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Job summary

Main area
Infection Control
Grade
Band 8a
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 15 hours per week
Job ref
162-7577-CCS
Employer
Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Across Sites
Town
Romford
Salary
£24,652 - £27,449 Per Annum Inclusive
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
09/02/2026 23:59

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Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust logo

Band 8a Senior Infection Prevention and Control Nurse (Part Time)

Band 8a

 

PEOPLE are at the HEART of everything we do

This video gives a flavour of what it is like to work at our Trust and why some of our staff love working here 💙

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lePIUCfMPLk

Job overview

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (BHRUT) is seeking to appoint a highly experienced Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Nurse at Band 8A, with expert knowledge and demonstrable leadership experience in IPC.

This is a senior and influential position within the Infection Prevention and Control Team, working closely with the Associate Director of Infection Prevention and Control (DDIPC) and senior Trust leaders to provide professional and operational leadership for IPC across the organisation. You will play a pivotal role in ensuring the Trust meets and exceeds the requirements of the Health and Social Care Act 2008: Code of Practice for the prevention and control of infections, in line with national guidance and best practice.

You will deliver expert IPC advice across all clinical and non-clinical areas, lead the operational development of the IPC service, and support the senior IPCT in managing complex infection risks, outbreaks, and incidents.  The post holder will operate confidently at senior and executive level, contributing to service improvement, quality assurance, and governance processes. 

This is an excellent opportunity to join a forward-thinking and highly visible IPC service that is central to patient safety and experience. The role requires flexibility, excellent organisational skills, and outstanding communication to engage effectively with staff, senior leaders, and external stakeholders.

Main duties of the job

To work closely with the Director of Infection Prevention and Control (DIPC), Deputy Director of Infection Prevention and Control (Associate DIPC), Lead IPC nurse , Infection Prevention & Control Doctor (ICD) and other Infection Prevention & Control Nurses (IPCNs) in the planning, provision and promotion of a comprehensive Infection Control Service for BHRUT.
The post holder will be responsible for the co-ordination and development of a quality infection prevention and control service; providing leadership, support and guidance to all trust staff and ensuring a patient focussed service whilst managing the IPC Senior Nursing Team.

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 (IPCT), 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 Lead CNS, Infection Prevention & Control.  They will manage the IPC Senior Nursing Team.

Working for our organisation

We’re an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with. 

They are benefitting from a new electronic patient record (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been rated good by the Care Quality Commission. 

We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 346,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen’s and get rid of corridor care. 

We’re proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We’re also part of the North East London Cancer Alliance

We run a Women’s Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.  

The majority of our 8,400 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We’re proud to be a London Living Wage employer.

Some of the positive changes we’ve made are captured in this film.  

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role.  Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.

Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.

All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.

Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Sarah Wood, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 4188. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.

Person specification

EDUCATION/ QUALIFICATIONS

Essential criteria
  • Registered nurse, on live register, with proven experience at band 8a or above in infection prevention & control.
Desirable criteria
  • Principles & Practices of Infection Control LSBU.

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Clinical experience within acute healthcare, and ability to relate that experience to support staff in practice

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Kamal Sehmbey
Job title
Associate Dir of Infection Prevention & Control
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01708435000
Additional information

Ext 3629 /2933