Deputy Chief of Nursing - Infection Prevention and Control

NHS National Services Scotland; Scotland; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A large healthcare provider in Scotland is seeking a Deputy Chief Nurse for Infection Prevention and Control. The ideal candidate will provide strategic leadership and ensure compliance with infection prevention standards. Responsibilities include developing policies, championing patient safety, and managing the IPC team. Must be a Registered Nurse with management experience and knowledge of quality improvement. The role offers a permanent contract full-time, and is based in a supportive team environment.

Benefits

27 days annual leave increase with service

Membership in NHS Pension Scheme

Paid sick leave increasing with service

Occupational health services

Employee counselling services

Work-life Balance policies

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse or Midwife with valid NMC Registration.
• Educated to Masters Level or equivalent.
• Sound leadership experience within healthcare.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for infection prevention and control.
• Lead development of infection control policies.
• Act as a clinical leader for the IPC Team.

Skills

Registered Nurse / Midwife with valid NMC Registration

Knowledge of NHS Scotland’s Leadership Qualities framework

Management knowledge

Extensive knowledge of clinical guidelines

Experience in Quality Improvement methodologies

Resource management

Proven track record in leadership

Working knowledge of basic IT

Education

Educated to Masters Level

Job description

The Role

The Deputy Chief Nurse for Infection Prevention and Control provides strategic, professional, and operational leadership to ensure the highest standards of infection prevention and control across NHS Lanarkshire. The post-holder supports the Director of Infection Prevention and Control in fulfilling statutory responsibilities for IPC, championing a culture of patient safety, clinical excellence, and continuous improvement.

Working in partnership with senior clinical, managerial, and public health colleagues, the post-holder leads the development, implementation, and evaluation of evidence-based IPC policies, programmes, and assurance systems that minimise healthcare-associated infection risks and support safe, high-quality care. The role provides expert subject matter expertise and advice across all care settings, ensuring compliance with national standards, regulatory requirements, and organisational governance frameworks.

The Deputy Chief Nurse for IPC acts as a visible clinical leader, providing professional guidance and management to the IPC Team, supporting workforce capability, and promoting best practice through education, innovation, and quality improvement. The post-holder contributes to strategic planning, outbreak response, and system-wide learning, ensuring NHS Lanarkshire remains resilient, safe, and prepared in relation to infection threats.

NHS Lanarkshire

Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

What we’ll need you to bring

• Registered Nurse / Midwife with valid NMC Registration.
• Educated to/working towards/operating at Masters Level.
• Be able to demonstrate knowledge of NHS Scotland’s Leadership Qualities framework or equivalent framework.
• Management knowledge gained through experience and continuous professional development.
• Professional, leadership and managerial experience within speciality / area of practice that demonstrates the required breadth of knowledge required to lead safety, effectively and efficiently.
• Extensive knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards within the health care agenda.
• Experience and knowledge of Quality Improvement methodologies.
• Experience of resource management i.e. financial; human; capital.
• Knowledge and experience of needs assessment and analysis/interpretation of related data.
• A proven track record in sound and effective leadership. Ability to think strategically, corporately and act as a team player.
• A proven track record in developing innovative solutions in meeting organisational requirements and motivating staff to affect change.
• A proven track record in developing teams/services and integrated solutions to complex and challenging problems.
• Working knowledge of basic information technology.
• Car Driver with a full, valid UK/EU/EEA licence

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Contract type

Permanent

Full time

37 hours

Location and Working Pattern

This role will be based in Infection Prevention and Control within NHS Lanarkshire Wide

The working pattern for this role is 08:30-16:30, Monday-Thursday, 08:30-16:00 Friday

Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.

Looking to find out more?

If you’re looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!

Please contact Christina Coulombe, Director of Infection Prevention & Control on [e-mail]

For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Jessica Murphy, Recruitment Administrator on [e-mail]

(Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email)

Why NHS Lanarkshire?

Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.

Some of NHS Lanarkshire’s benefits include:

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service

• A minimum of 8 days of public holidays

• Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)

• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service

• Occupational health services

• Employee counselling services

• Work-life Balance policies and procedures

NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.

Further Information

For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our recruitment webpage.

Additional Information for Applicants

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NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent—regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

*Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.

Candidates should provide original and authentic responses to all questions within the application form. The use of artificial intelligence (AI), automated tools, or other third-party assistance to generate, draft, or significantly modify responses is strongly discouraged. By submitting your application, you confirm that all answers are your own work, reflect your personal knowledge, skills and experience, and have not been solely produced or altered by AI or similar technologies. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in your application being withdrawn from the application process.

Right to Work within the UK

NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK.

We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. UK Visas & Immigration rules are available at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk.

Prospective applicants are encouraged to check eligibility in advance of applying for vacancies in NHS Lanarkshire.

Please note that all Band 1 and Band 2 posts are not eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route.