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We are looking to appoint enthusiastic and experienced infection prevention and control nurse with the ability to influence and articulate best Infection Prevention & Control (IPC) practices across our broad range of services.
The post holder must have experience in IPC and demonstrate good communication skills and the ability to engage with others.
The post holder must hold a recognised qualification in IPC.
The post holder will be a key player in our IPC agenda and work in collaboration with Directorate leaders across the organisation in ensuring robust IPC measures and governance processes are in place and embedded in practice.
The post holder will develop a quality, proactive and evidence based IPC service, to prevent and reduce the incidence of infections and implement systems to enhance patient and staff safety across the organization.
The ability to manage own workload is essential for this role.
The successful candidate must also be a computer literate, have good organisational skills and be able to demonstrate autonomous working and an ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Main duties of the job
- The post holder will be responsible for providing specialist Infection Prevention & Control advice and support to staff and teams working both in the acute and community services to ensure adherence to good practice in infection prevention and control.
- The post holder will act as an advisor disseminating specialist skills and knowledge to all staff groups, patients and visitors and be visible and accessible to staff, patients and visitors acting as a role model at all times.
Ability and willingness to travel throughout the area of service delivery is essential for this post.
The duties of this post require the successful candidate to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. More information on this scheme can be found at www.disclosurescotland.co.uk
For informal enquiries, please contact Trisha Miller, Lead Nurse, Infection Control on 01324 567490 or Jonathan Horwood, Infection Control Manager on 01324 673791.
Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e-mail, therefore please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders) and your Jobtrain account for updates.
NHS Forth Valley is positive about disabled people and is committed to offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job. Please contact the Recruitment Office on 0330 041 4694 if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to assist you with your application and/or interview.
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.