Infection Prevention Practitioner; XR

Thisis an exciting opportunity for an experienced and highly motivated professional (Nurse/AHP/Midwife) to join a successful award-winning Infection Prevention and Control Team at Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust for a 12-month secondment.

Do you have significant clinical experience at band 5 level?

Do you want to improve your investigation skills?

Are you able to problem solve andthink outside the box?

Do you have an interest in how infections are spread and how we can control them?

Are you able to engage and empower others

Are you driven and motivated to constantly improve patient safety and care?

Ifthe answer is yes, then dont waste another second, Infection Prevention and Control might be the new role for you in 2026

Weare a forward-thinking team who work hard with colleagues across LTHT toensure patients are kept safe through infection control measures by:

Motivating and leading colleagues to deliver safe and effective care through education and positive role-modelling

Providing risk assessments to staffto support decision making for patient care

Analysing surveillance data tomeasure success of infection prevention and control policy to identify areasfor improvement

Committed to quality improvement and able to translate guidance and strategy into changes of care

Weare looking for an individual who has excellent communication skills, isself-motivated, a motivator of others and a visible and accessible rolemodel. You should be able to demonstrate resilience and manage change in thisever-evolving service.

Youwill be expected to contribute to the infection prevention and control of communicable infections within the Leeds Hospitals Trust. The post holder will provide specialist expertise and advice to clinical and non-clinical services and contribute to developing the IPC service. You will be actively involved in the development implementation and action planning associated with Trust assurance processes,updating clinical guidelines and procedures and producing patient information leaflets.

Thepost holder will be required to develop a close relationship with the Deputy Director for Infection Prevention and Control, Matron for Infection Prevention and Control,Infection Prevention and Control Nurses, Lead doctor for Infection Control Prevention & Control,Consultant Microbiologist, Infection Control Laboratory as wellthe Nursing, medical and facilities staff throughout the Trust.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT) is one of the largest teaching hospital sin Europe, a regional and national centre for specialist treatment, arenowned biomedical research facility, and the local hospital for the Leeds community.

The Infection Prevention & Control team have a strong commitment to the Leeds Way values and behaviours, promoting the principles within our everyday interactions both within the team and the wider trust, encouraging acollaborative spirit and global connections.

Ourfive Trust values are part of what make us different. They have been developed by our staff. They are:

• Accountable
• Empowered

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.

Fulfilthe requirements as directed by the Nursing and Midwifery Council/ Health andCare professionals council (HCPC) to maintain and revalidate registration.

Clinical Governance/Audit/Research

Participates in infection control audit and surveillance programme, under the guidance of the Infection Control Team

Assists in the collection of relevant statistical information

Contributes to the review,development and implementation of policies for a defined area

Provides advice on decontamination process that provide safety to patients which does not reduce the equipment integrity

Support the implementation ofagreed policies

Understands of the impact ofservice changes beyond their own area of activity

Understands the financial implication of infection control advice or recommendation

Ensures infection control practice is evidence based

Assists in the contribution tolocal and national infection control research. Assesses the impact of new research and guidance and acting upon this.

Commitment to work flexibly over a7-day week

Has an advisory role and clinical input into the care relevant to the patient by supporting the clinical areas

Assesses, plans and communicates actions required by clinical staff for safe infection control patient care

Provides infection control adviceto all disciplines and grades of staff, patients and their carers maintaining positive professional relationships

Advises on isolation techniques and assists with the…