Head of Built Environment IPC

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust seeks an exceptional Head of Built Environment Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) to lead the organisation’s built environment IPC portfolio. This senior role, working with the Director and Deputy Director of IPC, oversees governance, risk management and assurance across healthcare redevelopment, water safety, ventilation and environmental IPC programmes.

The post requires a registered healthcare professional with senior IPC expertise, strong judgement

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for the Trust-wide built environment IPC portfolio across governance, assurance and risk management.
• Embed infection prevention requirements in capital developments, refurbishment projects and service reconfigurations.
• Lead development of IPC strategy, policy and assurance frameworks; support incident and outbreak management where environmental factors are relevant.
• Represent the IPC service at senior internal and external forums and contribute to executive reporting and assurance processes.
• Provide professional leadership to IPC staff and drive continuous improvement in infection prevention practice across the Trust.

Job description

"where Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) expertise meets healthcare design, estates and patient safety"

We are seeking an exceptional and experienced IPC leader to join Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust as our Head of Built Environment IPC.

Who we are: About us | Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

This is a rare 24-month opportunity to bring your IPC expertise to some of the Trust’s most complex and important built environment work.

Working alongside the Director and Deputy Director of Infection Prevention and Control, you will provide expert leadership across healthcare redevelopment, capital projects, water safety, ventilation, decontamination and environmental risk management.

Collaboration is central to this role. As part of the senior IPC leadership team, you will work across the Trust, influencing key decisions and ensuring infection prevention is at the heart of how we develop and transform our healthcare environments.

We are looking for an experienced registered healthcare professional with strong senior-level IPC expertise, sound judgement and the ability to build relationships, manage complex risks and bring people together to deliver improvement.

• You will provide strategic leadership for the Trust-wide built environment infection prevention and control portfolio, ensuring effective governance, assurance and risk management across healthcare infrastructure, redevelopment, water safety, ventilation, decontamination and environmental IPC programmes.
• Working closely with senior clinical, operational, estates and facilities colleagues, you will ensure infection prevention requirements are embedded throughout capital developments, refurbishment projects, service reconfigurations and operational activities.
• You will provide authoritative specialist advice, undertake complex risk assessments, oversee assurance arrangements and support the identification, mitigation and escalation of significant infection prevention risks.
• The role includes leading the development of strategy, policy and assurance frameworks; contributing specialist expertise to incident and outbreak management where environmental factors are relevant; and supporting organisational improvement through audit, education, research and innovation.
• You will represent the IPC service at senior internal and external forums and contribute to executive and Board-level reporting and assurance processes.
• You will provide professional leadership to staff within your portfolio, build effective partnerships across organisational boundaries and drive continuous improvement in infection prevention practice.

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Environmental sustainability

Climate change and poor air quality is a health emergency that harms people’s health and wellbeing and widens health inequalities. The Trust is also committed to reducing its impact on the environment by reducing our greenhouse gas emissions to Net Zero by 2045. All our employees have a role to play, and we have an active green network that supports staff to act in ways that ensures that our services are efficient, sustainable and reduce our impact on the environment www.imperial.nhs.uk/about-us/our-strategy/green-plan.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Deborah Barry Job title: Deputy Director Infection Prevention and Control Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07553724251