Job overview We are recruiting for Head of Infection Prevention and Control to join as at Oxford Health to provide strategic leadership and expert clinical guidance across the Trust, ensuring the highest standards of infection prevention and control are maintained.This established and experienced team is central to the Trust for ensuring and maintaining patient and staff safety.
You will be leading a team which works across a wide variety of services and sites, where quality improvement is an established way of working and the opportunities to influence and get involved with research and proactive practise are plenty.We are looking for a qualified IPC nurse with a record of good leadership that resonates with our values of being caring, safe and excellent.
Someone who is proactive and will enjoy a role providing IPC guidance and assurance across our Mental Health and community services.This role will also offer the opportunity of being the deputy for the Director of IPC and will work closely with our Chief Nurse.
Main duties of the job As our Head of IPC and deputy DIPC you will: Provide expert nurse leadership and advice to nurses and multidisciplinary teams, service users and carers across all services in the TrustProvide expert clinical practice as part of the multidisciplinary teamWork across the Trust to promote and develop excellence in the prevention of healthcare associated infectionsLead and participate in service development and quality improvement activitiesContribute to the advancement of nursing research within the TrustProvide expert advice to serious investigations and complaint processes and relevant clinical and managementFacilitate individual and team learning though teaching, supervision, modelling coaching and reflective practiceLink with acute health care providers, Integrated Care Boards (ICB), UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), NHS England, Care Quality Commission, Health Education England, Strategic Clinical Networks, the Third Sector and Service user and Carer agencies to progress a community approach to infection prevention and controlAct as an ambassador for the Trust in local, regional and national infection prevention and control activity Please refer to the job description attached for a comprehensive list of duties Working for our organisation The IPC team is a small but very experienced team, for whom quality improvements are a way of doing day to day business.You will be a part of the Chief Nurse senior team, and as such be encouraged to continue to develop your clinical and leadership skills, and have regular contacts with your peers in that team.Oxford Health has an exceptional offer of ongoing development and excellent opportunities to work alongside partners to carry out and engaging in world leading research.As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible.
Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: "Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"Our values are: "Caring, safe and excellent"At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing.
These include: Excellent opportunities for career progressionIndividual and Trust wide learning and development27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous serviceNHS DiscountPension schemeLease car schemeEmployee Assistance ProgrammeMental Health First AidersStaff accommodation (waiting lists may apply)Staff networking and support groups Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please refer to the job description and guidance notes attached for further information on this role Person specification essential knowldege and experience Essential criteria Knowledge and experience of applying infection control across a wide variety of servicesRelevant qualifications in nursing and IPCExperience in Quality improvementProven track record of leadership skills essential Essential criteria Experience of working with staff of all grades in a variety of setting essential Essential criteria Experience of conducting and analysing IPC audits All new starters have a thorough induction process, both local and Trust wide, which aims to create a positive supportive working environment allowing new employees to learn key elements of their role over a reasonable timescale.Appointment to this post is subject to the trust receiving satisfactory references covering 3 years of employment or study.
Please ask your referees to respond promptly to reference requests.Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role.We are ambitious in our pursuit of excellence, driven by the belief that a fair, just and fully inclusive organisational culture enables our teams to deliver the best quality of care and services possible and we work hard to ensure that our diverse workforce reflects the communities that we serve.
We welcome applications from all sections of the community, are an Equal Opportunities employer with a number of internal networking groups to support our employees and where possible will always look to make reasonable adjustments in order that you can fulfil the role to recognise your full potential.
All our employees are committed to demonstrating through their behaviour our core values – safe, caring and excellent.Oxford Health is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.Oxford is a world-renowned centre of excellence for research.
Oxford Health works closely with the University of Oxford department of Psychiatry and the Department of Primary care, has a Biomedical Research Centre dedicated to improving mental health and the NIHR Clinical Research Facility at the Warneford site.
The Trust also hosts the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) which carries out applied research that directly impacts patient health and wellbeing