Infection Prevention and Control Lead
Infection Prevention and Control Lead
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Infection Prevention and Control Lead
The London Independent Hospital Name
37.5 Hours & Permanent
Salary: Up to 60000.00 per year (depending on level of experience training and qualification)
We have an opportunity for a Infection Prevention and Control Lead to join their team of staff in theNursingdepartment.
This is a Full time role for 37.5 hours a week. The role holder will be required tocover a flexible shift pattern.
Duties of this role include:
- Lead on the implementation and monitoring of the hospitals infection prevention and control strategy.
- Ensure compliance with relevant legislation regulations and guidance (e.g. CQC HIS HTM 01-05 and national IPC standards).
- Act as the primary point of contact for all IPC matters and provide regular reports to senior management and governance committees.
- Oversee surveillance of healthcare-associated infections antibiotic resistance and outbreaks.
- Investigate and report IPC incidents supporting root cause analysis (RCA) and implementation of action plans.
- Carry out regular audits and risk assessments identifying areas for improvement and ensuring timely resolution of issues.
Applicants should meet the following criteria:
- Registered Nurse (Adult) or relevant healthcare professional with active NMC/HCPC registration.
- Significant experience in infection prevention and control.
- Strong knowledge of current IPC legislation national guidance and audit standards.
- Excellent communication and leadership skills with the ability to influence practice across all staff levels.
- Experience in incident investigation audit and delivering staff training.
- Postgraduate qualification or specialist training in Infection Prevention and Control.
- Experience in managing outbreaks and supporting external inspections (e.g. CQC).
- Experience in private healthcare or multi-site organisations.
- Participation in IPC-related research quality improvement or public health projects.
Salary & Benefits
Circle Health Group is committed to offering competitive starting salaries and access to a wide range of employee benefits including:
- 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
and much more!
Circle Health Group is committed to creating a diverse workforce offering inclusive opportunities for all our colleagues. Our definition of diversity goes beyond the established characteristics protected by the Equality Act as we strive to attract candidates with diverse experiences backgrounds identities or expressions skills work stylesand more.
Were passionate about creating an environment where our people can thrive grow and develop professionally and personally. Our principles and values guide our colleagues to be selfless compassionate committed collaborative brave agile tenacious and creative and are at the core of our purpose and culture.
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