Job summary
Employer heading
Interim Deputy Lead Nurse for Infection Prevention and Control
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.
The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.
Many of our recruitment programmes use Value Based Interviewing to identify those who have the skills we seek, who share our values and who are able to deliver compassionate excellence from the outset. We know that this makes a significant difference to your job satisfaction and above all the outcomes and experience of our patients and their families. For more information about our Values and Value Based Interviewing please visit www.ouh.nhs.uk/about/vision-and-values
Job overview
The Interim Deputy Lead Nurse for Infection Prevention and Control for Infection Prevention & Control (IPC) will be responsible with other members of the IPC team in preventing and controlling infection across Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH) in the acute hospital setting, satellite units and to work collaboratively with Berkshire, Oxfordshire, and Buckinghamshire (BOB) integrated care system (ICS).
The Interim Deputy Lead Nurse for Infection Prevention and Control for IPC will promote, influence, and develop knowledge in respect of infection control practice through networks of education and training, to minimise the risk of healthcare associated infections.
Main duties of the job
The Interim Deputy Lead Nurse for IPC will, in conjunction with the Director and Deputy Directors of Infection Prevention and Control, provide operational leadership of IPC and service delivery, implementing and delivering the IPC annual plan.
The post holder will practice at an advanced level demonstrating a high level of autonomy and clinical decision-making. They will be responsible for providing day-to-day management of the nursing and administrative staff in the IPC team and will deputise for the lead nurse as required.
The post holder will need to be highly visible, an exemplar role model for IPC and be an effective communicator as this role is a collaborative one, working with all members of the multi-disciplinary team.
Working for our organisation
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. Find out more here www.ouh.nhs.uk.
The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Infection Prevention and Control is at the top of the agenda at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
We currently have an opportunity for an interim band 8A IPC registered nurse/healthcare practitioner to come and work in an established and forward-thinking team. We are looking for someone who firmly believes in improving safety for patients and staff. The role will challenge and develop the many skills you already have whilst creating and identifying a new set.
Covering four hospital sites across Oxfordshire with a huge range of specialties, the scope of learning is vast. The successful applicant will have the opportunity for developing the team and supporting the Acting Lead Nurse.
Person specification
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Essential criteria
- 0 for rejected, 2 for interview
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
- Sarah Wright
- Job title
- Lead Nurse for Infection Prevention and Control
- Email address
- [email protected]
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