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Job description

Ulster Hospital, Critical Care Block. Work with the Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Lead(s) to deliver a Trust-wide Infection Prevention & control Service. This will include the prevention, detection, monitoring, evaluation and surveillance of infections as part of the Trust IPC Strategy.

Responsibilities

• Attend and contribute to the IPC Committee and other relevant committees as appropriate.
• Work autonomously and as a team leader in the provision of expert infection prevention and control advice to a wide range of staff and in the implementation of initiatives to reduce healthcare associated infection HCAI.
• Be required to participate in the IPC on call rota and provide on call expert IPC advice.

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

• A university degree, diploma or other Nursing/Midwifery qualification
• A university degree, diploma or other Nursing/Midwifery qualification.

Desirable Skills

• Experience in leading on infection prevention & control initiatives at department level, managing a team and demonstrating clear outcomes and shared learning.

Further Information

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