Infection Prevention and Control Matron

Job description

Job summary

In conjunction with the Clinical Director, Infection Prevention & Control (IP&C) the post holder will be responsible for the co-ordination and development of a quality infection prevention and control service in their allocated site(s), providing leadership, support and guidance to all Trust staff and ensuring a patient focused service.

The post includes providing clinical and managerial leadership to the Infection Prevention & Control Nursing Team. The post holder will practice at an advanced level demonstrating a high level of autonomy and clinical decision-making. They will work as a highly specialised member of the Infection Prevention & Control Team, to assist in containing and reducing the incidence of infection across the Trust, through risk assessment, surveillance, audit, intervention and education. The role is a collaborative one, working with individuals and groups, across professional and organisational boundaries.

The post holder directly reports to the Associate Clinical Director, Infection Prevention & Control. They will manage their site's IP&C Nursing Team.

Main duties of the job

The IPC Matron will provide clinical and managerial leadership for the Infection Prevention and Control service at their allocated hospital site(s), delivering a patient-focused service that reduces healthcare-associated infections.You will manage and develop the site IPC nursing and administrative team, provide expert, evidence-based advice and support outbreak management. Key responsibilities include surveillance, audit, risk assessment, staff education, policy development and implementation of the Trust IPC strategy. You will lead improvement projects, challenge poor practice, escalate risks and provide evidence and reports to support governance and assurance. Working across professional and organisational boundaries, you will promote safe care and effective infection prevention standards.We are seeking a registered nurse with a specialist IPC qualification and significant senior IPC experience in acute healthcare. You will bring strong leadership, communication, influencing and organisational skills, with the ability to work autonomously, make sound clinical decisions and manage competing priorities. You will be confident in teaching, developing staff and delivering improvement, with a collaborative, resilient and innovative approach that reflects our WeCare values.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

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 documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Job description
Job responsibilities

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

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 documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Significant post-registration experience in infection prevention within an acute trust.
• Clinical experience within acute healthcare, with the ability to apply this experience to support staff in practice.
• Experience of professional leadership.
• Experience of research and development in practice.
• Experience of training and facilitating staff and practice development in varied settings, with individuals and small and large groups.
• Experience of implementing HR policies and procedures.

Desirable

• Evidence of leading service development changes.
• Experience of coaching or mentoring individuals.
• Experience of publication or conferenceEvidence of regional or national working within IPC, for example through the Infection Prevention Society. presentations.
• Experience of budget management.
• Experience of developing and using governance frameworks and structures to minimise risk and improve patient safety
• Experience of working with different organisations to review complex infection issues or cases.

Skills

Essential

• Proven leadership and management skills, including the ability to inspire and motivate a team to achieve excellence.
• Ability to plan and deliver projects and services within agreed timescales, anticipating problems and devising solutions.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to positively challenge teams and individuals.
• Ability to work across professional and organisational boundaries to negotiate and agree joint programmes of work.
• Evidence of innovation in practice.
• Ability to negotiate and influence.
• Ability to prioritise a complex workload and support others to prioritise their workloads.
• IT literacy in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and internet use, with excellent keyboard skills.
• Ability to deliver training and education to groups and individuals.

Desirable

• Highly developed analytical skills, including identifying risks, anticipating issues, interpreting complex information and making decisions where there is no obvious solution.
• Ability to make strategic, risk-based decisions using specialist knowledge and an understanding of corporate priorities and challenges.
• Advanced critical analysis skills.
• Experience of policy development and effective implementation.
• Experience of leading change with measurable, evaluated outcomes.

Knowledge

Essential

• Highly developed specialist knowledge across infection management, clinical practice, decontamination, cleanliness, environmental infection prevention and outbreak control.

Desirable

• Knowledge of change management and leadership methodologies to sustain improvement in patient safety and inspire and lead a team.

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered nurse on the live register, with significant senior IPC experience, including a minimum of four years at Band 7.
• Specialist qualification in infection prevention and control at a minimum of BSc level.
• Qualification or training in teaching and/or professional development.
• Evidence of ongoing personal development.

Desirable

• Qualification in leadership development and/or management.

Other

Essential

• Evidence of self-awareness, confidence, self-reliance and resilience.
• Evidence of a dynamic and enthusiastic approach.
• Ability to meet tight deadlines and switch rapidly between pieces of work in response to unpredictable service demands.
• Ability to work in a rapidly changing environment.
• Ability to manage and balance conflicting demands on self and team.

Person Specification
Experience

Essential

• Significant post-registration experience in infection prevention within an acute trust.
• Clinical experience within acute healthcare, with the ability to apply this experience to support staff in practice.
• Experience of professional leadership.
• Experience of research and development in practice.
• Experience of training and facilitating staff and practice development in varied settings, with individuals and small and large groups.
• Experience of implementing HR policies and procedures.

Desirable

• Evidence of leading service development changes.
• Experience of coaching or mentoring individuals.
• Experience of publication or conferenceEvidence of regional or national working within IPC, for example through the Infection Prevention Society. presentations.
• Experience of budget management.
• Experience of developing and using governance frameworks and structures to minimise risk and improve patient safety
• Experience of working with different organisations to review complex infection issues or cases.

Skills

Essential

• Proven leadership and management skills, including the ability to inspire and motivate a team to achieve excellence.
• Ability to plan and deliver projects and services within agreed timescales, anticipating problems and devising solutions.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to positively challenge teams and individuals.
• Ability to work across professional and organisational boundaries to negotiate and agree joint programmes of work.
• Evidence of innovation in practice.
• Ability to negotiate and influence.
• Ability to prioritise a complex workload and support others to prioritise their workloads.
• IT literacy in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and internet use, with excellent keyboard skills.
• Ability to deliver training and education to groups and individuals.

Desirable

• Highly developed analytical skills, including identifying risks, anticipating issues, interpreting complex information and making decisions where there is no obvious solution.
• Ability to make strategic, risk-based decisions using specialist knowledge and an understanding of corporate priorities and challenges.
• Advanced critical analysis skills.
• Experience of policy development and effective implementation.
• Experience of leading change with measurable, evaluated outcomes.

Knowledge

Essential

• Highly developed specialist knowledge across infection management, clinical practice, decontamination, cleanliness, environmental infection prevention and outbreak control.

Desirable

• Knowledge of change management and leadership methodologies to sustain improvement in patient safety and inspire and lead a team.

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered nurse on the live register, with significant senior IPC experience, including a minimum of four years at Band 7.
• Specialist qualification in infection prevention and control at a minimum of BSc level.
• Qualification or training in teaching and/or professional development.
• Evidence of ongoing personal development.

Desirable

• Qualification in leadership development and/or management.

Other

Essential

• Evidence of self-awareness, confidence, self-reliance and resilience.
• Evidence of a dynamic and enthusiastic approach.
• Ability to meet tight deadlines and switch rapidly between pieces of work in response to unpredictable service demands.
• Ability to work in a rapidly changing environment.
• Ability to manage and balance conflicting demands on self and team.

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.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Additional information
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust
Address

Royal London Hospital

London

E1 1FR

United Kingdom

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