Infection Prevention and Control Nurse
5 Hours - Cherwell Hospital, Banbury
We are currently expanding our team at The Cherwell Hospital and have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Nurse to join our team as an Infection Prevention Control (IPC) Lead Nurse for 22.This can be considered a full-time position with the remaining 15 hours being assigned to work in your area of clinical expertise; ward, theatre, outpatients, pre operative assessment.
It is essential you can provide evidence-based IPC clinical advice and support by leading in surveillance, prevention and control of infection in the hospital setting by promoting and maintaining high standards of IPC practices with regard to safety of patients, staff and visitors by providing.
You will be able to demonstrate this with evidence of your commitment to continual professional development'.
Leading in surveillance, prevention and control of infection in the hospital setting.
Current NMC registration.
Recent experience as a registered nurse in acute surgical care environment.
Previous experience with surgical site surveillance
Audit/surveillance experience – including Surgical site infection surveillance service (SSISS)
Familiarity with the Patient safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) and report writing.
Policy / procedure writing.
25 Days Leave + Bank Holidays
~ Private Pension where Ramsay will match up to 5% after a qualifying period
~ Flexible shift patterns available where possible
~ Enhanced Competitive Parental Leave Policies
~ Private Medical Cover with option to add partner & dependants
~ Life Assurance (Death in Service) x3 base salary
~ Free Training and Development via the Ramsay Academy
~ Free Parking on site (where possible)
~ Employee Assistance Programme
~ Cycle2Work scheme available, in partnership with Halfords
~ Ramsay Health Care UK is a well-established global hospital group with over 50 years’ experience. It is well respected within the healthcare industry and is one of the leading providers of independent hospital services in England.
The Ramsay Way” culture recognises that people – staff and doctors – are Ramsay Health Care’s most important asset and this has been key to our ongoing success.
Everything we do is about striving to deliver the best care. The Ramsay Way” culture recognises that our people are our most important asset and this has been key to our ongoing success.
We are proud to support the UK’s Armed Forces and Reservists and have already achieved the Silver Award as part of the MOD’s Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme. The scheme recognises employers who actively support Defence while encouraging other organisations to adopt the same behaviours in their workplace. As a company we are committed to supporting the wider Armed Forces community and this includes our staff as well as our patients.
This position is subject to background and DBS checks.