Senior Infection Control Nurse
West London NHS Trust
South Ealing, W5 4RNView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£63,665 to £70,887
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
22 November 2026
10 days leftJob description
Are you an experienced and enthusiastic Registered Nurse looking for an exciting opportunity to broaden your skills? Do you enjoy working collaborativ...
Are you an experienced and enthusiastic Registered Nurse looking for an exciting opportunity to broaden your skills?
Do you enjoy working collaboratively, influencing clinical practice and leading improvements in patient safety?
An opportunity has arisen within West London NHS Trust to join the Infection Prevention and Control team as the lead for Ealing Community Partners and Hounslow Community Services. You will be supported in providing specialist infection prevention and control advice, proactive and reactive support, training, and audit to all services within the contract, this will include both community patients and those admitted to Clayponds Hospital. This is a fantastic opportunity to have an influence on the quality of care and improve outcomes for patients using our services, whilst developing your skills and knowledge.
A Registered Nurse with a passion for high-quality patient care
An excellent communicator who enjoys building relationships across multidisciplinary teams
Confident working independently whilst supporting colleagues across multiple clinical settings
Organised, proactive and able to manage competing priorities
Enthusiastic about education, quality improvement and health promotion
Flexible and willing to travel across our Trust sites
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.
The Trust is rated as 'Good' overallby the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as 'Outstanding'.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
Qualifications
Essential: - NMC Registration (RGN/RMN).; - Post grad qualification in Infection Prevention and Control.; - Teaching and assessing qualification.
Desirable: - Leadership programme.; - Master's qualification in Infection Prevention and Control.
Experience
Essential
- 2 years' experience of working as a specialist nurse in infection prevention and control.
- Experience of writing policies and presenting information in a variety of relevant formats.
- Experience of conducting audits and risk assessment's
Knowledge/Skills
Essential
- Excellent clinical assessment and care planning skills.
- Up to date in depth knowledge of infection prevention and control.
- Full understanding of national IPC agenda the national agenda.
- Working as part of an MDT at a senior level.
- Excellent organisational skills.
- Evidence of ability to manage change.
- Experience of standard setting / bench marking.
- Evidence of range of management and leadership skills.
- Teaching skills both formal and informal
- Commitment to high quality, patient focused care
- Proven evidence of developing infection prevention and control practice
- Able to communicate highly sensitive information to patient, relatives and members of staff
- Networking skills
- Excellent interpersonal and leadership Skills
- Able to use Word and Excel. Inputting data and extract information. Able to use PowerPoint.
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
10 November 2026
Last checked
11 November 2026
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