Infection Prevention & Control Specialist Practitioner

Job overview

To provide clinical leadership and expertise in Infection Prevention and Control by providing information, support, advice and specialist knowledge to patients, their families, carers, and visitors’ and to act as a resource to the multi-professional team.

To be pivotal in the review and development of the service, and to reflect the needs of the patient group.

As a member of the Infection Prevention and Control Team (IP&CT) the post holder will maintain effective and efficient communication networks with internal and external agencies. Interacting with both clinical and non-clinical disciplines and other organisations responsible for healthcare provision.

To demonstrate wide and in-depth experience of all aspects of the speciality, exercising clinical leadership and effective education within their sphere of practice.

Interview date: 4th August 2026

Main duties of the job

• Act as a specialist advisor to clinical and non-clinical staff in all matters relating to Infection Control both proactively and reactively.
• Inform clinical teams of alert organism results, as advised by the Microbiology Department and other agencies. Advise the clinical teams on the appropriate management and recommending treatment within agreed guidance.
• Maintain records of the incidence of infection, feeding back to clinical teams and monitoring for signs of outbreaks/cross-infection.
• Accept referrals from other disciplines and respond appropriately.
• Investigate and manage potential and actual outbreaks of infection in line with the
• Trust’s Major Outbreak Control Plan and national guidance.
• To work closely with own team, Clinical directors, Senior Nurses/Matrons, Operational Managers and to maintain professional relationships with patients, relatives, and all members of the multi-disciplinary team.
• Make judgements for patient management through analysis of available information and initiate referrals to multi-disciplinary specialists as judged appropriate.
• To maintain accurate, contemporaneous records of all interventions, care and advice given, in line with the Trust’s policies

Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To contribute to service developments and the development of nurse/practitioner led initiatives in liaison with Senior Nurses/Matrons/Service Managers/Operational Managers.
• To act as a positive change agent identifying and initiating changes as required to enhance service provision.
• To contribute toward divisional, Trust and corporate objectives and service plans.
• To assist in the development of business plans to extend existing service as appropriate. To advise the senior team of the IP&C implications of any service development.
• To ensure local policies reflect national and local standards and the strategic aims of the Trust.
• To take an active role in the development of appropriate strategies to meet new national and local objectives, e.g. Clinical Governance.
• To network with professional colleagues within the directorate, Trust and other services, to ensure best practice is shared.
• To deputise for senior colleagues in their absence as required.

Please view the attached job description for full details of the role, and use your supporting statement to confirm how you meet the essential and desirable criteria on the job specification.