We are looking for a highly motivated, enthusiastic, Infection Prevention and Control Matron to join the Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Team with University Hospitals of Liverpool Group on the Aintree Hospital Site.
You will lead a team driving improvements in infection prevention and control practice to reduce Healthcare Associated Infections in both adult services. You will support the IPC Lead Nurse in delivering the infection control agenda and directly manage the IPC team.
You must have a passion for patient safety and the infection prevention and control agenda.
The Matron for IPC is to be a visible leader with clinical expertise in the field of IPC and decontamination. The post holder will be an expert specialist nurse, manager and budget holder for the infection control service, providing clinical and managerial leadership.
They will, in conjunction with the IPC Lead Nurse, provide operational leadership of IPC and service delivery, implementing and delivering the IPC annual plan.
The Matron for IPC will also promote, influence and develop knowledge in respect of infection control practice through networks of education and training, to minimise the risk of healthcare associated infections.
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospitalis the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility.Broadgreen Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women’s Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospitalis the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit theircareers page.
Lead on identifying appropriate quality improvement activities and projects, ensuring that resources and support are in place and progress is being made.
Working under the direction of the General Manager, and alongside the Deputy Divisional Director of Nursing, to ensure an implementation plan and monitoring process is in place to deliver the clinical service strategy for the Care Group, identifying and raising new opportunities and service improvements that will enhance patient care and services.
Contribute to the implementation of major service delivery and transformation plans, including those involving cross pathway working internally and externally in support of enhanced patient care and quality of services using established project methodology.
Lead on identifying and cascading appropriate challenging goals and objectives through business and workforce planning and appraisal, making prompt, clear decisions which may involve tough choices or considered risks, ensuring that monitoring processes are in place.
Ensuring that implementation plans and monitoring processes are in place to deliver clinical operational plans with particular emphasis on quality standards and contribution of the nursing service including monitoring systems, structures and processes for managing clinical quality, risk and controls assurance.
Demonstrating strong business and quality driven nursing leadership
Actively participate in Nursing Quality audit plan/leading action planning.
Please refer to the attached job description for full details
This advert closes on Tuesday 22 Apr 2025