Infection Control Practitioner

Acorns Children’s Hospice Trust are looking for an Infection Control Practitioner to lead on infection prevention and control across our three hospices in Walsall, Worcester and Birmingham. Additionally, you will work as a Practice Educator to support the delivery of the Acorns Education Strategy.

Acorns provides care for babies, children and young people, who have life-limiting or life-threatening conditions, both in our hospices and in their homes. Our care teams are part of a supportive, multi-disciplinary team delivering care packages that are tailored to each child’s individual holistic needs – and we’re structured so that you’ll simply ‘have the time to care’.

Each hospice is purpose-built with individually decorated rooms overlooking our gardens. We try to make it as welcoming and friendly as possible – a homely environment for the children, young people and their families.

• Provide specialist input in the identification, prevention and control of infection
• Monitor staff compliance with infection prevention and control policies
• Identify potential infection hazards and suggest appropriate remedial action to relevant personnel
• As part of the Care Education Team, support the development and delivery of an education plan and deliver learning to meet identified learning needs
• Critically evaluate information and research to formulate advice on the prevention and control of infection
• Collaborate with members of care teams and other agencies in the identification, investigation and management of outbreaks

• Registered Nurse or Allied Health Professional
• Previous experience in infection control
• Evidence of post qualification basic training in infection prevention and control
• Ability to be a change agent

• £46,500 to £52,000 per annum
• 37.5 hours per week
• Travel between Acorns Hospices in Birmingham, Walsall and Worcester
• Employee discounts from leading retailers – including the Blue Light Card
• Generous contribution to group personal pension plan (7.5%) or continuation of current NHS pension scheme
• NHS pension scheme life assurance or Acorns group life assurance scheme
• Career development through our Acorns Academy offering leadership, coaching, fundraising, clinical training and more.
• Health cash plan
• Gym membership and equipment discount scheme
• Bike2
  
  Work scheme – save up to 42% on bikes and equipment
• Wellbeing, legal and financial support
• Annual leave entitlement increases with length of service

Interviews are scheduled to be held on 6 March.

You need to be eligible to work in the UK to be considered for this role. We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and therefore any successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check for children and will be asked to provide two satisfactory references.