Surgical Site Infection Surveillance Nurse

An exciting and clinically significant opportunity has arisen for an experienced, specialist Band 7 registered nurse to lead the surgical site infection (SSI) surveillance programme within Royal Bolton Hospital.

This is a new, autonomous, specialist post. The post-holder will act as the Trust's named SSI lead, taking responsibility for surveillance methodology, data analysis, root cause investigation, governance reporting, and external liaison with UKHSA, and regional quality improvement networks (AQuA).

The successful candidate will combine expert clinical knowledge of wound infection with the seniority, credibility, and autonomy to drive sustained improvement in patient outcomes, working closely with clinicians, management, microbiology, theatres, and the wider multidisciplinary team.

This is a rare opportunity to build and shape a new specialist service from the ground up, with genuine scope to influence Trust-wide and regional infection prevention practice.

We have a long and proud history of caring for generations of local people and can trace our roots all the way back to 1814 with the first hospital in Bolton - the Bolton Dispensary in the town centre.

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust was formed in 2008 and, in 2011, we became an integrated provider with community health services joining the trust. Covering a catchment area that also incorporates parts of Bury, Wigan and Salford, we deliver hospital and community based services from the Royal Bolton Hospital in Farnworth and from 20 health centres across Bolton, to a catchment population of 310,000+ people.

The Royal Bolton Hospital is a major hub within Greater Manchester for women's and children's services and is the busiest single ambulance-receiving site in Greater Manchester. We're structured in four clinical divisions - Community Services, Families and Diagnostics, Medicine, and Surgery and are led by a Board of Directors. As an NHS Foundation Trust we're accountable to our members and have a Council of Governors to represent the views of patients, public, staff and partners.

Buildings, names and models of care have changed over the centuries, but one thing has remained constant and is prevalent among our 6,718 staff members: the enduring commitment to providing the best health and care for the people of Bolton.

Professional Registration & Qualifications

Essential: - NMC Registration; - Degree in Nursing or related healthcare subject.; - Postgraduate qualification in Infection Prevention and Control

Desirable: - Master's degree or working towards MSc; - Teaching and Assessing qualifications; - Leadership qualification; - Quality Improvement qualification

Experience

Essential: - Experience in Wound management. IPC; - Surgical experience

Desirable: - Infection control experience