Lead Infection Prevention and Control Nurse
Job Description
Job summary
The importance of infection prevention and control has never been greater, and we are seeking an experienced Lead Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Nurse to join our growing team.
At Oxford Health, we foster a passionate, ambitious, and supportive workforce, committed to delivering outstanding care in a respectful and nurturing environment. This role presents an exciting opportunity to lead a specialist service that positively impacts patients, visitors, and carers through high standards of clinical practice.
As our Lead IPC Nurse, you will oversee and enhance IPC measures across the Trust. Your leadership will be instrumental in developing and implementing systems that improve IPC management, aligning with national directives to enhance quality, patient safety, and safe working practices. Your work will involve risk assessment, surveillance, audits, intervention, and education, helping to reduce infection rates.
You'll guide the IPC Team, ensuring best practices are upheld across our community and mental health settings in Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Wiltshire, and beyond.
Strong project management skills are essential, enabling you to plan and deliver services within set timeframes, anticipate challenges, and develop effective solutions. Naturally, you will be approachable, a dedicated team player, and an excellent communicator.
If you are ready for this exciting next step in your career, we would love to hear from you!
Main duties of the job
Leadership, Development and Management
- Provide clinical expertise, leadership and advice relating to infection prevention and control issues.
- Responsible as line manager with on-going management of a group of staff.
- Support the infection prevention & control team including provision of clinical leadership/mentorship and supervision.
- Carry out regular appraisals for staff, ensuring goals are clearly communicated and linked to objectives.
- Support the Infection Prevention & Control Service to ensure the infection prevention agenda is achieved in line with The Health and Social Care Act 2008 Code of Practice for the control and prevention of infection and related guidance within own department/area of responsibility.
Clinical
- To organise, lead and contribute to new health care initiatives in the management ofhealthcare associated infections.
- The application of microbiological, immunological and epidemiological knowledge to promote health prevention and control infections and communicable disease.
- The application of the principles of cleaning, disinfection and sterilisation to promote a safe environment.
Education & Training
- Identify, plan, deliver, evaluate and update programmes of education for all staff within the Trust
- Initiate new and innovative programmes of education and training for all grades of staff to facilitate changes in practice.
Please refer to the job description attached for a comprehensive list of duties
About us
Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the "candidate guide to making an application" and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.
As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: "Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"
Our values are:"Caring, safe and excellent"
We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
o Excellent opportunities for career progressiono Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and developmento 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous serviceo NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailerso Competitive pension schemeo Lease car schemeo Cycle to work schemeo Employee Assistance Programmeo Mental Health First Aiderso Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)o Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Job responsibilities
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do. We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people.We work with a wide range of partner organisations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number of hospitals and community bases. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible.
We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the supporting statement element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.
The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.
Please note if you are based outside of the UK you will need to be fully qualified, have already passed your OSCE and have an NMC pin number in order to be considered for this role
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current NMC qualification
- Post Graduate certificate Infection Control
- Relevant teaching qualification e.g. C&G 730/ENB 998
Desirable
- Educated to Master's level qualification or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Experience in managing staff, resources and budgets
- Extensive experience practice as an Infection Control Nurse
- Evidence of undertaking Risk assessments and risk management in relation to IPC
- Experience of carrying out clinical incident learning reviews and working to developing learning plans
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of current healthcare issues i.e. clinical governance, risk management and quality controls assurance
- Proven clinical leadership and change management skills
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
Oxford Health NHS Trust
Address
1 Manzil Way
Cowley
Oxford
OX4 1XD
