• Job Description

  Req#: C9321-25-0571?language=en&page=1048&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  An exciting opportunity has arisen to join and lead the Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Team at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust (OUH).

  As the Lead and Manager of Infection Prevention and Control you will report to and work closely with, and deputise as appropriate for the Director of Infection Prevention and Control. You will provide the highest profile leadership to ensure compliance with the Health and Social Care Act. The post holder will be visible and accessible, working across all Trust sites. The post holder will lead and manage a large multi-disciplinary team to ensure a high-quality Infection Prevention and Control 7-day service across OUH.

  The IPC team benefits strong Executive level support at OUH, and the post holder will be an integral member of the Chief Medical Officer's Team.The IPC team has unique access to the combined expertise of the ID/Microbiology Consultant team together with the Modernising Medical Microbiology and Big Infection Diagnostics | NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre to investigate healthcare associated infection and manage outbreaks in collaboration with Oxford University. Activation as airborne HCID regional facility as part of the national HCID network is anticipated in April 2025.

  Main duties of the job

  The post holder will practice at an advanced level demonstrating a high level of autonomy and clinical decision-making in Infection Prevention and Control matters. The post is available to clinicians educated to Masters (or equivalent) level who have evidence of infection prevention and control qualification and significant clinical practice in this specialist field of work within an acute hospital.

  The post holder will ensure there is an innovative, collaborative multi-disciplinary service which effectively maintains a strong commitment to evidence-based practice, world leading research, and effective management and leadership, as enablers to deliver high quality infection prevention and control for patients and staff.

  Provide expert leadership in all aspects of infection prevention and control across all Trust sites and work collaboratively with Berkshire, Oxfordshire, and Buckinghamshire (BOB) integrated care system (ICS).

  Proposed interview dates:

  Value Based Interviews will be held w/c 23 June and the technical interview on 4 July.

  About us

  Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. For more information on OUH please view OUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - Issuu

  Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

  We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

  Details

  Date posted

  07 May 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 8d

  Salary

  £88,168 to £101,677 a year per annum pro rata

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  321-CORP-7056986-B8d-PUB

  Job locations

  John Radcliffe Hospital

  Oxford

  OX3 9DU

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Be responsible for setting and supporting the objectives of the Infection Prevention and Control Team and providing the assurance to the Trust Board (through the Director of Infection Prevention and Control) that best practice is being achieved across the organisation.

  • Work across professional and organisational boundaries to develop local services that meet national and international benchmarks. As necessary, lead on behaviour change to implement and sustain continuous quality improvement in infection prevention and control

  Lead and manage the infection prevention and control team. The wider infection prevention and control team includes data management, High Consequence Infectious Disease (HCID), sepsis, decontamination and continence specialist team members. Develop the professional roles of its members to be able to respond independently to critical incidents and unanticipated challenges, where necessary in collaboration with the relevant professional leads.

  Represent the Infection Prevention and Control service at meetings locally, regionally and nationally and deputise for the DIPC as appropriate.

  • Produce high quality written and verbal reports including the Infection Prevention and Control Plan and the Annual Infection Prevention and Control Report, together with regular reports for the Hospital Infection Prevention and Control Committee and the Trust Board, according to required deadlines.

  Provide IPC advice on new builds, premises and refurbishment projects in conjunction with the Estates and facilities department and relevant specialities to meet the national guidance and local standards.

  Develop improved surveillance in all aspects of infection prevention and control. The focus will be on continuous quality improvement; key areas will be antimicrobial management (in collaboration with the Lead Pharmacist in Antimicrobial Stewardship), surgical site infection surveillance, other healthcare associated infections for example ventilator associated infection and catheter associated urinary tract infections, and the monitoring of antimicrobial resistance.

  Develop policy, standards, protocols, systems and competence for managing evidence-based care, utilising leadership and change management skills.

  Take a leading role in clinical governance, providing expert input to secure continuous quality improvement across all Divisions. Lead on preparations for relevant elements of National Peer Review programmes, Care Quality Commission Inspections, and other external professional, commissioner or regulator reviews.

  • Assimilate and synthesise research-based evidence into infection control practice. Championing new developments in health care by translating policy and research evidence to inform patient care and service delivery.

  Provide advice in the Trust procurement and tendering process in matters pertaining to infection prevention and control to ensure a balance between best financial value and best quality value in medical equipment, consumables, and resource provision for the Trust, including soft services facilities management.

  Manage the budget for infection prevention and control, including the CPD budget, keeping establishment and service developments under review, with regular meetings with the allocated Finance Manager.

  The post holder is required to work flexibly within the IPC team structure to ensure that a comprehensive service is provided to the Trust. This may include weekends or Bank holidays during declared major infection outbreaks.

  A full job description and person specification is included in the recruitment pack.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Be responsible for setting and supporting the objectives of the Infection Prevention and Control Team and providing the assurance to the Trust Board (through the Director of Infection Prevention and Control) that best practice is being achieved across the organisation.

  • Work across professional and organisational boundaries to develop local services that meet national and international benchmarks. As necessary, lead on behaviour change to implement and sustain continuous quality improvement in infection prevention and control

  Lead and manage the infection prevention and control team. The wider infection prevention and control team includes data management, High Consequence Infectious Disease (HCID), sepsis, decontamination and continence specialist team members. Develop the professional roles of its members to be able to respond independently to critical incidents and unanticipated challenges, where necessary in collaboration with the relevant professional leads.

  Represent the Infection Prevention and Control service at meetings locally, regionally and nationally and deputise for the DIPC as appropriate.

  • Produce high quality written and verbal reports including the Infection Prevention and Control Plan and the Annual Infection Prevention and Control Report, together with regular reports for the Hospital Infection Prevention and Control Committee and the Trust Board, according to required deadlines.

  Provide IPC advice on new builds, premises and refurbishment projects in conjunction with the Estates and facilities department and relevant specialities to meet the national guidance and local standards.

  Develop improved surveillance in all aspects of infection prevention and control. The focus will be on continuous quality improvement; key areas will be antimicrobial management (in collaboration with the Lead Pharmacist in Antimicrobial Stewardship), surgical site infection surveillance, other healthcare associated infections for example ventilator associated infection and catheter associated urinary tract infections, and the monitoring of antimicrobial resistance.

  Develop policy, standards, protocols, systems and competence for managing evidence-based care, utilising leadership and change management skills.

  Take a leading role in clinical governance, providing expert input to secure continuous quality improvement across all Divisions. Lead on preparations for relevant elements of National Peer Review programmes, Care Quality Commission Inspections, and other external professional, commissioner or regulator reviews.

  • Assimilate and synthesise research-based evidence into infection control practice. Championing new developments in health care by translating policy and research evidence to inform patient care and service delivery.

  Provide advice in the Trust procurement and tendering process in matters pertaining to infection prevention and control to ensure a balance between best financial value and best quality value in medical equipment, consumables, and resource provision for the Trust, including soft services facilities management.

  Manage the budget for infection prevention and control, including the CPD budget, keeping establishment and service developments under review, with regular meetings with the allocated Finance Manager.

  The post holder is required to work flexibly within the IPC team structure to ensure that a comprehensive service is provided to the Trust. This may include weekends or Bank holidays during declared major infection outbreaks.

  A full job description and person specification is included in the recruitment pack.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Registered Healthcare Professional (if a Nurse, part 1,8,12 or 15 of register depending on area of practice)
  • Evidence of significant clinical and managerial development in the field
  • Evidence of significant academic development in the field, e.g. Masters Infection Control/Public Health
  • Masters (HEI level 7)
  • Degree in a health-related discipline
  • Evidence of significant post-registration development in the field, including extensive continuing professional development
  • Leadership training
  • Experience of teaching at undergraduate and post-graduate level in clinical settings
  • Training in the management of water, ventilation and decontamination in a healthcare setting

  Desirable

  • Higher degree eg Doctorate
  • Teaching qualifications ENB 998, Cert. Ed. or equivalent
  • Leadership qualification
  • Qualification in water, ventilation and decontamination matters
  • Coaching skills

  Technical Skills

  Essential

  • Computer literate with experience of working with the Microsoft Office package
  • Advanced keyboard skills

  Experience

  Essential

  • A reputation for professional excellence that is sufficient to be acknowledged as an expert in the field
  • Evidence of effective leadership and operational management in a senior position that is multi-disciplinary and Trust wide in a complex healthcare organisation
  • Ability to demonstrate a clear vision for the role and the service
  • Ability to lead, initiate, sustain and evaluate change including policy and clinical guideline adoption.
  • Evidence of implementation and contribution to the development of policies within the field.
  • Have a highly specialist knowledge which allows judgements involving complex facts or situations, which require the analysis, interpretation, and comparison of a range of options.
  • Experience of clinical Governance and Risk
  • Experience in business planning and financial management as relevant to infection, prevention and control

  Desirable

  • Evidence of innovative leadership
  • Demonstrate ability to contribute new knowledge to the field
  • Current Good Clinical Practice Certificate
  • Evidence of undertaking and leading health services research
  • Significant record of publications or other forms of disseminating information, including presentations at national and/or international conferences

  Personal Skills

  Essential

  • Evidence of collaboration and co-operation with others in a team
  • High levels of written and oral communication skills
  • Ability to work and communicate effectively within multi-disciplinary teams and forums, and across professional boundaries
  • Problem solving, strategic thinking/decision maker
  • Critical analyser and interpreter of highly complex and potentially contentious data
  • Influencing skills
  • Ability to inspire, motivate and persuade others, overcoming barriers often in contentious issues and circumstances
  • Good organisational and prioritisation skills of complex workload
  • Ability to manage complex and competing issues whilst staying calm under pressure
  • Experience of managing a successfully performing team

  Other

  Essential

  • Willing to undertake further education and training to meet the requirements of the post
  • Commitment to maintain personal fitness to practice
  • Ability to work flexibly and reactively as well as strategically
  • Ability to work for prolonged periods using a VDU depending on service requirements.
  • Flexibility is required with the ability to work between desks in different buildings on different sites
  • Holder of a current UK driving license or other ability to travel to other Trust sites

  Behavioural Skills

  Essential

  • Conducts themselves in a professional manner at all times
  • Positive attitude to all tasks and stakeholders

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Registered Healthcare Professional (if a Nurse, part 1,8,12 or 15 of register depending on area of practice)
  • Evidence of significant clinical and managerial development in the field
  • Evidence of significant academic development in the field, e.g. Masters Infection Control/Public Health
  • Masters (HEI level 7)
  • Degree in a health-related discipline
  • Evidence of significant post-registration development in the field, including extensive continuing professional development
  • Leadership training
  • Experience of teaching at undergraduate and post-graduate level in clinical settings
  • Training in the management of water, ventilation and decontamination in a healthcare setting

  Desirable

  • Higher degree eg Doctorate
  • Teaching qualifications ENB 998, Cert. Ed. or equivalent
  • Leadership qualification
  • Qualification in water, ventilation and decontamination matters
  • Coaching skills

  Technical Skills

  Essential

  • Computer literate with experience of working with the Microsoft Office package
  • Advanced keyboard skills

  Experience

  Essential

  • A reputation for professional excellence that is sufficient to be acknowledged as an expert in the field
  • Evidence of effective leadership and operational management in a senior position that is multi-disciplinary and Trust wide in a complex healthcare organisation
  • Ability to demonstrate a clear vision for the role and the service
  • Ability to lead, initiate, sustain and evaluate change including policy and clinical guideline adoption.
  • Evidence of implementation and contribution to the development of policies within the field.
  • Have a highly specialist knowledge which allows judgements involving complex facts or situations, which require the analysis, interpretation, and comparison of a range of options.
  • Experience of clinical Governance and Risk
  • Experience in business planning and financial management as relevant to infection, prevention and control

  Desirable

  • Evidence of innovative leadership
  • Demonstrate ability to contribute new knowledge to the field
  • Current Good Clinical Practice Certificate
  • Evidence of undertaking and leading health services research
  • Significant record of publications or other forms of disseminating information, including presentations at national and/or international conferences

  Personal Skills

  Essential

  • Evidence of collaboration and co-operation with others in a team
  • High levels of written and oral communication skills
  • Ability to work and communicate effectively within multi-disciplinary teams and forums, and across professional boundaries
  • Problem solving, strategic thinking/decision maker
  • Critical analyser and interpreter of highly complex and potentially contentious data
  • Influencing skills
  • Ability to inspire, motivate and persuade others, overcoming barriers often in contentious issues and circumstances
  • Good organisational and prioritisation skills of complex workload
  • Ability to manage complex and competing issues whilst staying calm under pressure
  • Experience of managing a successfully performing team

  Other

  Essential

  • Willing to undertake further education and training to meet the requirements of the post
  • Commitment to maintain personal fitness to practice
  • Ability to work flexibly and reactively as well as strategically
  • Ability to work for prolonged periods using a VDU depending on service requirements.
  • Flexibility is required with the ability to work between desks in different buildings on different sites
  • Holder of a current UK driving license or other ability to travel to other Trust sites

  Behavioural Skills

  Essential

  • Conducts themselves in a professional manner at all times
  • Positive attitude to all tasks and stakeholders

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Additional information

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  John Radcliffe Hospital

  Oxford

  OX3 9DU

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  John Radcliffe Hospital

  Oxford

  OX3 9DU

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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