Infection Control Nurse
Go back Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
The closing date is 21 June 2026
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Nurse to join our proactive, dynamic and highly regarded IPC team. We are a small but influential service with a strong profile across the Trust, supporting safe, high-quality care at our King’s Mill, Newark and Mansfield sites.
Preventing healthcare-associated infections remains a top priority both within the Trust and nationally. Your work will directly contribute to safer environments for patients, visitors and staff.
Key Responsibilities
- Clinical infection support – Provide clinical advice and support on all infection-related issues to staff across the Trust.
- IPC fundamentals – Deliver guidance on core infection prevention and control practices, supported by the wider IPC team.
- Shared caseload – Work collaboratively with IPC Nurses/Practitioners to manage the infection control workload.
- Designated areas & audits – Take responsibility for specific clinical areas and audit programmes within the IPC service.
- Policy adherence – Ensure IPC policies are current, implemented effectively and monitored through regular auditing.
Person Specification
Knowledge Requirements
- Knowledge of NMC Codes of conduct and/or guidelines of professional practice
- Awareness of broader issues within the NHS
- Experience in teaching and presenting
- Ability to motivate and develop staff within the team
- Ability to work across professional teams and organisational boundaries
- Ability to delegate and prioritise
- An awareness of the local and national infection prevention and control agenda e.g. Health Act, Infection related targets Understanding of clinical governance and its application to practice
- Awareness of national infection prevention and control issues e.g. Hygiene Code, Saving Lives
- Excellent clinical skills and has the ability to implement these in practice and is able to impart knowledge to all grades of staff
- Up to date and evidenced based knowledge of current clinical and professional issues
- Clinically credible and competent
- Managerial, leadership and organisational skills
- Experienced mentor
Qualifications
- Registered General Nurse (level 1) Degree level, with significant post-registration experience
- Either working towards or willing to work towards a recognised qualification in Infection Prevention and Control
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Evidence of managerial development
- A teaching qualification e.g. ENB 998
Further Training
- Infection Prevention Course
Experience
- Significant post registered experience within an Acute Hospital
- Evidence of an interest in infection prevention and Control i.e. link worker
- Experience with Audit
Contractual Requirements
- Ability to do on-call
- Ability to work flexibly
- Ability to travel between sites
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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