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Job summary

Main area
Infection control
Grade
Band 8b
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Would consider part time hours)
Job ref
251-CORP6501-LNDDIPC
Employer
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Hampshire Hospitals Cross working
Town
Basingstoke
Salary
£66,582 - £77,368 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
06/09/2026 23:59

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Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Lead Nurse and Deputy Director IPC (DDIPC)

Band 8b

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

 

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and experienced Infection Prevention and Control professional to join our team as Deputy Director of Infection Prevention and Control (DIPC) Lead Nurse.

In this influential role, you will support the DIPC in delivering strategic leadership for infection prevention and control across the Trust. You will lead a skilled multidisciplinary team, provide expert advice and assurance, and work collaboratively with clinical and operational leaders to embed best practice, improve patient outcomes and strengthen a culture of safety throughout the organisation.

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead and inspire the Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) team, championing excellence in patient safety and infection prevention.
  • Support the Director of Infection Prevention and Control (DIPC) in delivering the Trust's IPC strategy, policy development and priorities.
  • Provide expert advice and leadership on infection prevention, outbreaks and emerging risks.
  • Lead infection surveillance, using data and insight to drive quality improvement and safer care.
  • Promote a culture of learning through the delivery of IPC education, training and awareness programmes.
  • Provide assurance through audit, monitoring and compliance activities, supporting continuous improvement.
  • Work collaboratively with clinical and operational teams to embed best practice across the organisation.
  • Drive innovation, research and evidence-based practice to improve patient outcomes.

 

Working for our organisation

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered Nurse with up to date NMC registration
  • Specialist Practitioner qualification in infection control, including skills and competency gained through experience
  • Masters degree in infection control or equivalent knowledge and skills gained through any combination of alternative study, employment or voluntary work
Desirable criteria
  • Teaching qualification
  • Management qualification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of a wide range of approaches to the management of patients, demonstrated by advanced clinical reasoning
  • Advanced expert level of knowledge of specialist areas of nursing
  • Demonstrable understanding of the role of specialist areas within the current health environment and the impact of current government/regional policy developments
  • Robust understanding of all aspects of clinical governance including previous experience of quality issues, audit and risk management
  • Knowledge of wider NHS nursing policies and agenda
  • Understanding of national guidance and reports in relation to infection control
  • Understanding of national mandatory surveillance requirements

Skills and Ability

Essential criteria
  • Leadership , change management and people management skills
  • Project management skills
  • Good IT skills including Excel and development of software packages to facilitate management and prevention of infection
  • Able to drive and have use of a car

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveWe offer Wagestream - A financial wellbeing benefit which lets you access your pay as you earn it.Disability confident employerDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - GoldArmed Forces Covenant

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
julia Lake
Job title
Deputy Chief Nurse
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07342056370
Additional information

Please email James Irwin if you would like to arrange a visit. James.irwin.hhft.nhs.uk