Role Responsibility Kent County Council is recruiting an experienced Infection Prevention & Control (IPC) Nurse to join our Public Health Team. You will provide expert clinical advice, drive quality improvement in infection control practice, and support outbreak prevention and management across a wide range of care and community environments—including care homes, schools, and refugee/asylum accommodation settings. About the Role You will: - Support sustainable infection control networks and contribute to strategic planning for health protection. - Provide expert IPC advice across care homes, schools and community settings. - Deliver IPC audits, quality visits and Care Quality Commission (CQC) assurance. - Develop IPC policies, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and training to strengthen system-wide practice. - Work closely with partners including UKHSA, the ICB IPC team, and care providers. About You You will be: - A registered nurse or midwife with significant IPC experience. - Skilled at partnership working, influencing and leading change. - Confident analysing and presenting complex information. - Able to work autonomously, travel across the county, and manage competing demands. Why Join Us? - Play a key role in protecting public health across Kent. - Help shape resilient infection control systems during a period of sector change. - Flexible hybrid working arrangements. This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service. This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.