Head Of Built Environment Ipc

Imperial College Healthcare Nhs Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 88,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Flexible working

Wellbeing

Job summary

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust seeks an exceptional Head of Built Environment IPC to lead strategic IPC across healthcare infrastructure, water safety, ventilation and decontamination. This 24-month fixed-term role sits on the IPC leadership team, guiding governance, risk management and assurance across complex capital programmes.

The post requires a registered healthcare professional with substantial senior IPC experience, strong leadership, and the ability to influence stakeholders

Qualifications

• Registered healthcare professional with statutory regulator (GMC/NMC/GPhC).
• Postgraduate qualification in IPC required. Master’s level education or progress toward it.
• Postgraduate management development/qualification or demonstrable experience.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for built environment IPC across infrastructure and projects.
• Embed infection prevention requirements in capital developments and refurbishments.
• Offer authoritative IPC advice, conduct risk assessments, escalate significant risks.
• Develop strategy, policy and assurance frameworks; contribute to incident management.
• Represent IPC in senior forums and Board reporting.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic oversight

Stakeholder influence

Risk management

Education & development

Education

Registered healthcare professional (GMC/NMC/GPhC)

Postgraduate IPC qualification

Master's level education

Postgraduate management qualification

Continued professional development

Job description

Job summary

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

This is a rare 24-month fixed-term opportunity to lead one of the most complex and high-profile built environment IPC portfolios in the NHS.

Working closely with the Director and Deputy Director of Infection Prevention and Control, you will provide strategic leadership and expert oversight across a broad portfolio including healthcare redevelopment programmes, capital projects, water safety, ventilation, decontamination, environmental risk management and estates-related infection prevention assurance.

As a senior member of the IPC leadership team, you will influence decision-making at site, divisional, executive and Board level, ensuring infection prevention principles are embedded within service transformation, healthcare infrastructure and operational planning.

We are looking for a registered healthcare professional with substantial senior-level IPC experience, strong leadership skills and a proven ability to manage complex risks, influence stakeholders and deliver improvement across organisational boundaries.

This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of built environment IPC within one of the UK's leading academic health science centres while contributing to innovation, education, research and service excellence.

Informal visits/discussions are strongly recommended.

Main duties of the job

• 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.

About us

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.

Details

Date posted: 28 October 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 8c

Salary: £88,250 to £100,355 a year pa inclusive

Contract: Fixed term

Duration: 24 months

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 290-CR-2115

Closing date: 15 November 2026

Job description

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviews, please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person Specification

Education/ Qualifications

• Essential: Registered healthcare professional with a statutory regulator e.g. GMC, NMC, GPhC etc.
• Essential: Formal postgraduate qualification in IPC
• Essential: Educated to master's level, working toward this or comparable experience
• Essential: Postgraduate Management development/qualification or equivalent demonstrable experience
• Essential: Evidence of continued professional development
• Desirable: PhD/Professional Doctorate or study at this level
• Desirable: Professional publications PRINCE or other Project/Programme management qualification

Experience

• Essential: Substantial practical experience of providing senior IPC advice and assurance in relation to the built environment, including water safety, ventilation, decontamination, estates works and capital or redevelopment schemes.
• Essential: Experience of identifying, communicating and escalating significant or emerging risks, including challenging senior stakeholders and securing delivery of corrective actions across organisational boundaries
• Essential: Substantial senior experience at a senior clinical level leading and delivering services
• Essential: Significant IPC experience
• Essential: Extensive experience of implementing quality systems and benchmarking
• Desirable: Complaints management and experience of the litigation process.
• Desirable: Experience of leading and successfully implementing service improvement/redesign programmes in a multi disciplinary environment/ across a range of services
• Desirable: Proven track record and have demonstrable formal research expertise, knowledge and skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name: Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Employer's website: https://www.imperial.nhs.uk/

For questions about the job, contact

Deputy Director Infection Prevention and Control, Deborah Barry, [e-mail], 07553724251