Job summary
Join Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust as the Associate Director of Infection Prevention and Control (ADIPC) and lead our commitment to delivering safe, high-quality care for our diverse community.
This pivotal role offers the opportunity to shape and influence infection prevention and control (IPC) strategy at organisational, regional, and national levels.
As the ADIPC, you will drive innovation, champion best practice, and provide expert guidance to clinical and operational leaders across both hospital and community settings.
You will collaborate closely with senior leaders, demonstrate visionary leadership, and ensure that IPC remains at the forefront of our patient safety and quality agenda.
This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious and experienced IPC leader to join a dynamic Trust passionate about improvement, staff wellbeing, and community health outcomes.
Main duties of the job
To provide visionary leadership for Infection Prevention and Control across the organisation, ensuring the delivery of safe, high-quality care through strategic influence and operational excellence. The postholder will act as the professional lead for IPC nursing, shaping policy, driving innovation, and embedding best practice at all levels of the organisation and wider system.
The Associate Director of Infection Prevention and Control (ADIPC) will be an expert in Infection Prevention and Control and in close collaboration with the lead microbiologist for IPC will develop and deliver the IPC strategy ensuring it aligns with the Lewisham and Greenwich Trust strategy and objectives. As an expert the ADIPC will act as an advisor to the Director of Infection Prevention and Control (ChiefNurse) and the Chief Medical Officer to ensure best practice decision and actions are implemented. They will be responsible for the delivery of the IPC annual plan, will lead and line manage the IPC nursing team, and will demonstrate flexibility and agility to prioritise and respond to competing challenges and demands, maintaining optimum safety and high quality care in the delivery of practice.
About us
Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:
- Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
- Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
- Improving the experience of staff with disability
- Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
- Making equalities mainstream
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Provide strategic and operational leadership for Infection Prevention and Control across the Trust, ensuring alignment with national standards and Trust priorities.
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Act as the expert advisor to the Chief Nurse (Director of Infection Prevention and Control) and Chief Medical Officer, contributing to best practice decision-making.
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Lead, mentor, and develop the IPC nursing team, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.
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Oversee the delivery of the IPC annual plan and maintain robust education and audit programmes to promote best practice across all clinical areas.
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Monitor and interpret IPC data, providing timely reports and escalations to executive and board-level committees.
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Collaborate with Estates & Facilities and system partners to support safe environments and seamless IPC practices.
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Investigate and manage infection outbreaks, ensuring effective containment and learning is embedded across the organisation.
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Represent the Trust at regional and national IPC forums to influence practice and share innovations.
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Manage the IPC budget effectively and contribute to Trust-wide procurement and quality improvement initiatives.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Provide strategic and operational leadership for Infection Prevention and Control across the Trust, ensuring alignment with national standards and Trust priorities.
-
Act as the expert advisor to the Chief Nurse (Director of Infection Prevention and Control) and Chief Medical Officer, contributing to best practice decision-making.
-
Lead, mentor, and develop the IPC nursing team, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.
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Oversee the delivery of the IPC annual plan and maintain robust education and audit programmes to promote best practice across all clinical areas.
-
Monitor and interpret IPC data, providing timely reports and escalations to executive and board-level committees.
-
Collaborate with Estates & Facilities and system partners to support safe environments and seamless IPC practices.
-
Investigate and manage infection outbreaks, ensuring effective containment and learning is embedded across the organisation.
-
Represent the Trust at regional and national IPC forums to influence practice and share innovations.
-
Manage the IPC budget effectively and contribute to Trust-wide procurement and quality improvement initiatives.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (with current NMC registration)
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
- Master's Degree in a relevant field
- Teaching Qualification
- Specialist Infection Control Qualification
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Expert IPC knowledge in the acute setting
- Wide experience in a variety of IPC roles
- Significant recent experience at a strategic level in an acute Trust within the field of IPC
- Leadership experience
- Clinical Audit experience
- Expert knowledge and experience in IPC pedagogy
- Experience participating in an IPC on-call rota/service
Desirable
- Expert knowledge of decontamination issues and the national conversations influencing practice
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Skilled risk assessor
- Can demonstrate awareness of the key issues impacting on the IPC field
- Meticulous attention to detail
- Can demonstrate IT skills using Microsoft Office products
- Able to review clinical evidence and apply to practice
- Policy/guideline development and analysis
- Able to prioritise workload to meet competing demands
Desirable
- Ability to lead complex quality improvement programmes and deliver positive outcomes
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Able to constructively introduce challenge
- Values diversity and equality
- Positive attitude to personal growth and development
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (with current NMC registration)
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
- Master's Degree in a relevant field
- Teaching Qualification
- Specialist Infection Control Qualification
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Expert IPC knowledge in the acute setting
- Wide experience in a variety of IPC roles
- Significant recent experience at a strategic level in an acute Trust within the field of IPC
- Leadership experience
- Clinical Audit experience
- Expert knowledge and experience in IPC pedagogy
- Experience participating in an IPC on-call rota/service
Desirable
- Expert knowledge of decontamination issues and the national conversations influencing practice
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Skilled risk assessor
- Can demonstrate awareness of the key issues impacting on the IPC field
- Meticulous attention to detail
- Can demonstrate IT skills using Microsoft Office products
- Able to review clinical evidence and apply to practice
- Policy/guideline development and analysis
- Able to prioritise workload to meet competing demands
Desirable
- Ability to lead complex quality improvement programmes and deliver positive outcomes
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Able to constructively introduce challenge
- Values diversity and equality
- Positive attitude to personal growth and development
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
