# Registered Nurse - Infection Prevention and Control > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for NHS Lanarkshire. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/registered-nurse-infection-prevention-and-control/75bf654d-20f1-4eae-be95-44309f9d1ccf - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/registered-nurse-infection-prevention-and-control/75bf654d-20f1-4eae-be95-44309f9d1ccf.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** NHS Lanarkshire - **Town:** Glasgow - **Region:** West of Scotland - **Country:** Scotland - **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children) - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £34,544 - £43,039 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - **Closing date:** 2026-07-10T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-26T12:39:11.219Z - **Source information URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetail?JobId=258760 - **Application URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/DecideInternalExternal/DecideInternalExternal?JobId=258760 - **Employer website:** https://www.nhslanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job details - Job reference: 248359 - Salary: Band 5 (£34,544 - £43,039) - Job closing date: 10/07/2026 - Job Type: Nursing and Midwifery - Location: NHS Lanarkshire Wide - Employment type: Permanent - Hours Per Week: 36 - Job posted date: 26/06/2026 - Employer (NHS Board): NHS Lanarkshire - Department: Infection Prevention and Control ### About The Organisation Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services. We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas. ### The Role To scope and coordinate the implementation and ongoing monitoring of mandatory national surveillance programmes relating to surgical site infection. To provide a focal point for the coordination of enhanced surveillance programmes targeting locally defined priorities. To coordinate and provide meaningful, informative and timely surveillance data and reports for the purpose of critical analysis and assessment which have the potential to enhance patient/client clinical outcomes. To contribute to the development and implementation of a programme of clinical audit and research activity ### In this key role, you will: - Assess, plan, develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care for patients to ensure delivery of a high standard of care. - Maintain effective communications with patients, relatives and other members of the multidisciplinary team to ensure that appropriate information is shared and patient needs are met. - Knowledge of all relevant National and Local Policies, legislation, procedures, PREP, etc - Work within, and adhere to, defined National policies, procedures, standards and protocols of the Ward, Directorate and Division. - Be fully compliant with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and other relevant guidance documents, which support and maintain standards of professional practice. - Organise own and more junior staff workload and utilise time management skills to ensure that the interests of patients/clients are met. ### What You'll Bring: - Registered Nurse with valid NMC Registration - The post holder will be required to demonstrate excellent team working skills with the ability to work using own initiative - Effective listening, communication and interpersonal skills - Ability to work with people and as part of a multidisciplinary team - Excellent time management skills - Working knowledge of basic information technology ### What we Offer As a valued employee of NHS Lanarkshire, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including: - Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays - Generous NHS pension scheme - Annual incremental salary progression - Paid sick leave increasing with length of service - NHS discounts and more. NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another. *Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings. For informal discussion, please contact Julie Burns, Senior Nurse Infection Prevention and Control on Julie.burns@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, Heather Lamont Recruitment Administrator on Heather.Lamont@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk ### Interested? Full details about the role are provided in the attached Job Description and Person Specification. Please review our Application Guidance which explain key information including closing dates, amendments, right‑to‑work requirements, sponsorship eligibility and important points to be aware of before submitting your application You can also learn more about working with NHS Lanarkshire by viewing our Information Pack Unless otherwise stated, the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date. Please note, CVs will not be accepted. This advert may close early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply early. ## Job Details Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services. We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas. To scope and coordinate the implementation and ongoing monitoring of mandatory national surveillance programmes relating to surgical site infection. To provide a focal point for the coordination of enhanced surveillance programmes targeting locally defined priorities. To coordinate and provide meaningful, informative and timely surveillance data and reports for the purpose of critical analysis and assessment which have the potential to enhance patient/client clinical outcomes. To contribute to the development and implementation of a programme of clinical audit and research activity As a valued employee of NHS Lanarkshire, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including: NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another. *Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings. For informal discussion, please contact Julie Burns, Senior Nurse Infection Prevention and Control on Julie.burns@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, Heather Lamont Recruitment Administrator on Heather.Lamont@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk Full details about the role are provided in the attached Job Description and Person Specification. Please review our Application Guidance which explain key information including closing dates, amendments, right‑to‑work requirements, sponsorship eligibility and important points to be aware of before submitting your application You can also learn more about working with NHS Lanarkshire by viewing our Information Pack Unless otherwise stated, the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date. Please note, CVs will not be accepted. This advert may close early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply early. ## Documents - [248359- Role Profile (PDF, KB)](https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=1165669&JobId=258760) - [248359- Job Description (PDF, KB)](https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=1165670&JobId=258760) - [248359- Person Specification (PDF, KB)](https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=1165671&JobId=258760) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.