# Infection Prevention & Control Clinical Nurse Specialist

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Guild Lodge
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Clinical nurse specialist
- **Grade:** Band 7
- **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-11-08T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-16T12:54:47.917Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8373938
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8373938?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.lscft.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Join Our Team and Help Protect Patients, Staff and Communities

We are seeking an experienced, motivated and forward-thinking Clinical Nurse Specialist in Infection Prevention and Control to join our Infection Prevention and Control Team.

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic registered nurse with substantial experience in infection prevention and control to play a key role in supporting the delivery of high-quality, safe patient care across our organisation. Working alongside multidisciplinary teams, you will provide expert advice, education and leadership to ensure compliance with national standards, best practice guidance and regulatory requirements.

The successful candidate will be passionate about improving patient outcomes, reducing healthcare-associated infections and promoting a culture of safety and quality improvement.

If you are interested in the role, we would encourage an informal conversation with the recruiting manager - samantha.ryder@lscft.nhs.uk

### Main duties of the job

- The registered nurse will assist to deliver a safe, responsive and effective Infection Prevention & Control (IPC) service to Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust, acting as a resource for specialist knowledge, taking a lead in the development of infection control policies and ensuring that the requirements of local and national standards and targets relating to infection control are met.
- They will advise clinical staff on IPC issues relating to planning, implementation and evaluation of patient and equipment care, and educate staff regarding Infection Prevention & Control. They will organise and conduct surveys and audits.
- The role is a collaborative role working with individuals and groups across professional and organisational boundaries.
- The post holder will support the Head of IPC in developing and implementing local and national policies for infection prevention and control, decontamination, surveillance, investigation and clinical audit.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.

### Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

## Person Specification

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Knowledge and experience of managing healthcare associated infections in a variety of settings.
- Knowledge of transmission of infection
- Knowledge of current DoH guidelines on Infection Control and implementation in NHS settings

### Experience

**Essential**

- Leadership/management experience.
- Audit experience
- Previous IPC experience

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- NMC level 1 registration
- Specialist knowledge obtained through formal Infection Control Education &/or underpinned by work-based experience.
- Relevant 1st degree or evidence of significant professional development

## Documents

- [jdps (pdf, 448.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10701922)
- [we do more at lscft (pdf, 654.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2256)

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