Deputy Director of Infection Prevention and Control

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With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.

We are an NHS Trust of approximately 14,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year. We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.

With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.

We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.

Job overview

The Deputy DIPC will work with the Director for Infection Prevention and Control (DIPC) to lead, manage and provide a proactive strategic infection prevention and control service ensuring that the Trust continually improves its performance in reducing healthcare-associated infections by developing systems that are evidence-based and grounded in best practice. As a professional role model and strong clinical leader you will demonstrate an excellent understanding of infection prevention and control issues, analytical thinking and ensuring that patients are placed at the centre of care delivery.

Our Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) team is recognised for its expertise and ability to support clinical and corporate services, which continues to be vital to the delivery of safe services. Due to internal promotion we are looking for a new Deputy Director for Infection Prevention and Control to join and lead the team.

Main duties of the job

• You will have a recognised qualification in infection prevention and/or public health and have significant clinical practice in this field, with experience of leading an IPC team. You will need excellent interpersonal, organisational and leadership skills to take the IPC agenda forwards, and the ability to act as a role model in promoting the IPC principles across the Trust, influencing and improving the quality of care delivered to our patients.
• You will need to be able to work autonomously, applying your expert knowledge in infection prevention and control, healthcare associated infection, environmental hygiene including water, ventilation and decontamination services across a range of clinical settings.
• You will need to have strong education and audit skills working with divisional management teams, site directors, and allied health professionals to ensure the application of all policies, procedures and guidelines and monitoring of standards in relation to IPC. The ability to develop effective working relationships and influence all members of the multidisciplinary teams is paramount to this rewarding role.

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person specification

Education/ Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered healthcare professional with a statutory regulator e.g. GMC, NMC, GPhC etc.
• First degree or equivalent professional, expert/specialist knowledge in IPC
• Educated to master's level, working toward this or comparable experience

Desirable criteria

• PhD/Professional Doctorate or study at this level
• PRINCE or other Project/Programme management qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Substantial senior experience at a senior clinical level leading and delivering services
• Significant IPC experience
• Extensive experience of effective partnership/multi agency/cross agency working in support of local and national strategy
• Extensive experience of effective patient/public involvement
• Extensive experience of policy development and implementation across a range of services

Desirable criteria

• Complaints management and experience of the litigation process
• Proven track record and have demonstrable formal research expertise, knowledge and skills

IMPORTANT:

We are conducting interviews virtually and face to face. If the interview is virtual we require candidates to have the camera on during the interview.

Please note it is an operational requirement to comply with infection prevention and control procedures within NWLP such as lateral flow testing, handwashing and the wearing of masks, according to the procedures in place at any time or location.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share. Please talk to us at interview about flexibility you may need.

Please ensure you check your emails regularly throughout the recruitment process.

Please ensure you check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process. If you are shortlisted you will be contacted by email and text message (if you provide a mobile contact number).

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

• Job description (PDF, 1.3MB)
• Functional Requirements Form (PDF, 240.6KB)
• Our Strategy 2023-25 (PDF, 230.4KB)