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Nursing
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Band 8d
Contract
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Oriau
Llawnamser - 37.5 awr yr wythnos
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197-R-HF7610
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Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
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NHS
Gwefan
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Tref
Woolwich
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£91,342 - £105,337 Per annum plus HCA
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11/12/2025 23:59
Dyddiad y cyfweliad
07/01/2026

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Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust logo

Associate Director of Infection Prevention and Control

Band 8d

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, (LGT), is a community-focused provider of local and acute care, delivering high-quality services to over one million people living across the London boroughs of Lewisham, Greenwich, and Bexley. We provide whole-life care and are here to support our communities to live healthier lives as well as taking care of them when they need us the most.

Employing almost 7,500 colleagues, affectionately known as Team LGT, we provide services at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich, University Hospital Lewisham, and at over a dozen community settings in Lewisham. We also provide some services at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup.

We have recently launched our new vision and values to mark the LGT10 – the tenth anniversary of our Trust forming in 2013. Our trust vision is to be exceptional. In the quality of our patient care; our support for colleagues; and in the difference we make through our partnerships and in our communities.

To achieve this we value Respect, Compassion, and Inclusion; Being accountable over  staying comfortable; Listening  over always knowing best; and Succeeding together over achieving alone. You can read more about our visions and values here

Our hospitals and community sites provide a wide range of inpatient and outpatient services, as well as emergency and planned care. The Trust is rated as “good” or “outstanding” in over three-quarters of the services inspected by the Care Quality Commission.

Every year our work includes performing 10,000 procedures in our theatres; bringing seven and a half thousand new lives into the world; carrying out 570,000 visits to patients in their homes or communities and providing emergency care for more than 300,000 patients arriving in our busy Urgent and Emergency Departments.

LGT is a centre for the education and training of medical students enrolled with King’s College London’s GKT School of Medical Education. We are a training centre for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals. We are pioneering new roles that will support the changing needs of our patients and are one of the largest employers of physician associates in the country.

We are committed to working with our partners to deliver the best outcomes for our local communities. This means playing an active role in the South East London Integrated Care System (ICS), and in formal partnerships including the South East London Acute Provider Collaborative, provider partnerships with our local mental health trusts and borough-based boards of the ICS in Bexley, Greenwich and Lewisham.

Trosolwg o'r swydd

Join Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust as the Associate Director of Infection Prevention and Control (ADIPC) and lead our commitment to delivering safe, high-quality care for our diverse community.

This pivotal role offers the opportunity to shape and influence infection prevention and control (IPC) strategy at organisational, regional, and national levels.

As the ADIPC, you will drive innovation, champion best practice, and provide expert guidance to clinical and operational leaders across both hospital and community settings.

You will collaborate closely with senior leaders, demonstrate visionary leadership, and ensure that IPC remains at the forefront of our patient safety and quality agenda.

This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious and experienced IPC leader to join a dynamic Trust passionate about improvement, staff wellbeing, and community health outcomes.

Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd

To provide visionary leadership for Infection Prevention and Control across the organisation, ensuring the delivery of safe, high-quality care through strategic influence and operational excellence. The postholder will act as the professional lead for IPC nursing, shaping policy, driving innovation, and embedding best practice at all levels of the organisation and wider system.

The Associate Director of Infection Prevention and Control (ADIPC) will be an expert in Infection Prevention and Control and in close collaboration with the lead microbiologist for IPC will develop and deliver the IPC strategy ensuring it aligns with the Lewisham and Greenwich Trust strategy and objectives. As an expert the ADIPC will act as an advisor to the Director of Infection Prevention and Control (Chief 
Nurse) and the Chief Medical Officer to ensure best practice decision and actions are implemented. They will be responsible for the delivery of the IPC annual plan, will lead and line manage the IPC nursing team, and will demonstrate flexibility and agility to prioritise and respond to competing challenges and demands, maintaining optimum safety and high quality care in the delivery of practice. 

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:

  1. Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
  2. Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
  3. Improving the experience of staff with disability
  4. Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
  5. Making equalities mainstream

Swydd-ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl

  • Provide strategic and operational leadership for Infection Prevention and Control across the Trust, ensuring alignment with national standards and Trust priorities.

  • Act as the expert advisor to the Chief Nurse (Director of Infection Prevention and Control) and Chief Medical Officer, contributing to best practice decision-making.

  • Lead, mentor, and develop the IPC nursing team, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.

  • Oversee the delivery of the IPC annual plan and maintain robust education and audit programmes to promote best practice across all clinical areas.

  • Monitor and interpret IPC data, providing timely reports and escalations to executive and board-level committees.

  • Collaborate with Estates & Facilities and system partners to support safe environments and seamless IPC practices.

  • Investigate and manage infection outbreaks, ensuring effective containment and learning is embedded across the organisation.

  • Represent the Trust at regional and national IPC forums to influence practice and share innovations.

  • Manage the IPC budget effectively and contribute to Trust-wide procurement and quality improvement initiatives.

Manyleb y person

Qualifications

Meini prawf hanfodol
  • Registered Nurse (with current NMC registration)
  • Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
  • Master's Degree in a relevant field
  • Teaching Qualification
  • Specialist Infection Control Qualification

Experience and Knowledge

Meini prawf hanfodol
  • Expert IPC knowledge in the acute setting
  • Wide experience in a variety of IPC roles
  • Significant recent experience at a strategic level in an acute Trust within the field of IPC
  • Leadership experience
  • Clinical Audit experience
  • Expert knowledge and experience in IPC pedagogy
  • Experience participating in an IPC on-call rota/service
Meini prawf dymunol
  • Expert knowledge of decontamination issues and the national conversations influencing practice

Skills and Abilities

Meini prawf hanfodol
  • Skilled risk assessor
  • Can demonstrate awareness of the key issues impacting on the IPC field
  • Meticulous attention to detail
  • Can demonstrate IT skills using Microsoft Office products
  • Able to review clinical evidence and apply to practice
  • Policy/guideline development and analysis
  • Able to prioritise workload to meet competing demands
Meini prawf dymunol
  • Ability to lead complex quality improvement programmes and deliver positive outcomes

Personal Qualities

Meini prawf hanfodol
  • Able to constructively introduce challenge
  • Values diversity and equality
  • Positive attitude to personal growth and development

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Application numbers

To ensure fairness and manageable shortlisting processes, some vacancies may have an application cap. This means the vacancy will close once a set number of applications have been received even if this happens before the advertised closing date.

We recommend applying as early as possible to avoid missing out. All applications received before the cap is reached will be considered equally and assessed against the person specification.

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Enw
Louise Crosby
Teitl y swydd
Chief Nurse
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[email protected]
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0203 3192 6080