King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Infection Prevention & Control Practitioner
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Infection Prevention and Control Practitioner
The Infection Prevention and Control team provides specialist infection prevention and control advice and support to all clinical and non-clinical services across King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
The Infection Prevention and Control practitioner is a key member of the team. The post holder will contribute to the seamless infection prevention and control service working as part of the multidisciplinary team providing specialist support and advice across the organisation to staff, patients and visitors.
Responsibilities
- Provision of infection prevention and control (IPC) training and education.
- Participate and lead on IPC-related audits.
- Assess patients, plan, implement care and maintain associated records.
- Assist in the development of policies and guidelines, relevant research, audits and projects to develop and maintain an effective infection prevention and control service.
Development
The post holder will actively undertake and be supported by more experienced nurses to enable them to achieve competence in infection prevention and control, as per the IPS IPC Competencies.
Whilst undertaking the role, the post holder will achieve skills and competence in agreed areas of specialist IPC practice, through exposure, training and education to agreed levels to enable autonomous practice.
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Leadership
To be an effective role model that inspires and motivates others, empowering them to ensure all Trust infection control policies and procedures are implemented.
To have the authority through specialist knowledge to advise patients, their carers and the hospital staff on standard infection control precautions (SIPC’s) and Transmission based precautions (TBP’s), supporting, facilitating and implanting the philosophy of the Infection Control Programme.
About the Trust
The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. In June 2026, we launched our new strategy for 2026-31. Our vision is to transform healthcare, and we have agreed six strategic ambitions to help us improve care for patients, and the working lives of our staff.
Our six strategic ambitions are delivering high-quality patient care; creating a great place to work; leading pioneering research, innovation and education; building strong and successful partnerships; providing timely and efficient care; and ensuring long-term financial sustainability.
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We have also agreed four new organisational values – Caring, Collaborative, Inclusive, Innovative – and these underpin everything we do, and how our teams interact with the patients under our care.
We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.
King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.
Contact
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Rachael Ben Salem
- Job title: Head of Nursing
- Email address: rbensalem@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 0203 299 8173
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