Band 8a Senior Infection Prevention and Control Nurse (Part Time)
The closing date is 09 February 2026
Job summary
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (BHRUT) is seeking to appoint a highly experienced Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Nurse at Band 8A, with expert knowledge and demonstrable leadership experience in IPC.
This is a senior and influential position within the Infection Prevention and Control Team, working closely with the Associate Director of Infection Prevention and Control (DDIPC) and senior Trust leaders to provide professional and operational leadership for IPC across the organisation. You will play a pivotal role in ensuring the Trust meets and exceeds the requirements of the Health and Social Care Act 2008: Code of Practice for the prevention and control of infections, in line with national guidance and best practice.
You will deliver expert IPC advice across all clinical and non-clinical areas, lead the operational development of the IPC service, and support the senior IPCT in managing complex infection risks, outbreaks, and incidents. The post holder will operate confidently at senior and executive level, contributing to service improvement, quality assurance, and governance processes.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a forward-thinking and highly visible IPC service that is central to patient safety and experience. The role requires flexibility, excellent organisational skills, and outstanding communication to engage effectively with staff, senior leaders, and external stakeholders.
Main duties of the job
To work closely with the Director of Infection Prevention and Control (DIPC), Deputy Director of Infection Prevention and Control (Associate DIPC), Lead IPC nurse , Infection Prevention & Control Doctor (ICD) and other Infection Prevention & Control Nurses (IPCNs) in the planning, provision and promotion of a comprehensive Infection Control Service for BHRUT.The post holder will be responsible for the co-ordination and development of a quality infection prevention and control service; providing leadership, support and guidance to all trust staff and ensuring a patient focussed service whilst managing the IPC Senior Nursing Team.
The post includes providing clinical and managerial leadership to the Infection Prevention & Control Nursing Team. The post holder will practice at an advanced level demonstrating a high level of autonomy and clinical decision-making. They will work as a highly specialised member of the Infection Prevention & Control Team (IPCT), to assist in containing and reducing the incidence of infection across the Trust, through risk assessment, surveillance, audit, intervention and education. The role is a collaborative one, working with individuals and groups, across professional and organisational boundaries.
The post holder directly reports to the Lead CNS, Infection Prevention & Control. They will manage the IPC Senior Nursing Team.
About us
We're an organisation that is getting better and betterand ourimprovements are driven by a determination to deliver care we're proud of and our patients are happy with.
They are benefitting from a new electronic patient record(we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been rated goodby the Care Quality Commission.
We operate from two main sites - KGH in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 346,000 people visiting them last year. We're campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen'sand get rid of corridor care.
We're proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We're also part of the North East London Cancer Alliance.
We run a Women's Health Hubin Ilford; an Ageing Well Centrein Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospitaland at St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The majority of our 8,400 staff - who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexiblyand more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We're proud to be a London Living Wageemployer.
Some of the positive changes we've made are captured in this film.
Details
Date posted
30 January 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£24,652 to £27,449 a year Per Annum Inclusive
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
162-7577-CCS
Job locations
Across Sites
Rom Valley Way
Romford
RM7 0AG
Employer details
Employer name
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Across Sites
Rom Valley Way
Romford
RM7 0AG
Employer's website
https://www.bhrhospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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