Trust Lead Nurse Infection Prevention & Control

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 82,000 - 94,000

Job description

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Infection, Prevention and Control (IP&C) Team at Bart's Health NHS Trust (BH). This is a newly designed strategic role focused on continuous improvement and the infection prevention and control service delivery and is a hospital based post.

As the Trust Lead Infection Prevention & Control Nurse you will work closely with the Clinical Director for Infection Prevention and Control (CDIPC) and Trust Lead Infection Prevention & Control Doctor and deputise for the Clinical Director of Infection Prevention and Control (CDIPC) in maintaining and developing the quality of infection prevention and control management, through both short and long term strategic planning and development, implementation and evaluation of the organisation - wide service. The post holder will manage and provide a proactive strategic infection prevention and control service ensuring that the Trust continually improves its performance in reducing healthcare-associated infections by developing systems that are evidence-based and grounded in best practice. The post holder will be visible and accessible and innovatively lead the Infection Prevention and Control Team within one of the hospitals.

Main duties of the job

You will need to be able to work autonomously, applying your expert knowledge in infection prevention and control, healthcare associated infection, communicable disease management and health emergency planning. This post is available to clinicians educated to Masters (or equivalent), evidence of infection prevention control qualification and several years of experience working at Band 8B or above. Candidates require significant clinical practice in this specialist field of work within Acute Care. You will need excellent interpersonal, organisational and leadership skills to progress the Infection Prevention and Control agenda and act as a role model in promoting the core principles across the Trust, influencing and improving the quality of care delivered to our patients.

An ability to write Board level reports and high level communication skills with key senior individuals both internally and externally to the Trust is essential.

Confirmed Interview Date - 15/04/2025

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.

Date posted: 07 March 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 8c

Salary: £82,462 to £93,773 a year per annum inc

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 259-7064304GSS

Job locations: Royal London Hospital, 80 Newark Street, London, E1 2ES

Job description Job responsibilities

Main duties: The post holder will provide and facilitate the provision of interdisciplinary care for patients using their professional expertise in the Trust. The post holder will contribute to professional development in infection control and prevention (IPC) at a local and national level. They will provide nursing expertise in infection prevention and control for all staff groups, patients and their families.

The post holder will be responsible for providing high level expert advance practice through leadership, consultation, clinical advice, teaching, research and mentorship/support for staff. They will work collaboratively with the health community and other key stakeholders to ensure the successful development and application of knowledge, research, audit and skills across the patient/client pathway to achieve high quality clinical outcomes and reduction in infection rates. Lead programmes to achieve a high level of compliance with the Health Act 2008 (Updated 2015), its Code of Practice and national guidance for infection prevention and control. Ensure that these strategies are interpreted and linked through to the clinical governance and performance framework. Deputise for the DIPC as required, thus providing the Trust Board with assurance of compliance with the Hygiene Code.

Support the CDIPC to ensure the Trust meets its statutory responsibilities in infection prevention and control, by ensuring that there is an appropriately resourced infection prevention team in place, able to support clinical and non-clinical staff in all settings to prevent and control infection in both patients and staff. Lead the mandated IPC reporting on behalf of the CDIPC, including reporting to the Trust board and linking with Workforce Information teams and Business Intelligence Unit. Provide reports to the Group Executive Board, hospital leadership teams as necessary.

Act as a professional advisor to staff within the Trust on all matters relating to Infection Prevention and Control including key contact for all clinical and non-clinical teams that support the delivery of excellent infection prevention and control services, e.g. Employee Well Being Service and Health and Safety.

Contribute to the IPC programme of work on the relevant Trust committees as delegated, e.g. Water and Ventilation Committee, assuring the Trust that said programme meets regulatory and best practice standards.

Lead the provision of infection prevention and control service and support to other organisations as defined by existing and any proposed SLAs.

Full time: 37.5 hours per week and is a hospital based post. You may be required to participate in an emergency or on call cover on an ad hoc basis.

For further details / informal visits contact: Martina Cummins: Clinical Director Infection Prevention and Control - [e-mail]

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person Specification Experience Essential

• Expert knowledge of infection control.
• Extensive recent experience at a senior level in infection prevention and control in the acute setting.
• Experience of undertaking clinical audit independently.
• Experience of implementing major organisational change.
• Experience of working in an autonomous nursing role.
• Leadership development qualification.
• First degree in infection control Masters degree or (working towards) or equivalent experience in IPC.

Skills Essential

• Networking skills (both regional and national).
• Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Able to communicate sensitive and highly complex information to the multi-disciplinary team.
• Able to present complex information in papers and reports at local, national and international conferences, and at internal and external meetings.
• Advanced practice skills.

Knowledge Essential

• Leadership skills that are capable of establishing direction and purpose and lead others within a complex organisational structure.
• Significant Operational management experience.
• Extensive experience of staff management.
• Strategic awareness.

Qualifications Essential

• Registered Nurse Teaching qualification or equivalent.
• Leadership development qualification.
• First degree in infection control Masters degree or (working towards) or equivalent experience in IPC.
• NMC Level One registration.

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.

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.

UK Registration

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

Employer details

Employer name: Barts Health NHS Trust

Address: Royal London Hospital, 80 Newark Street, London, E1 2ES

Employer's website: https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk