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Job summary

Main area
Nursing
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
37.5 hours per week (Monday - Sunday)
Job ref
190-2066-DIR
Employer
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Northern General Hospital
Town
Sheffield
Salary
£39,959 - £48,117 pa/ pro rata for part time staff
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
14/10/2026 23:59
Interview date
27/10/2026

Employer heading

NHS

Infection Prevention and Control Nurse

NHS AfC: Band 6

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.

Job overview

The Infection Prevention and Control Team at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is looking for motivated and enthusiastic nurses to join our specialist team.

We have 1.5 WTE Band 6 opportunities available and welcome applications for full or part-time working. This could be appointed as one full-time and one part-time post, or two part-time posts. Working hours can be discussed with successful candidates, subject to service requirements.

This is an exciting opportunity for nurses with an interest in Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) who want to develop their specialist knowledge and make a positive contribution to patient safety and the prevention of healthcare-associated infection.

Working within our multidisciplinary IPC Team, you will provide specialist advice and support, contribute to infection surveillance and outbreak management, and support assurance, education and improvement activity across the Trust.

We are looking for proactive, approachable nurses committed to high standards of care, patient safety and continuous improvement. You will be supported by experienced IPC colleagues to develop your specialist practice and progressively manage your own workload.

The role has a Trust-wide remit across acute and community services and includes weekend working as part of the IPC service provision.

 
 

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work as part of the multidisciplinary Infection Prevention and Control Team (IPCT), supporting the prevention, identification and management of healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs) and promoting high standards of IPC practice across Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Working across acute and community services, the post holder will provide specialist IPC advice and support to clinical and non-clinical teams; review patients with known or suspected infections; and support the investigation and management of outbreaks, incidents and emerging infection risks.

The role will contribute to HCAI surveillance, audit and assurance activity, identifying trends and supporting improvements in practice. The post holder will contribute to the development and implementation of evidence-based IPC policies and guidance, provide education and training, and support decontamination, environmental cleanliness and wider IPC assurance.

Working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, patients, families and wider stakeholders, the post holder will promote patient and staff safety and contribute to quality improvement and service development.

The post holder will manage an allocated workload with support from senior IPC colleagues and work flexibly across acute and community services, including participation in weekend IPC service provision.

 

Working for our organisation

At Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, you will be joining one of the UK’s largest and busiest NHS teaching organisations, providing care to the people of Sheffield and beyond across our hospital and community services.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Our PROUD Values and Behaviours – Patients First, Respect, Ownership, Unity and Delivery – guide how we work together, how we support our colleagues and, most importantly, how we provide safe, high-quality and compassionate care for our patients.

We are committed to creating an inclusive and supportive working environment where colleagues feel valued, respected and able to contribute to improving the services we provide. As a major teaching organisation, we also recognise the importance of learning, research, innovation and continuous improvement and are committed to supporting the professional development of our staff throughout their careers.

Joining Sheffield Teaching Hospitals means becoming part of a diverse multidisciplinary workforce with opportunities to learn, develop and make a difference across a wide range of specialist, acute and community services. We also recognise the importance of supporting colleagues to balance their professional and personal lives and provide a range of staff benefits, wellbeing support and flexible working opportunities in line with service requirements.

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered Nurse with valid NMC registration
  • Healthcare Diploma or equivalent
  • To have completed the national PEAP programme for practice supervisors or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.
Desirable criteria
  • Post-registration qualification in Infection Control at Level 3 (Certificate in Infection Control or equivalent) or willingness to complete
  • Bachelors Degree in health-related subject or equivalent

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Relevant experience working at AFC Band 5 (or equivalent) to include some experience within an acute NHS setting or comparable healthcare environment.
  • Experience as Infection Prevention and Control Link Worker or able to demonstrate application of Infection Prevention and Control knowledge in clinical areas
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of secondment to Infection Prevention and Control Team
  • Research or audit experience

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of professional development
  • Effective interpersonal and communication skills
  • Capable of working effectively as part of a Team and in ways that are consistent with the Trust’s PROUD values
  • Effective time management skills
  • Ability to organise, manage and prioritise workload effectively
Desirable criteria
  • IT/Computer Skills including working knowledge of MS Office packages

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria
  • Patient First - examples of prioritising the patient
  • Respectful - examples of respect to individuals
  • Ownership - example of demonstrating ownership of work/project
  • Unity - example of working in unity
  • Delivery - examples of delivering (care or objectives)

Other Requirments

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work across sites where required
Desirable criteria
  • Driving licence where applicable to community-based responsibilities

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
James Pickering-Craig
Job title
Workforce Matron
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0114 2266652
Additional information

Angela Kelleher

Infection Prevention and Control Nurse Specialist/NGH Site Lead

Email: Angela[email protected]

Prasanth Joy

Site Lead- Infection Prevention & Control

Email: prasanth.joy@nhs.net

 

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