Description
In conjunction with the Clinical Director, Infection Prevention & Control (IP&C), the post holder will be responsible for the co-ordination and development of a quality infection prevention and control service in their allocated site(s), providing leadership, support and guidance to all Trust staff and ensuring a patient-focused service.
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, 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 Associate Clinical Director, Infection Prevention & Control. They will manage their site's IP&C Nursing Team.
Main duties of the job
The IPC Matron will provide clinical and managerial leadership for the Infection Prevention and Control service at their allocated hospital site(s), delivering a patient-focused service that reduces healthcare-associated infections. You will manage and develop the site IPC nursing and administrative team, provide expert, evidence-based advice and support outbreak management. Key responsibilities include surveillance, audit, risk assessment, staff education, policy development and implementation of the Trust IPC strategy. You will lead improvement projects, challenge poor practice, escalate risks and provide evidence and reports to support governance and assurance. Working across professional and organisational boundaries, you will promote safe care and effective infection prevention standards.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers. The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation.
Benefits
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Requirements
- Significant post-registration experience in infection prevention within an acute trust
- Clinical experience within acute healthcare, with the ability to apply this experience to support staff in practice
- Experience of professional leadership
- Experience of research and development in practice
- Experience of training and facilitating staff and practice development in varied settings, with individuals and small and large groups
- Experience of implementing HR policies and procedures
- Proven leadership and management skills, including the ability to inspire and motivate a team to achieve excellence
- Ability to plan and deliver projects and services within agreed timescales, anticipating problems and devising solutions
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to positively challenge teams and individuals
- Ability to work across professional and organisational boundaries to negotiate and agree joint programmes of work
- Evidence of innovation in practice
- Ability to negotiate and influence
- Ability to prioritise a complex workload and support others to prioritise their workloads
- IT literacy in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and internet use, with excellent keyboard skills
- Ability to deliver training and education to groups and individuals