System Infection Prevention and Control Lead / DIPC

Job description

Job responsibilities

Provide strategic vision and leadership in the specialist field of infection prevention and control and the broader antimicrobial resistance agenda.

Lead on the development and innovation in infection prevention and control.

Raise awareness and actively promote IPC and AMS.

Exercise clinical judgment when advising on/reviewing the management of highly complex patient complaints/patient safety issues and other clinical issues relating to IPC/AMS

Provide highly specialised advice within this specialist field which will impact on the future compliance with national guidance and local policies.

Lead the AMR Programme Board and IPC subgroup and prepare regular reports to the ICB Quality Committee detailing progress and issues

Provide and receive highly complex, sensitive and contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups.

Persuade board and senior managers of the respective merits of different options, innovation, and new opportunities.

Negotiate on difficult, very complex and detailed issues.

Ensure systems and processes are established and communicated to ensure timely implementation of national guidance/directives which encompass clinical governance.

Work collaboratively and in partnership with external agencies and other practitioners to develop a system wide improvement plan which works to deliver the required reduction in Healthcare Associated Infections

Ensure providers and local systems conform to agreed infection prevention quality measures as specified within the NHS Standard Contract and in other Directives e.g. The Health & Social Care Act 2008.Ensure access to and oversee the provision of expert IPC knowledge and advice across health and social care.

Be a highly visible, senior, and authoritative individual who provides assurance to the ICB and system transformation partners that systems are in place and correct policies and procedures are adhered to across the system to ensure safe and effective healthcare.

Be responsible for providing advice on service specifications and key performance indicators (KPIs) to commissioners in order that they can include adequate assurance elements in relation to HCAIs and AMS in provider contracts

Have responsibility for the oversight and improvement of infection prevention and control and lead the AMS strategy across the Humber and North Yorkshire system as delegated by the Director of Nursing.

Report directly to the Director of Nursing who holds responsibility for IPC and provide reports on the system HCAI and other regular reports, including the Annual Report.

Liaise across system partners and create the climate for innovative ways of working that improve IPC across the system.

Responsible for the development and implementation of strategies and policies on infection, prevention and control for system implementation.

Act on legislation, national policies and guidance and assess their impact; ensuring effective policies are in place and audited.

Provide assurance to the Governing Body, through the Quality Committee that IPC governance across the ICS is fit for purpose.

Provide leadership to the infection prevention and control programme to ensure a high profile for infection prevention and control teams across the system.

Work closely with local authority and public health agencies to ensure public and patient involvement in infection prevention and control and antimicrobial awareness.

Understand and champion the impact of IPC on patients and their families.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Hold a NMC or other clinical professional registration.
• Educated to Masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level.
• Extensive and specialist knowledge of infection prevention and control, acquired through experience and underpinned by post graduate qualification.
• Be able to demonstrate success in working collaboratively across professions and organisations.
• Be able to demonstrate success in leading system change and managing clinical performance.
• Be able to maintain a high level of performance when faced with competing priorities

Desirable

• Knowledge of Practice Development Methodology
• Project Management qualification
• Quality improvement qualification
• Investigation skills training.
• Leadership Qualification
• Research experience and publication.

Experience

Essential

• A general understanding of health & wellbeing and an appreciation of the broad social, political and economic trends that influence the health & wellbeing of the population.
• Demonstrate specialist IPC knowledge and understanding of the HCAI and AMS agenda and be able to interpret this across systems.
• Previous involvement in developing strategy documentation with wide stakeholder engagement.
• Ability to assess the importance and urgency of situations and initiate appropriate action, when required.
• Significant post qualification experience with experience of working in a variety of settings across the health economy.

Desirable

• Project Management experience

Skills / Competencies

Essential

• Provide and receive highly complex, sensitive and contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups.
• Persuade Board and senior managers of the respective merits of different options, innovation and new opportunities.
• Ability to negotiate on difficult, very complex and detailed issues.
• Significant experience of dealing with multi -agency organisations and offering leadership and clinical advice where appropriate.
• High standards of written and verbal communications skills.
• Highly developed inter - personal skills with ability to relate effectively with staff at all levels.
• The post holder must have experience of challenging and questioning information/data and explanations supplied by others, who may be experts in their field.
• The skills to influence and persuade others articulating a balanced view and to engage in constructive debate without being adversarial or losing respect and goodwill.
• The capacity to take an objective view, seeing issues from all perspectives, especially external stakeholder and service user perspectives.
• The capability of recognising key influencers and the skills to engage and involve them.
• The ability to communicate effectively, listening to others and actively sharing information.
• Strategic thinking ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise.
• Experience of producing written briefings and reports including text and graphics and having formatted them to a high standard.
• Ability to travel effectively across the area of the ICB

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (857)

Address

East Riding Place

Health House

Willerby

HU10 6DT

Employer's website

https://humberandnorthyorkshire.icb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)