Job summary
Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UKs best known hospitals Guys, St Thomas, Evelina London Childrens Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals. We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.
The commitment of our staff is key to our success. We strive to recruit and retain the best staff as the dedication and skills of our employees lie at the heart of our organisation and ensure that our services are of the highest quality, safe and focused on our patients. We aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care.
We also have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and as part of Kings Health Partners we are one of Englands eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Researchs biomedical research centres, established with Kings College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.
Main duties of the job
This role is an exciting opportunity for someone to develop and lead a new IPC Healthcare-associated infection (HCAI) Surveillance and Epidemiology function with responsibility for bringing digital solutions to generate accurate surveillance data and epidemiological information to support IPC and other Directorate clinical services.
Managing a multidisciplinary team, you will support the identification of healthcare-associated infection (including SSI), and the management of infection and outbreaks, and the antimicrobial stewardship programme in order to improve patient care and reduce harm. You will also work with and underpin HCAI/AMR applied research as part of the Centre for Clinical Infection & Diagnostics Research.
The role requires a candidate with extensive skills in terms of data/intelligence and epidemiology, developed in a clinical context, and strategic leadership experience who can also support service evaluation, policy development and help drive continuous improvement.
About us
The Trusts Directorate of Infection (DOI) comprises Infection Prevention & Control (IPC), Infectious Diseases (ID), the antimicrobial pharmacy team, the Centre for Clinical Infection & Diagnostics Research (CIDR), and the diagnostic laboratories (Microbiology and Virology). For over a decade, seamless integration of these essential elements has been the hallmark of our service delivery model. The Trust currently reports amongst the best IPC performance in the Shelford group of Englands 10 leading academic healthcare organisations and is widely regarded as a national exemplar for IPC.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Yu will lead the IPC HCAI surveillance and epidemiology services with responsibility for generating accurate HCAI surveillance data for mandatory reporting and providing epidemiological information to support IPC and other Directorate clinical services; manage a team of analysts; lead the HCAI surveillance team (including surgical site infection, SSI); support the antimicrobial stewardship programme; collaborate or lead HCAI/AMR applied research as part of the Centre for Clinical Infection & Diagnostics Research; and develop and implement electronic systems to support IPC services (including EPIC/Bugsy).
Key Aims
To establish and lead an HCAI surveillance team to provide accurate, timely and comprehensive information to support IPC clinical services and core requirements of internal and external stakeholders. Main internal stakeholders are IPC nursing and medical teams, intravenous line team, decontamination and antimicrobial pharmacy. Main external stakeholders are Clinical Groups, individual Directorates, and corporate services, and responding to external requests for information (e.g. from CQC and Freedom of Information requests).
Key Relationships
You will havea primary relationship with the following:
- DIPC and Deputy DIPCs
- Infectious Diseases and IPC Nursing Team members
- Infection Control Doctors (DOI)
- Antimicrobial pharmacists
- Health Informatics team
- Chief Nurses Office
- Staff in the Centre for Clinical Infection and Diagnostics Research
- Heads of Nursing
and will also be expected to have regular contact with:
- Clinical Group Leadership Teams
- Clinical Directors
- External agencies including; CCGs, NHSE/I, DH
- UKHSA and local Health Protection Teams
- Analogous roles in neighbouring and related organisations
Job description
Job responsibilities
Yu will lead the IPC HCAI surveillance and epidemiology services with responsibility for generating accurate HCAI surveillance data for mandatory reporting and providing epidemiological information to support IPC and other Directorate clinical services; manage a team of analysts; lead the HCAI surveillance team (including surgical site infection, SSI); support the antimicrobial stewardship programme; collaborate or lead HCAI/AMR applied research as part of the Centre for Clinical Infection & Diagnostics Research; and develop and implement electronic systems to support IPC services (including EPIC/Bugsy).
Key Aims
To establish and lead an HCAI surveillance team to provide accurate, timely and comprehensive information to support IPC clinical services and core requirements of internal and external stakeholders. Main internal stakeholders are IPC nursing and medical teams, intravenous line team, decontamination and antimicrobial pharmacy. Main external stakeholders are Clinical Groups, individual Directorates, and corporate services, and responding to external requests for information (e.g. from CQC and Freedom of Information requests).
Key Relationships
You will havea primary relationship with the following:
- DIPC and Deputy DIPCs
- Infectious Diseases and IPC Nursing Team members
- Infection Control Doctors (DOI)
- Antimicrobial pharmacists
- Health Informatics team
- Chief Nurses Office
- Staff in the Centre for Clinical Infection and Diagnostics Research
- Heads of Nursing
and will also be expected to have regular contact with:
- Clinical Group Leadership Teams
- Clinical Directors
- External agencies including; CCGs, NHSE/I, DH
- UKHSA and local Health Protection Teams
- Analogous roles in neighbouring and related organisations
Person Specification
Education and qualifications
Essential
- Relevant Masters / Post Graduate qualification or equivalent experience
Previous experience
Essential
- Significant experience in hospital epidemiology and demonstrate capability and capacity for service management at a senior level.
- Fluent in electronically assessing and using complex health related data.
- Knowledge and experience of R/STATA/SPSS/SAS or other specialist statistical knowledge
- Experience in the use of statistical and epidemiological methodologies for dissemination of information
Desirable
- Knowledge of UK Public Health policy
- Knowledge and experience of undertaking evaluations using statistical and epidemiological methods to effectively measure the outcome and benefit of antimicrobial treatment or similar
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience in disseminating information via written reports and presentations to a wide range of audiences in terms of size and composition
- Scientific publications, presentation of papers at conferences and seminars
- Effective negotiator with practical experience of what can be achieved
Desirable
- Experience of working with a diverse range of stakeholders and a successful track record of influence and engagement.
- Research skills
Person Specification
Education and qualifications
Essential
- Relevant Masters / Post Graduate qualification or equivalent experience
Previous experience
Essential
- Significant experience in hospital epidemiology and demonstrate capability and capacity for service management at a senior level.
- Fluent in electronically assessing and using complex health related data.
- Knowledge and experience of R/STATA/SPSS/SAS or other specialist statistical knowledge
- Experience in the use of statistical and epidemiological methodologies for dissemination of information
Desirable
- Knowledge of UK Public Health policy
- Knowledge and experience of undertaking evaluations using statistical and epidemiological methods to effectively measure the outcome and benefit of antimicrobial treatment or similar
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience in disseminating information via written reports and presentations to a wide range of audiences in terms of size and composition
- Scientific publications, presentation of papers at conferences and seminars
- Effective negotiator with practical experience of what can be achieved
Desirable
- Experience of working with a diverse range of stakeholders and a successful track record of influence and engagement.
- Research skills
