Lead Nurse Infection Prevention and Control

Job summary

Are you a dynamic and passionate Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) professional seeking a leadership role that will challenge and inspire you? Do you have the drive and dedication to make a real impact on patient safety and quality? If so, we invite you to join our Infection Control team as the Deputy Director of Infection Prevention and Control (DIPC) Lead Nurse!

As the Deputy DIPC and Lead IPC Nurse, you will play a crucial role in leading our Infection Prevention Control initiatives and ensuring the highest standards of infection prevention across our Sites. You will support the DIPC in providing strategic direction and driving continuous improvement in IPC practices.

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities:

• Leadership and Management: Inspire and lead the IPC team, promoting a culture of excellence and innovation in infection prevention.
• Policy and Strategy Development: Assist in the creation and implementation of IPC policies and strategies, ensuring compliance with national and local standards.
• Education and Training: Develop and deliver comprehensive IPC training programs for all healthcare staff, fostering a culture of continuous learning.
• Surveillance and Reporting: Oversee infection surveillance programs, analyse data, and drive improvement actions.
• Clinical Expertise and Support: Provide expert IPC advice and support during clinical rounds and infection incidents.
• Audit and Compliance: Conduct regular IPC audits and develop action plans to address areas for improvement.
• Risk Management: Identify IPC risks and develop strategies to mitigate them.
• Research and Innovation: Engage in research activities and implement evidence-based IPC practices.

About us

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.