Are you an experienced clinical leader with a passion for Infection Prevention and Control (IPC)?
York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is looking for an exceptional practitioner to provide operational IPC leadership across the Trust. This is an exciting opportunity for a registered healthcare professional with IPC experience and a track record in leadership to join the team.
They will have a positive impact on patient safety and experience whilst driving improvement across the organisation. The post holder will support the delivery of an IPC service focused upon the prevention, surveillance and management of Health Care Associated Infections (HCAI) and other communicable diseases, working closely with the Deputy Director of Infection Prevention and Control, Infection Control Nurses, Consultant Microbiologists, NHS England and the ICB.
The postholder will occupy a high-profile role, be readily accessible, and bear management and consultancy responsibilities for implementing the infection control strategy, while providing effective clinical leadership that supports and inspires colleagues. The postholder will need to be a skilled communicator, capable of engaging with all levels of staff and management of change experience will be vital in driving the Trust’s transformation journey within IPC. The role is crucial in establishing and maintaining the operational IPC assurance processes.
You will provide operational day-to-day management and leadership for the IPC team and programme in line with agreed objectives, targets, quality standards, resource controls and constraints, whilst ensuring operational service delivery is consistent.
The role involves making a substantial contribution to the initiatives led by the Chief Nurse/Director of IPC and the Deputy Director of IPC (DDIPC), aiming to improve the Trust's adherence to The Health and Social Care Act 2008 and demonstrate awareness of the Care Quality Commission standards.
The role requires working in partnership with Estates and Facilities staff to ensure compliance with legislation and regulatory standards, including but not limited to, Health Technical Memoranda (HTM) and Health Building Notes (HBN), in alignment with Trust Estates and Facilities protocols.
Our Benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
* Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants.
* 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service).
* A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager at interview stage.
* A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave.
* Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme.
* NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme.
* An extensive range of learning and development opportunities.
* Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers.
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Sue Peckitt
Job title: Deputy Director Infection Prevention and Control
Email address: suepeckitt@nhs.net
Telephone number: 07502207546
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