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Infection Prevention and Control
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NHS AfC: Band 7
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Llawnamser - 37.5 awr yr wythnos (7- day working)
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196-NM13079
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Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
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NHS
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Guys and St Thomas hospitals
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London
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£56,276 - £63,176 p.a. inclusive of HCA
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08/08/2025 23:59
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22/08/2025

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Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust logo

Clinical Nurse Specialist Infection Prevention and Control

NHS AfC: Band 7

Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.

Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital.

Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions. 

Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.

In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.

We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit.

Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’.

The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.

We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS.



Trosolwg o'r swydd

The control of infection is one of the most important 21st century health care challenges. If you are passionate about making a difference where it really counts and want to influence change and drive progress, a full-time opportunity has arisen to join the Infection Prevention and Control Team as a band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist.  

You will be a highly motivated, qualified Infection Prevention and Control nurse or a nurse with extensive clinical experience with evidence of a developed interest in Infection Prevention & Control.  You will be responsible within the operational scope of the Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) (both acute and community), facilitating the prevention, surveillance, investigation and control of infection within Guy's and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust.  You will also be expected to be involved in the delivery of the IPC education programmes for all staff throughout the Trust (both community and acute).  The post holder must be information technology literate (Microsoft Office, Outlook), training will be provided for our Infection Prevention and Laboratory IT systems.

Closing Date: 08th August 2025

Interview Date: 22nd August 2025

Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd

§  To work autonomously, managing a caseload of patients within the designated specialty whilst working as part of the multidisciplinary team, delivering individualised and personalised direct patient care

§  Support the Matron in providing and delivering appropriate infection prevention and control service that supports clinical and non-clinical staff in all settings to prevent and control infection in both patients, staff and visitors. 

§  Contribute and where necessary update IPC policies and procedures, and monitor compliance, taking responsibility to address any gaps in practice.

§  Contribute to investigations of infection incidents, outbreaks and decontamination incidents for designated hospital site/clinical group, identifying lessons learnt, sharing best practice and identifying teams or individuals where additional support is required.

§  Act as a specialist advisor to staff within the hospital site on all matters relating to Infection Prevention and Control including key contact for all clinical and non-clinical teams that support the delivery of excellent infection prevention and control services, e.g. facilities teams such as Inpatient services, Essentia, Occupational Health and Health and Safety.

§  Support the operational delivery of the High Consequence Infectious Disease (HCID) service

§  Ensure that patients’ receive high quality clinical care and a good patient experience, having regard for their customs, religious beliefs and doctrines.

 

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

Guy’s and St Thomas’ is one of the largest hospital trusts in the country, with around 23,000 staff; an annual turnover of more than £1 billion; and 1.6 million patient contacts a year.  Our hospitals have a long and proud history, dating back almost 900 years, and have been at the forefront of medical progress and innovation since they were founded.  

We provide a full range of hospital services for our local communities. We also provide regional and national specialist services, including cancer, cardiac, kidney, women’s and orthopaedic services, and we are home to the Evelina Children’s Hospital as well as, from 2021, The Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals. See www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk

As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients.  This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends.  

We are part of King’s Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC), a pioneering collaboration between one of the world’s leading research-led universities and three of London’s most successful NHS Foundation Trusts. 

 

Swydd-ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl

§  To work autonomously, managing a caseload of patients within the specialty whilst working as part of the multidisciplinary team, delivering individualised and personalised direct patient care

§  Be responsible for assessing and recognising emergencies in the specialty. To interpret information and take appropriate action and to lead others to do the same.

 

§  Act as an advocate for patients within the department, to ensure a patient orientated approach to the delivery of care and to meet standards within the NHS Plan and other relevant guidelines.

§  Ensure that patients’ receive high quality clinical care and a good patient experience, having regard for their customs, religious beliefs and doctrines.

 

§  Recognise and avoid situations that may be detrimental to the health and wellbeing of the individuals.

§  Actively engage service users through the facilitation of user groups and open days.

§  Co-ordinate the provision of specialist services to patients, both within hospital and/or in the community setting, effectively liaising with multidisciplinary colleagues

§  Develop and run nurse led clinics where the post holder will co-ordinate the treatment in conjunction with medical staff, and provide treatment which may include minor surgical procedures for patients.

 

§  Direct, support, encourage and advise clinical teams, by the provision of specialist knowledge and advice in the care of patients within the area.

 

§  Participate in the promotion of patient centred care, and establish and maintain a supportive relationship with the patient and their family during the period of assessment, treatment and after care

 

§  Support and enable patients and carers to make informed decisions relating to their treatment and management.

§  Promote high quality clinical care, and assist in the development of the specialist service, through the use of evidence based practice and clinical standards

§  Provide professional and clinical leadership and expertise in the specialty and to act as a resource for education and clinical expertise in the hospital and community settings.

 

§  Demonstrate appropriate expert practice and highly specialist advice in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care. This includes history taking, physical examination and the requesting of agreed diagnostic procedures/clinical investigations.

§  Promote and deliver high standards of care at all times, which utilises research-based evidence, and is audited and improved accordingly.

 

§  Participate in the promotion of the specialist service through dissemination of specialist knowledge, both locally and nationally.

 

§  Act as a role model, demonstrating high standards of care and providing clinical leadership in the specialist areas.

 

§  Establish, develop and maintain effective working relationship between clinicians, practitioners and managers within the specialty, across the Trust and in the community

 

§  Actively participate in local, national and international networking to maintain and develop expert level of knowledge in the specialty.

§  Provide a seamless, high quality service from referral through to assessment, diagnosis, treatment and review.

§  Develop and evaluate assessment tools that will ensure an appropriate level of nursing intervention so that patients who present with the most complex needs receive the most appropriate specialist care.

§  Act as patient advocate when appropriate, respecting patient confidentiality and privacy with respect for diverse cultural backgrounds and requirements.

 

§  To be designated to take charge of the area in the absence of the person holding continuing responsibility.

Manyleb y person

Qualification and Education

Meini prawf hanfodol
  • BSC/1st degree (health related) or equivalent qualification/training and experience
  • Post registration qualification in appropriate area of specialty or equivalent post qualification experience
Meini prawf dymunol
  • To have or working towards a master’s degree
  • Decontamination, water and ventilation course

Experience

Meini prawf hanfodol
  • Extensive experience of working autonomously at an advanced level within the specialist area delivering effective patient focused care.
  • Experience working as an infection prevention and control specialist nurse
  • Proven evidence of management / leadership skills and autonomous practice
  • Previous experience of student supervision and clinical education at undergraduate level
  • Experience of delivering change management both personally and as a facilitator
Meini prawf dymunol
  • Audit, research and evidence based promotion experience
  • Risk management, clinical governance or incident resolution experience

Skills, Knowledge and Ability

Meini prawf hanfodol
  • Advanced clinical, managerial and leadership skills in specialty
  • Proven listening / counselling skills with the ability to manage complex situation and appropriately deliver sensitive and difficult outcomes.
  • Evidence of teaching skills in particular teaching patients in how to manage their conditions and raise their awareness of their condition.
  • Sound knowledge of current issues in the profession and practice of nursing
Meini prawf dymunol
  • Understanding of the national picture and agenda with respect to IPC
  • Ability to interpret and analyse complex data and findings
  • Undertaken or support clinical research

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