# Infection Prevention and Control Lead

**Company**: Circle Health Group
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: part-time
**Salary**: Up to £55,000.00 FTE per year
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

The Hampshire Clinic, part of Circle Health Group, is seeking an Infection Prevention and Control Lead to join their team on a part-time basis (22.5 hours a week). The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) is addressed in all areas of the hospital.

**Key Responsibilities:**

- Ensure IPC is addressed in all areas of the hospital and reflected throughout all activity related to healthcare provision

- Ensure infection prevention is considered in all new business, new build, and refurbishment

- Ensure compliance to the HCAI code (DH 2010) for CQC requirements in England and equivalent for hospitals in Scotland and Wales

- Develop an annual program in partnership with the senior person responsible for IPC and with approval of the HIPCC

- Ensure compliance to mandatory training in infection prevention and control (IP&C)

- Ensure all staff have appropriate infection prevention and control training

**Requirements:**

- Registered Nurse (or other registrant profession e.g., Operating Department Practitioner)

- Teaching and assessing qualification e.g., ENB 998 (or equivalent)

- Postgraduate Qualification in IPC such as PGCert (as a minimum) or working towards, PGDip or MSc

- Specialist knowledge to a level defined for that hospital

- Able to apply specialist knowledge to risk assessment and support appropriate controls

- Presentations skills

- Previous experience working in IPC role and delivering information to staff members on IPC

**Salary and Benefits:**

- Up to £55,000.00 FTE per year (depending on level of experience, training and qualification)

- 25 days holiday per year + bank holidays, increasing to 30 days with service

- Private Pension Scheme

- Private Healthcare Scheme for treatment at our hospitals, covering pre-existing medical conditions

- Friends & Family Hospital Discounts

- Family Friendly policies, including enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption pay

- Non-contributory life insurance

- Staff engagement hub with access to discounts and extensive rewards and voluntary benefits

- Access to resources, tools and services to support your wellbeing

- Employee recognition programmes

- Industry leading training and development opportunities

## Skills

### Required
- Infection Prevention and Control
- Registered Nurse
- Teaching and Assessing
- Postgraduate Qualification in IPC
- Specialist Knowledge
- Risk Assessment
- Presentations Skills

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