Infection Prevention and Control Lead

Circle Health Group; Bopeep; Remote; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Private Healthcare Scheme

Friends & Family Hospital Discounts

Family Friendly policies (maternity, p

Non-contributory life insurance

Wellbeing resources

Job summary

Circle Health Group’s Chelsfield Park Hospital in Kent is seeking an Infection Prevention and Control Lead to join the IPC department on a 22.5-hour-per-week, permanent basis. The role involves leading the hospital’s IPC strategy, ensuring compliance with CQC and national IPC standards, and reporting to governance committees.

The ideal candidate will be an NMC/HCPC-registered healthcare professional with significant IPC experience, postgraduate IPC training, and strong leadership and audit

Qualifications

• Registered nurse or relevant healthcare professional with active NMC/HCPC registration.
• Significant experience in infection prevention and control.
• Postgraduate qualification in Infection Prevention and Control; knowledge of IPC legislation and audits.

Responsibilities

• Lead on the implementation and monitoring of the hospital’s infection prevention and control strategy.
• Ensure compliance with relevant legislation, regulations, and guidance (e.g. CQC, HIS, HTM 01-05, and national IPC standards).
• Act as the primary point of contact for all IPC matters and provide regular reports to senior management and governance committees.
• Oversee surveillance of healthcare-associated infections, antibiotic resistance, and outbreaks.
• Investigate and report IPC incidents, supporting root cause analysis (RCA) and implementation of action plans.
• Carry out regular audits and risk assessments, identifying areas for improvement and ensuring timely resolution of issues.

Skills

NMC registration

HCPC registration

IPC expertise

Leadership

Education

Postgraduate IPC qualification

Job description

Infection Prevention and Control Lead
Chelsfield Park Hospital
22.5 Hours & Permanent

Salary: Up to £45,000.00 FTE per year (depending on level of experience, training and qualification)

Chelsfield Park Hospital in Kent is part of Circle Health Group , Britain's leading provider of independent healthcare with a nationwide network of hospitals & clinics, performing more complex surgery than any other private healthcare provider in the country.

We have an opportunity for a Infection Prevention and Control Lead to join their team of staff in theIPC department.

This is a part-time role for 22.5 hours a week. The role holder will be required tocover a flexible shift pattern.

Duties of this role include:

• Lead on the implementation and monitoring of the hospital’s infection prevention and control strategy.
• Ensure compliance with relevant legislation, regulations, and guidance (e.g. CQC, HIS, HTM 01-05, and national IPC standards).
• Act as the primary point of contact for all IPC matters and provide regular reports to senior management and governance committees.
• Oversee surveillance of healthcare-associated infections, antibiotic resistance, and outbreaks.
• Investigate and report IPC incidents, supporting root cause analysis (RCA) and implementation of action plans.
• Carry out regular audits and risk assessments, identifying areas for improvement and ensuring timely resolution of issues.

Applicants should meet the following criteria:

• Registered Nurse (Adult) or relevant healthcare professional with active NMC/HCPC registration.
• Significant experience in infection prevention and control.
• Strong knowledge of current IPC legislation, national guidance, and audit standards.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills with the ability to influence practice across all staff levels.
• Experience in incident investigation, audit, and delivering staff training.
• Postgraduate qualification or specialist training in Infection Prevention and Control.
• Experience in managing outbreaks and supporting external inspections (e.g. CQC).
• Experience in private healthcare or multi-site organisations.
• Participation in IPC-related research, quality improvement, or public health projects.

Salary & Benefits

Circle Health Group is committed to offering competitive starting salaries and access to a wide range of employee benefits, including:

• 25 days holiday per year + bank holidays, increasing to 30 days with service
• Private Healthcare Scheme for treatment at our hospitals, covering pre-existing medical conditions
• Friends & Family Hospital Discounts
• Family Friendly policies, including enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption pay
• Non-contributory life insurance
• Staff engagement hub with access to discounts and extensive rewards and voluntary benefits
• Access to resources, tools and services to support your wellbeing
• Employee recognition programmes
• Industry leading training and development opportunities

…and much more!

Circle Health Group is committed to creating a diverse workforce offering inclusive opportunities for all our colleagues. Our definition of diversity goes beyond the established characteristics protected by the Equality Act, as we strive to attract candidates with diverse experiences, backgrounds, identities or expressions, skills, work styles…and more.

We’re passionate about creating an environment where our people can thrive, grow and develop professionally and personally. Our principles and values guide our colleagues to be selfless, compassionate, committed, collaborative, brave, agile, tenacious and creative and are at the core of our purpose and culture.