Job summary
- Main area
- Infection Control
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Mat Leave cover to February 2026)
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 824-CORP-6855307
- Employer
- Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Milne House
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £44,806 - £53,134 Per Annum, inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
Employer heading
Infection Prevention Nurse
Band 6
Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster - and Hertfordshire.
We are rated Good by the Care Quality Commission and are ranked among top NHS employers. Community healthcare is our focus and our passion. We champion the role of community health professionals to make sure our patients get great care closer to home.
Job overview
Are you looking to join a dynamic team who are focused on supporting high quality, safe and effective healthcare for patients?
Would you like to work in a role that provides varied community work and professional development opportunities?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for aspiring Infection Prevention and Control Nurses to join our self-motivated evolving team.
The Infection Prevention team provides clinical and technical support to our clinicians, services, divisions and to wider CLCH organisation. We are focused on supporting the delivery of high quality, safe and effective healthcare to our patients.
If you have broad clinical experience, a passion for providing a high quality, safe and effective patient care and an interest on how infection prevention and control is proved to be an integral part of patient care, then this may be your awaited opportunity.
Main duties of the job
You may not have worked in a community trust before but if you are thinking it is the tedious option, then take a moment to reflect on what great opportunity you would be missing. Our service covers in-patient rehabilitation beds, community nursing, out-patients care, day surgery, walk in centres, children’s services, sexual health services, dental services, podiatry, other specialist services and much, much more.
These roles provide an opportunity to collaborate and work in partnership with a huge array of clinical specialist services and teams not only within the trust but also extends to a broad range of external stakeholders and integrated care system.
These posts will work with an allocated geographical division however, the team operates an agile working strategy across five operational divisions where service is required.
Working for our organisation
Just as we care about our patients’ wellbeing, we care about yours!
We can offer you:
A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
Single occupancy accommodation in Central London – (we can help you find accommodation in London, support you with your deposit)
Support with gaining your driving license *T&C’s apply
Car lease scheme *T&C’s apply
Flexible working options
Annual travel card loan
Training, support and development in your career
To have a full look at our benefits and what it’s like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
**Please refer to job description, person specification and trust values, for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.**
Person specification
Education/Qualification
Essential criteria
- Registered General Nurse – diploma / degree qualification
- Post-graduate training course- examples include an area of specialist clinical practice, teaching, mentoring or leadership
Education/Qualification
Essential criteria
- Registered General Nurse – diploma / degree qualification
- Post-graduate training course- examples include an area of specialist clinical practice, teaching, mentoring or leadership
Desirable criteria
- Specialist training to degree / post-graduate diploma level in Infection Control / Health Protection
- Teaching and/or mentorship qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Minimum of two years clinical experience
- Experience in the clinical setting of teaching, audit or implementing change in practice
- Working knowledge of invasive and medical devices, their management, and related clinical procedures
- Demonstrable experience in applying infection prevention policy / national directives within current and/or past roles
Desirable criteria
- Experience in infection prevention and control nursing
- Experience in community healthcare
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Able to demonstrate knowledge of infection prevention across different community care settings and disciplines
- Able to assess, teach and demonstrate clinical procedures, such as aseptic technique, phlebotomy, taking of nose, throat, and wound swabs
- Able to communicate well, both verbally and in writing
- Able to build effective working relationships
- Able to communicate complex and/or sensitive information to patients and staff, where there may be barriers to acceptance
- Able to assess and interpret information, e.g., microbiological results, assess risk and apply advice to local situation
- Able to use display screen equipment – standard keyboard / IT skills, knowledge of MS Office including word, excel and PowerPoint
- Able to provide training and education
- Able to cope with unpredictable work pattern and to work under pressure
- Able to plan workload and set priorities according to the needs of the service and annual work programme
- Able to be accountable for own professional practice and work autonomously
- Able to work constructively to implement best practice where there may be resource constraints
- Awareness of own limitations and able to escalate as needed
Desirable criteria
- Able to undertake clinical audit and surveillance
Other
Essential criteria
- Car owner/driver, or suitable alternative transport to enable you to undertake the job
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Able to demonstrate understanding of the Trust’s values and behaviours
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Clare Johnstone
- Job title
- Deputy Director of Infection Prevention & Control
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07825 903157
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