Nurse Consultant Infection Prevention & Control / Lead Nurse Tissue Viability

This is an exciting time to join an innovative trust that holds improving patient experience at the heart of its strategy where effective infection prevention and control plays a key part. Are you a highly motivated professional senior nurse looking to take the next step in your career and play a pivotal role in one of the largest hospital trusts in the UK? Within NBT we are passionate about developing our services and ensuring that we have a sustainable workforce for the future services and proud to have been rated by the CQC as Good overall in 2019 with Outstanding for Caring. The Nurse Consultant for Infection Prevention Control and Lead Nurse for Tissue Viability is responsible for professionally and managerially leading the Infection Prevention and Control, and Tissue Viability team at North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT). They will report professionally to the Director of Nursing & Quality and managerially to the Deputy Director of Nursing & Quality. The post holder will work closely with the Director of Infection Prevention and Control (DIPC) providing expert advice and guidance both internally and externally to the Trust. The post holder will be a clinical expert in the field of Infection Control and will fulfil the 4 domains of the Nurse Consultant function: Advanced and expert level practice within the field of Infection Control Leadership and consultancy Development and provision of education and training Service development, evaluation, research and audit. We are looking for a passionate and dynamic Nurse Consultant in Infection Control with a proven track record to lead the Infection Prevention Nursing and Tissue Viability Team at North Bristol NHS .