Infection Prevention Specialist Nurse

An exciting oppertunity has arisen to work with the Trust's Infection Prevention and Control Team (IPCT). The team at Tameside is integrated and provides services across acute and community services and adult social care. The post holder will contribute to the effective delivery of the IPC service and be responsibile for education and training, surveillance, audit and providing advice to enable staff to reduce the risks of infection and to provide the public with advice for the management and prevention of disease. The IPC service operates 5 days a week from 08:00-17:00 and provides an out of hours on call service. The Corporate services at Tameside have close links with Stockport Foundation Trust whilst we develop a joint organisational strategy, which will bring future cross site oppertunities. The post holder will be joining an established team of individuals dedicated to providing specialist knowlegde and expertise to our staff, patients and visitors.

Main duties of the job

This role supports all staff across the organisation by providing expert infection prevention and control (IPC) advice, promoting best practice, and acting as a visible role model.

Working alongside the Infection Prevention and Control Team, it involves monitoring and assessing infection risks, coordinating audits and surveillance, and supporting outbreak investigations.

The post holder contributes to patient safety through incident reviews, investigation of hazardous practices, and the embedding of IPC policies and standards.

The role also supports service improvement and delivers a wide range of education and training programmes, including , prevention based workshops, ANTT education, Fit testing and support for the Link Infection Prevention and Control network.

About us

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children.Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.

We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:

• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect
• Excellence

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.

Details

Date posted

14 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117 a year

per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

245-NAM6IPC-10-26

Job locations

Tameside Hosptial

Tameside General Hospital

Ashton-Under-Lyne

OL6 9RW

United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Job responsibilities

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification

Qualifications/Experience

Essential

• Nursing Registration
• Acute Nursing Experience
• Relevant experience in infection prevention and control related role
• Audit and Practice evaluation
• Teaching
• Supervision and Assessment

Desirable

• Research in Practice
• First level degree or working towards
• Research and Evaluation

Skills

Essential

• Communication (written, verbal and listening)
• IT literate
• Handling sensitive issues
• Teaching and mentorship
• Analysis

Other

Essential

• Willingness to train and be trained
• Committed to personal / professional development
• Handling unpleasant substances
• Ability to travel around Tameside and Glossop

Person Specification

Qualifications/Experience

Essential

• Nursing Registration
• Acute Nursing Experience
• Relevant experience in infection prevention and control related role
• Audit and Practice evaluation
• Teaching
• Supervision and Assessment

Desirable

• Research in Practice
• First level degree or working towards
• Research and Evaluation

Skills

Essential

• Communication (written, verbal and listening)
• IT literate
• Handling sensitive issues
• Teaching and mentorship
• Analysis

Other

Essential

• Willingness to train and be trained
• Committed to personal / professional development
• Handling unpleasant substances
• Ability to travel around Tameside and Glossop

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

NHS Careers website .

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

NHS Careers website .

Employer details

Employer name

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Tameside Hosptial

Tameside General Hospital

Ashton-Under-Lyne

OL6 9RW

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.tamesidehospital.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Tameside Hosptial

Tameside General Hospital

Ashton-Under-Lyne

OL6 9RW

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.tamesidehospital.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job responsibilities

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Qualifications/Experience

Essential

• Nursing Registration
• Acute Nursing Experience
• Relevant experience in infection prevention and control related role
• Audit and Practice evaluation
• Teaching
• Supervision and Assessment

Desirable

• Research in Practice
• First level degree or working towards
• Research and Evaluation

Skills

Essential

• Communication (written, verbal and listening)
• IT literate
• Handling sensitive issues
• Teaching and mentorship
• Analysis

Other

Essential

• Willingness to train and be trained
• Committed to personal / professional development
• Handling unpleasant substances
• Ability to travel around Tameside and Glossop