Employer: NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board
Employer type: NHS
Site: Haylock House
Town: Kettering
Salary: £53,755 - £60,504 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 19/01/2025 23:59
Infection Prevention & Control Lead Quality Practitioner
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Our vision for the future of Northamptonshire’s health and care services is for a positive lifetime of health, wellbeing and care in our community. Our mission in working together is to empower positive futures. We want people in Northamptonshire to be able to choose well, stay well, live well. Each day our values will help to guide our decisions: Our patients and our local population come first We work together in an open and accountable way We trust, challenge and support each other We do what we say we will do. Job overview
Here at Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board (ICB), we have a new opportunity for an enthusiastic and energetic Infection Prevention and Control Lead. This is a full-time, permanent position, and the successful candidate will have responsibility for service and policy development, implementation, and surveillance of the Integrated Care System (ICS) in support of, and providing, assurance to the ICB. The post holder will provide Infection Prevention and Control advice to all employees and our System partners using a matrix approach. The post holder will demonstrate strategic leadership and have management responsibility for the ongoing development and sustainability of a high-quality and innovative infection prevention and control service across the ICB, ensuring legal and statutory IPC requirements and quality standards are in place, and will be responsible for monitoring compliance throughout our services. Main duties of the job
Working with the Heads of Service - Quality & Improvement, the post holder will be the day-to-day coordinator and clinical lead for the delivery of an effective, efficient, and quality service for the prevention, surveillance, and control of infection across the ICB, including both Community and Hospital settings. The post holder will provide IPC oversight with the Vaccination, Immunisation & Screening Programme for the ICB and will liaise with the Population Health Team to develop this workstream across the System. Working for our organisation
The Integrated Care Board (ICB) is a statutory body responsible for local NHS services, functions, performance, and budgets. It is directly accountable to the NHS and is made up of local NHS trusts, primary care providers, and local authorities. The ICB is responsible for joining up care services to improve patient experience in the community. Person specification
Qualifications
Registered Health Care Professional/ Nurse/ Midwife/AHP. First level degree in health-related subject. Specialist Qualification in Infection Prevention & Control. Educated to Master’s level; in the process of doing so or have equivalent experience. Experience
Considerable post registration experience at band 7 or equivalent in an Infection Prevention & Control capacity within a health/social care environment. Highly specialist knowledge and ability to advise and influence specialist IPC teams in provider organisations. Knowledge of legislation, national guidance, and outcomes/indicators related to preventing and controlling infection in health and social care environments. Experience of working within a multi-agency setting. Experience of risk management and contributing to quality assurance frameworks. Experience of dealing with highly complex, sensitive, and difficult situations. Experience of leading and managing change. Demonstrable leadership and management experience. Personal Qualities
Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to inspire, lead and motivate others. Excellent communication and presentation skills – both written and verbal. Ability to prioritize and self-manage. Ability to meet the travel requirements of the role. Skills and Abilities
Ability to provide leadership, support, and training in the development and delivery of training packages and education initiatives across the ICS. Knowledge and understanding of the Safeguarding Adults and Safeguarding Children agendas. Ability to carry out audit processes. Please note, there is a requirement for all positions at Bands 8b and above to be part of an On-Call rota. All new entrants to the ICB for a permanent position will be subject to a 6-month probationary period. We are an equal opportunities employer and all applications will be welcomed and considered regardless of a person’s age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
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NHS AfC: Band 8a
Our vision for the future of Northamptonshire’s health and care services is for a positive lifetime of health, wellbeing and care in our community. Our mission in working together is to empower positive futures. We want people in Northamptonshire to be able to choose well, stay well, live well. Each day our values will help to guide our decisions: Our patients and our local population come first We work together in an open and accountable way We trust, challenge and support each other We do what we say we will do. Job overview
Here at Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board (ICB), we have a new opportunity for an enthusiastic and energetic Infection Prevention and Control Lead. This is a full-time, permanent position, and the successful candidate will have responsibility for service and policy development, implementation, and surveillance of the Integrated Care System (ICS) in support of, and providing, assurance to the ICB. The post holder will provide Infection Prevention and Control advice to all employees and our System partners using a matrix approach. The post holder will demonstrate strategic leadership and have management responsibility for the ongoing development and sustainability of a high-quality and innovative infection prevention and control service across the ICB, ensuring legal and statutory IPC requirements and quality standards are in place, and will be responsible for monitoring compliance throughout our services. Main duties of the job
Working with the Heads of Service - Quality & Improvement, the post holder will be the day-to-day coordinator and clinical lead for the delivery of an effective, efficient, and quality service for the prevention, surveillance, and control of infection across the ICB, including both Community and Hospital settings. The post holder will provide IPC oversight with the Vaccination, Immunisation & Screening Programme for the ICB and will liaise with the Population Health Team to develop this workstream across the System. Working for our organisation
The Integrated Care Board (ICB) is a statutory body responsible for local NHS services, functions, performance, and budgets. It is directly accountable to the NHS and is made up of local NHS trusts, primary care providers, and local authorities. The ICB is responsible for joining up care services to improve patient experience in the community. Person specification
Qualifications
Registered Health Care Professional/ Nurse/ Midwife/AHP. First level degree in health-related subject. Specialist Qualification in Infection Prevention & Control. Educated to Master’s level; in the process of doing so or have equivalent experience. Experience
Considerable post registration experience at band 7 or equivalent in an Infection Prevention & Control capacity within a health/social care environment. Highly specialist knowledge and ability to advise and influence specialist IPC teams in provider organisations. Knowledge of legislation, national guidance, and outcomes/indicators related to preventing and controlling infection in health and social care environments. Experience of working within a multi-agency setting. Experience of risk management and contributing to quality assurance frameworks. Experience of dealing with highly complex, sensitive, and difficult situations. Experience of leading and managing change. Demonstrable leadership and management experience. Personal Qualities
Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to inspire, lead and motivate others. Excellent communication and presentation skills – both written and verbal. Ability to prioritize and self-manage. Ability to meet the travel requirements of the role. Skills and Abilities
Ability to provide leadership, support, and training in the development and delivery of training packages and education initiatives across the ICS. Knowledge and understanding of the Safeguarding Adults and Safeguarding Children agendas. Ability to carry out audit processes. Please note, there is a requirement for all positions at Bands 8b and above to be part of an On-Call rota. All new entrants to the ICB for a permanent position will be subject to a 6-month probationary period. We are an equal opportunities employer and all applications will be welcomed and considered regardless of a person’s age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
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