow IPC best practice in their day to day work and to work alongside clinical colleagues to advise and identify improvements in working.

Main duties of the role include:

• To work as a member of the Infection Prevention Team contributing to the delivery of an Infection Prevention and Control Service within PHU.
• Participates in an advisory service, explaining the relevance of laboratory reports which relate to infection control to ward staff and provide relevant clinical information to the laboratory staff.
• To minimise Healthcare Associated Infection (HCAI) through the promotion of effective infection prevention practice and standards across PHU.  
• Have regular contact within clinical areas providing support and advice on IPC issues whilst promoting evidence-based practice.
• To promote and develop best practice in order to reduce and prevent HCAI across the Trust.
• Be a strong patient advocate and role model, ensuring that the care of patients reflects best clinical standards.
• To work alongside the team with the implementation of new health care initiatives in the management and reduction of HCAI.

For further details, please refer to the 

Job Description

For further details, please contact: Kelly Brechany IPC Matron

Telephone number: 02392 281746

Qualifications

Qualifications

Essential

• Current RN with NMC registration
• BSc Degree Level Qualification
• Teaching qualification or experience

Desirable

• Post Reg.

  qualifications

  for IPC or experience of working in specialty of IPC
• Evidence of change management with relevant management/leadership course

Experience

Essential

• Minimum 3 years post registration experience
• Clinical supervision- where applicable monthly attendance

Skills and Knowledge

• Clinically competent
• Clinical decision-making skills
• Advanced communication skills
• Effective leadership skills
• Organisational skills and forward planning
• Flexibility
• Able to support development of others
• Coaching and mentoring skills
• Critical appraisal skills
• Strong customer service skills
• IT literate

The successful candidate will be an experienced leader and clinical practitioner. They may have worked in IPC previously and have a recognised IPC qualification, but applicants are also welcome from experienced clinical practitioners who have a strong understanding of IPC best practice and a willingness to develop expertise through development.

Additional Information

The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.

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