Infection Prevention and Control Matron

at  Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Are you highly motivated, enthusiastic, caring and passionate, with strong clinical leadership, knowledge and skills in infection prevention and control?
The Matron role is an exciting opportunity for a suitably experienced and motivated practitioner who wishes to provide senior leadership and operational management to our Infection Prevention and Control Team. You will form part of an inspirational and motivational team who demonstrate the Trust CARE values through all behaviours and actions, to ensure the best care and experiences are given to our patients and that nurses and care staff practice to the highest standards.
We are looking for a highly experienced, motivated, and dynamic senior nurse who can support our Infection Prevention and Control Team on its ever developing journey to delivering Outstanding Care.
The post holder will provide clinical leadership and support in all aspects of Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) to Trust staff, with the assistance of the IPC Nurse Consultant and the team.
They will manage the IPC workload with the Infection Control Nursing team and will be accountable for the daily operational management of the team, as well as for developing the infection control service. This includes ensuring that infection prevention and control policies are current and followed by closely collaborating with staff, demonstrating best practices, offering education and training, conducting mandatory surveillance, and overseeing relevant projects.
Thank you for your interest in this role.
Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal’s Trust of the Year in 2020.
The Care Quality Commission rated King’s Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.
For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.
Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.
We would love you to join us..
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