A Vacancy at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Infection Prevention and Control is at the top of the agenda at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
We currently have a fantastic new opportunity for aband 6 children’s registered nurseto come and work in an established and forward-thinking team. We recognise that children are not just small adults and we really want a children's nurse to join our team to provide that missing link for us.
We are looking for someone who firmly believes in improving safety for patients and staff. The role will challenge and develop the many skills you already have whilst creating and identifying a new set. Although you may not have previous Infection Prevention and Control experience, this can be taught, and nurtured in a safe and supported environment, but you must possess excellent communication skills, critical thinking and ingenuity is essential.
Working in this team will also support you to work autonomously to create quality improvement projects in IPC, using your creative and leadership skills whilst having support from the team to allow you to achieve these goals. Personal development is important to the Oxford IPC team so you must be interested in your future and the future of our IPC team.
If you are interested, we would very much like to meet you informally to discuss the opportunities and breadth of this IPC role.
The post holder will be expected to:
• Provide specialist advice and expertise to support the prevention, surveillance, and control of infection across OUHFT.
• Assesses patients; plans, implements, and monitors care; provides advice. This may be carried out in a specialist area and/or using specialist nursing skills
• Provides day-to-day supervision and/or clinical supervision to other
• Contribute to the day-to-day maintenance and further development of a high quality, proactive, responsive, and accessible infection prevention and control service.
• Assist in developing and reviewing specialist infection control policies and protocols, in order to promote and maintain the highest standards of infection prevention and control practice that is evidence and research based.
• Provide training and education to increase awareness of infection prevention and control issues amongst all disciplines and grades of staff within the Trust.
• Contribute to the Annual Infection Prevention and Control work programme on behalf of the Infection Prevention & Control Team (IPCT).
• Create quality improvement projects across a wide range of settings to support best evidence practice.
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.
The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.
The IPCN is a specialist clinical practitioner with oversight of a broad range of infection prevention and control issues. They will provide advice, education, and support on all aspects of infection prevention and control to the diverse range of departments and staff.
• They will be competent in the delivery of training and audit programmes.
• To lead, facilitate, support, and monitor the development and implementation of Infection Control Surveillance and audit projects in line with the Infection Prevention and Control annual programme, whilst reflecting National directives.
• The post holder will assist in the analysis of data and the preparation of results for reporting and dissemination of data by working with the multidisciplinary teams.
• The post holder will be an employee of the OUHFT and may be required to work at any of the four sites within the trust.
This advert closes on Sunday 7 Jan 2024
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