Infection Control Practitioner

MAIN DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES 5.1Responsibility for People Management To Line manage other members of the IPCT who are band 4 or below. With support develop own management skills relating to workload and personal and professional development. To work with other members of the IPCT to maintain high standards of infection prevention and care. To collaborate with other members of the IPCT in the provision of an efficient and effective service. To develop the role, with support, maintaining good working relationships with all wards and departments and the independent sector. To work with staff to identify infection hazards, and effectively manage the associated risks Act as a Practice Supervisor to students and colleagues, participating in induction programmes, guiding practice, and assessing competence to develop staff. Work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team and participate in the induction of locum staff to policies and routine. 5.2Responsibility for financial and/or physical resources To work with the Estates Manager. Hotel Services Team and IPC Team Manager to coordinate responses to disease outbreak and management in clinical settings To support the PPE store and Stocks for the organisation with support from procurement, Professional Lead and IPC Team Manager. Maintain any equipment within the team. 5.3Responsibility for administration Collects relevant clinical data for use by the Infection Prevention and Care Team and assisting with maintenance of records and statistics on hospital infection Assists with the establishment and revision of policies relating to Infection Control with other members of the Team. To maintain accurate records of hospital infection and clinical advice given. To use team resources shared drives, databases and emails. 5.4Responsibility for people who use our services Sustain effective communications with other roles involved in the Local health Community as required to ensure good team working and collaborative working practices in particular resulting in high standards of clinical care with the IPC team Manager. To attend regular line management meetings, to include performance against job description To complete and support other members of the IPC team in completing audits. Once complete ensure reports are sent to the service manager responsible for the clinical area, the IPC Team Manager and the relevant facilities manager. It is expected that each area will produce a plan of action; the IPC Team Manager will oversee these plans. To ensure provision of leaflets in a range of formats for patients and visitors. To contribute to regular wellbeing walkabouts with key services such as Risk and Hotel services to produce reports and action plans post visit. Disseminate new guidance across the organisation. Investigate outbreaks of hospital infection and at times in the independent sector and implement control measures To identify, investigate, monitor and rectify hazardous practices or procedures, relating to risk of infection. To work with the Hotel services in an advisory and supportive capacity to ensure correct decontamination practices are followed. To assist in projects and developments requiring infection prevention and control knowledge (e.g. Site Redevelopment). 5.5Responsibility for implementation of policy and/or service developments To assist with the evaluation and updating of Infection Control Policies for LSW in conjunction with the IPC Team Manager and UHP. To participate in auditing those policies and advise appropriately thus ensuring a high quality service and a safe environment for Patients, staff and visitors To liaise with other specialist disciplines (e.g. Tissue Viability; Continence; Review Team; District Nurses, Pharmacists and Hotel Services) to ensure infection prevention and control receives a high priority in these areas. To undertake infection surveillance and to participate in new developments of surveillance To maintain accurate records of hospital infection as required by the IPCT To support the Ward Manager with the completion of RCAs patients acquiring any infection or sepsis in Livewell care. To support the response to Covid-19, ensuring the team response is robust and timely for services. 5.6Other Responsibilities Education and training Responsibilities To provide information regarding infection prevention and control issues for all new staff during induction training and to participate in the mandatory training programme when competent to do so To develop the link nurse scheme supporting the IPC Clinical Assistant, for LSW staff and ensure that they receive regular information and training and disseminate this information to their colleagues To contribute to the organisation of Micro Teaching, workshops and courses in line with the annual plan which include the independent sector To participate in the education of all hospital personnel in methods of Infection Control, and with support from IPCT establish educational programmes to meet the needs of all staff To develop the role as a nursing resource and provide information regarding infection prevention and control issues to patients and visitors To undergo further educational opportunities/training appropriate with this role (once fully competent leading to B6 role). To develop and maintain personal development in this speciality, so that advice and information given is based on accurate, current, evidence based knowledge Health and Safety With the Team Manager be responsible for ensuring that all necessary risk assessments are carried out within their department in liaison with relevant sources of specialist support and expertise within the LSW. They are also responsible for ensuring that the risk management process is completed appropriately. To assist with identifying, investigating, monitoring and rectifying hazardous practices or procedures, relating to risk of infection. To work with Occupational Health regarding infection prevention and control issues which involve staff.