Infection Prevention and Control Lead and Manager

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·         Be responsible for setting and supporting the objectives of the Infection Prevention and Control Team and providing the assurance to the Trust Board (through the Director of Infection Prevention and Control) that best practice is being achieved across the organisation.

• Work across professional and organisational boundaries to develop local services that meet national and international benchmarks. As necessary, lead on behaviour change to implement and sustain continuous quality improvement in infection prevention and control

·         Lead and manage the infection prevention and control team. The wider infection prevention and control team includes data management, High Consequence Infectious Disease (HCID), sepsis, decontamination and continence specialist team members. Develop the professional roles of its members to be able to respond independently to critical incidents and unanticipated challenges, where necessary in collaboration with the relevant professional leads.

·         Represent the Infection Prevention and Control service at meetings locally, regionally and nationally and deputise for the DIPC as appropriate.

• Produce high quality written and verbal reports including the Infection Prevention and Control Plan and the Annual Infection Prevention and Control Report, together with regular reports for the Hospital Infection Prevention and Control Committee and the Trust Board, according to required deadlines.

·         Provide IPC advice on new builds, premises and refurbishment projects in conjunction with the Estates and facilities department and relevant specialities to meet the national guidance and local standards.

·         Develop improved surveillance in all aspects of infection prevention and control. The focus will be on continuous quality improvement; key areas will be antimicrobial management (in collaboration with the Lead Pharmacist in Antimicrobial Stewardship), surgical site infection surveillance, other healthcare associated infections for example ventilator associated infection and catheter associated urinary tract infections, and the monitoring of antimicrobial resistance.

·         Develop policy, standards, protocols, systems and competence for managing evidence-based care, utilising leadership and change management skills.

·         Take a leading role in clinical governance, providing expert input to secure continuous quality improvement across all Divisions. Lead on preparations for relevant elements of National Peer Review programmes, Care Quality Commission Inspections, and other external professional, commissioner or regulator reviews.

• Assimilate and synthesise research-based evidence into infection control practice. Championing new developments in health care by translating policy and research evidence to inform patient care and service delivery.

·         Provide advice in the Trust procurement and tendering process in matters pertaining to infection prevention and control to ensure a balance between best financial value and best quality value in medical equipment, consumables, and resource provision for the Trust, including soft services facilities management.

·         Manage the budget for infection prevention and control, including the CPD budget, keeping establishment and service developments under review, with regular meetings with the allocated Finance Manager.

·         The post holder is required to work flexibly within the IPC team structure to ensure that a comprehensive service is provided to the Trust. This may include weekends or Bank holidays during declared major infection outbreaks.

·         A full job description and person specification is included in the recruitment pack.