Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join an award winning Infection Prevention and Control Team. The post holder will work in a multi-disciplinary team comprising of Infection Prevention and Control Nurses,/Practitioners, microbiologists, BMS staff and administration staff to provide professional advice to all disciplines of staff relating to Infection Prevention and Control Practice and Policies.

The post holder will be responsible for promoting and developing the field of infection prevention and control through creating and maintaining a culture of effective health care among Trust staff. Daily tasks include surveillance; training, audit and assisting in the management of outbreaks of infection. Ensuring that these are implemented, delivered and evaluated in line with governmental directives.



Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received



Please note, for Secondment roles before an application is submitted, please ensure you have received the appropriate approval and completed documentation required beforehand, as this may delay the process if an offer was to be made.



The post holder will work in a multi-disciplinary team comprising of Infection Prevention and Control Nurses,/Practitioners, microbiologists, BMS staff and administration staff to provide professional advice to all disciplines of staff relating to Infection Prevention and Control Practice and Policies.

The post holder will be responsible for promoting and developing the field of infection prevention and control through creating and maintaining a culture of effective health care among Trust staff. Daily tasks include surveillance; training, audit and assisting in the management of outbreaks of infection.



We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.



The post holder will work in a multi-disciplinary team comprising of Infection Prevention and Control Nurses,/Practitioners, microbiologists, BMS staff and administration staff to provide professional advice to all disciplines of staff relating to Infection Prevention and Control Practice and Policies.

The post holder will be responsible for promoting and developing the field of infection prevention and control through creating and maintaining a culture of effective health care among Trust staff. Daily tasks include surveillance; training, audit and assisting in the management of outbreaks of infection.