Specialist Practitioner Infection Prevention and Control

Specialist Practitioner Infection Prevention and Control

Employer:

NHS Jobs

Location:

Crewe, CW1 4QJ

Pay:

£38,682.00 to £46,580.00 per year, £38682.00 - £46580.00 a year

Contract Type:

Permanent

Hours:

Full time

Disability Confident:

No

Closing Date:

18/03/2026

The Specialist Practitioner will Contribute to the development of local policies, protocols and procedures in accordance with local and national standards but not limited to the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (2015), The National Infection Prevention and Control Manual for England, Health Technical Memorandums and Health Building Notes.

Provide Infection Prevention and Control advice and comment on local policies, procedures and guidelines.

Participate in the implementation of Infection Prevention and Control policies, procedures throughout the trust and carry out audit to monitor compliance.

Ensure compliance with Trust policies, procedures and guidelines for self and others, by taking action/alerting senior management team if practice appears to contravene policy, or if concerned about any aspect of patient care.

Work with Estates and facilities to ensure all aspects of IPC are incorporated as part of their service delivery including Water Safety, Ventilation Safety and New Builds / Refurbishments.

Remain up to date with contemporary IPC practice.

Engage in a range of appropriate learning and development, continually reflecting on their IPC practice to maximise their capabilities.

Be open to feedback on IPC practice by colleagues to promote ongoing development.

Evaluate at appropriate intervals, the current and future requirements of their practice.

Identify any capability gaps in their IPC practice, agreeing personal development plans with line manager through activities such as induction and appraisal.

Review and update personal development plans in the light of performance, any development activities undertaken, and any wider changes as identified.

Contribute to the development of new knowledge through supporting research in IPC.

Critically evaluate published literature, research studies and application to IPC practice.

Develop a combined approach to practice focused research, academic inquiry and innovation across the IPC service/pathway.

Develop a culture of sharing knowledge that values research, evaluation and academic inquiry & its importance to contemporary IPC practice.

Support and encourage colleagues in implementing changes relevant to best IPC practice.

Encourage colleagues to ask questions, make suggestions and seek clarification in relation to the IPC work they have been allocated.

Provide values-based leadership across the IPC care pathway, services and systems in complex and changing situations.

Review changes made identifying any lessons learned for future IPC work activities.

Critically evaluate the culture present within IPC teams and enable an optimal working environment through positive compassionate role modelling and leadership skills.

Lead change processes: ensuring collaborative working to improve the quality of IPC practice.

Lead with emotional intelligence, in line with NHS constitution values of compassionate leadership to enable individuals/ teams to flourish, grow and deliver high standards of IPC.

Enable others to positively contribute to IPC service improvements and better ways of working, recognising their own role in such endeavours.

Allocate work to others by taking account of their skills, knowledge, competence, backgrounds and experience.

Provide opportunities for colleagues and peers to get to know each other's strengths and weaknesses and build mutual respect and trust.

Enable the wider IPC team to positively contribute to better ways of working.

Implement IPC interventions working with multidisciplinary teams, using multimodal strategies, and campaigning as required.

Make use of all available methods of communication to build and develop effective communication networks and processes both within and external to the specialist area and trust.

To lead by example always adopting an accountable and professional manner…