HCRG Care Group is seeking a highly skilled and dedicated Band 7 Infection Prevention and Control Nurse to join the National Quality TeamYou will be required to support and assist the Head of Infection Prevention and Control and the Regional Directors and Business Unit leaders, and the organisations Infection Prevention & Control network in providing IPC across all services within the organisation. To provide highly specialist knowledge and direct input into all aspects of Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) and decontamination across the organisation. To be a strong patient advocate, ensuring that the care of patients reflects best clinical standards and that all patients are treated with dignity and respect.This is a permanent part-time role of 18.75 hours per week to cover Monday - Friday.Base: This will be determined on location following appointment. The role is predominately worked remotely with the expectation of travel to sites across the organisation as required.Package DescriptionAs a Senior Infection Prevention and Control Lead, you'll be part of our valued team at HCRG Care Group.You will feel valued as a Senior Infection Prevention and Control Lead within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including: £46,148 - £52,809 Pro Rata with group pensionPrivate medical insurance with fast access to the most used specialists including for musculoskeletal problems and for mental health support – at locations across the countryFree tea, coffee and milk at your base location in RuncornMembership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to youAccess to your wages as you earn them to help cover life's emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest ratesOnline and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counsellingAccess to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our 'Outstanding' learning and development team, The Learning EnterpriseAn open, just culture where you're encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding “good” or “outstanding” ratings from the Care Quality CommissionMain ResponsibilitiesThe post holder will assist and support the Head of IPC to ensure that consistent standards of clinical infection prevention and control practices are maintained across all services. This list is intended to summarise the key responsibilities and is not intended to cover every task that may be required of the role:To promote high standards of IPC throughout the organisation utilising a range of communication skills to ensure the infection prevention and control strategy is communicated to all members of the healthcare team. Act at all times as a role model and maintaining high visibility via IPC Lead network, the intranet and in person across the organisation.Using highly expert knowledge of epidemiology and clinical practice to investigate and support the inquiry of outbreaks of infection, with specialist reference to source and the mode of transmission. To provide highly expert subject matter advice and support to colleagues to ensure provision of the highest standards of care, in line with the IPC policies and guidelines, and the national legislation of the Health and Social care Act.To identify potential risks of infection and initiate and lead on action to be taken to control the spread of infection in partnership with key internal stakeholders.Use expert knowledge to investigate infection prevention and control related critical incidents, using analysis post infection review processes (PIR) and The Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) ensuring any necessary change in practice, procedure or knowledge is established, and learnings are shared locally and across the IPC Lead network.To ensure mechanism for reporting IPC critical incidents is robust and maintained to provide feedback on incident learning.Please see the job description attached for a full list of responsibilities.The Ideal CandidateEssentialFirst level Registered Nurse with current valid registration with the Nursing and Midwifery CouncilNursing Degree or equivalent experiencePost graduation qualification in IPC qualification or equivalent experienceSignificant experience in Infection prevention and control as a band 6/7 and relevant transferrable experience in quality improvement initiativesHave an understanding and awareness of infection prevention and control issues within national and political contextExperience of undertaking audits and writing reportsEffective communication skills, able to communicate effectively and confidently across multi-disciplinary teamUnderstanding of current IPC policies, guidance and national standardsTeaching experienceAbility to manage own workload and prioritise effectivelyAbility to self-motivate and motivate others.IT skills – Word, PowerPoint, ExcelParticipation in service development and change management.Full Driving licenceDesirableTeaching qualificationOther requirements: Can respond to unexpected change and adopt a flexible approach to working.Act as role model for IPCAble to adapt to changeAbout The CompanyWe change lives by transforming health and care. Established in 2006 we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do. We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We're a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone. While it doesn't happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we'll need to close it earlier than the date we've shown here. If you're keen to join our team, we'd love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can. As you'd expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. Finally, we need to let you know that the company you'll work for is part of HCRG Care Group Holdings Limited and by applying for this job we'll need to process and hold information about you. If you would like to know a little more about how we use your information, please see our website's privacy policy.