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Trosolwg o'r swydd

This is an exciting opportunity to become part of our team. We are looking for an individual with an interest of working within an Infection Prevention and Control role to come and join us.

This role will provide you with experience in both acute and community Infection Prevention and Control nursing.  The primary base will be at the Colchester Hospital site. You must hold a current UK driving license, as travelling across North East Essex and East Suffolk will be required.

This will be a rotational post covering different specialities beginning with the new Essex and Suffolk Elective Orthopaedic Centre.  Other specialities will include Medicine, Women and Children’s services, Oncology/Haematology, Surgery, Care of the Elderly and Community services.

Collaborative working with the local health economy relating to Infection Prevention Control is a key to the successes the Trust has developed in recent years. We are looking for someone who will continue to commit to this.

You must be professional in your approach and be able to demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

You will support in the provision of clinical expertise and professional advice and leadership as a specialist resource in Infection Prevention and Control. This includes teaching, supporting development, research, surveillance and audit across all staff groups within the Trust.

Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd

The Infection Prevention and Control Nurse serves as leader, mentor, and role model for the infection prevention and control program.

Maintains a knowledge base of current infection prevention and control information.

Supports the Infection Prevention and Control team in providing professional education for all staff as required maintaining an effective infection control program.

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes. 

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff. 

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options. 

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services. 

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.   

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients. 

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.   

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