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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Infection Prevention and Control Surveillance and Audit Nurse/Midwife to join the Infection Prevention and Control Team and contribute to the delivery of the planned programme for the prevention and control of infection across NHS Fife.
You will hold a defined area of responsibility for HAI Surveillance within the wider IPC work programme. They will be expected to develop specialist knowledge in surveillance, supported through a postgraduate module, and to build effective working relationships with relevant clinical teams.
You must be a Registered Nurse or Midwife with current NMC registration, educated to degree level, and have knowledge of infection control surveillance—either through completion of, or willingness to work towards, postgraduate modules such as Infection Control Surveillance. A strong knowledge base and understanding of the specialty is essential, including experience in audit, data collection and analysis, and Quality Improvement.
Given the analytical and reporting demands of the role, a high level of digital proficiency is essential. The postholder must be highly skilled in the use of IT systems, including MS Office applications such as Microsoft Excel, and able to work confidently with complex datasets, digital surveillance tools, and reporting platforms.
One of the key qualities for this post is the ability to work effectively as part of a team in a challenging healthcare environment. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are essential, along with evidence of ongoing professional development.
You will be based at Victoria Hospital Kirkcaldy but will be required to travel between NHS Fife sites as part of this role. This is a permanent full time post worked Monday to Friday.
For informal enquiries, please contact Julia Cook, Infection Control Manager, 01592 643355 ext. 21441 or Julia.Cook@nhs.scot
As from 1/4/26, the Agenda for Change full-time working week will be reducing from 37 to 36 hours per week. Part time hours will be reduced pro-rata. However, there will be a corresponding increase in the hourly rate so that pay will not be affected.
A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.
To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service.
As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website here.
It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form.
We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
Please note the salary is pro rata for part time hours.
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