Job overview
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (BHRUT) is seeking to appoint a highly experienced Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Nurse at Band 8A, with expert knowledge and demonstrable leadership experience in IPC.
This is a senior and influential position within the Infection Prevention and Control Team, working closely with the Associate Director of Infection Prevention and Control (DDIPC) and senior Trust leaders to provide professional and operational leadership for IPC across the organisation. You will play a pivotal role in ensuring the Trust meets and exceeds the requirements of the Health and Social Care Act 2008: Code of Practice for the prevention and control of infections, in line with national guidance and best practice.
You will deliver expert IPC advice across all clinical and non-clinical areas, lead the operational development of the IPC service, and support the senior IPCT in managing complex infection risks, outbreaks, and incidents. The post holder will operate confidently at senior and executive level, contributing to service improvement, quality assurance, and governance processes.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a forward-thinking and highly visible IPC service that is central to patient safety and experience. The role requires flexibility, excellent organisational skills, and outstanding communication to engage effectively with staff, senior leaders, and external stakeholders.
Main duties of the job
To work closely with the Director of Infection Prevention and Control (DIPC), Deputy Director of Infection Prevention and Control (Associate DIPC), Lead IPC nurse, Infection Prevention & Control Doctor (ICD) and other Infection Prevention & Control Nurses (IPCNs) in the planning, provision and promotion of a comprehensive Infection Control Service for BHRUT.
The post holder will be responsible for the co-ordination and development of a quality infection prevention and control service; providing leadership, support and guidance to all trust staff and ensuring a patient focussed service whilst managing the IPC Senior Nursing Team.
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 (IPCT), 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 Lead CNS, Infection Prevention & Control. They will manage the IPC Senior Nursing Team.
Working for our organisation
We’re an organisation that is getting better and betterand ourimprovements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with.
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We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 346,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to and get rid of corridor care.
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We run a in Ilford; an in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at and at. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The majority of our 8,400 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited. We’re proud to be a employer.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Person specification
EDUCATION/ QUALIFICATIONS
Essential criteria
1. Registered nurse, on live register, with proven experience at band 8a or above in infection prevention & control.
Desirable criteria
2. Principles & Practices of Infection Control LSBU.
Experience
Essential criteria
3. Clinical experience within acute healthcare, and ability to relate that experience to support staff in practice
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.