Infection Prevention and Control Lead Nurse

Integrated Care System; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution in Doncaster seeks an Infection Prevention and Control Lead Nurse to enhance infection control measures across the organization. The ideal candidate will possess strong IPC knowledge, leadership skills, and a commitment to patient safety. Responsibilities include managing the IPC team, conducting audits, and promoting effective infection control practices. Competitive salary and benefits available according to NHS standards.

Benefits

NHS Pension Scheme

Generous holiday entitlement

Health and wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current NMC and Infection Prevention and Control qualification.
• Highly specialized expert knowledge of IPC through education and work experience.
• Experience working at a senior level in IPC and managing resources.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced specialist Infection Prevention support and guidance.
• Oversee the day-to-day running of the Infection Prevention and Control team.
• Promote good infection control standards and conduct audits.

Skills

Infection prevention and control knowledge

Leadership and management

Analytical skills

Effective communication

Teamwork

Education

Registered Nurse with current NMC

Infection Prevention and Control qualification

Educated to degree level

Leadership/Management Qualification

Teaching and assessing qualification

Masters Degree or working towards

Job description

Go back Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS FT

Infection Prevention and Control Lead Nurse

The closing date is 14 August 2025

An opportunity has arisen to join our Doncaster Place based Infection Prevention & Control Team. This is a post working across organisational boundaries to achieve our ambition of reducing avoidable infections as a system within the borough of Doncaster, putting the patient at the centre of all that do. You will be required to work as part of the team facilitating the prevention, surveillance, investigation and control of infection within the Acute Trust and across community services within the borough of Doncaster.

The successful candidate will be expected to have sound demonstrable IPC knowledge and skills and the ability and drive to empower and facilitate effective infection control practice. If you self-motivated with a kind and compassionate approach then this post is for you.

The role will include overseeing the day to day running of the Infection Prevention and Control team, being involved in staff education, promoting good infection control standards, audits and feedback of results, responding to outbreaks and Quality Improvement initiatives.

Main duties of the job

As an Infection Prevention and Control Lead Nurse you will provide advanced specialist Infection Prevention support and guidance for staff deliveringclinical and strategic infection prevention programme and delivering IPC services across the Acute Trust and community social care services. You will be equipped to support the training and development of systems to improve the quality of IPC management, by the delivery of national directives, to develop local quality, patient safety and safe systems of working for staff. You will work with the Trust Antimicrobial lead and the Lead Antimicrobial Pharmacist in driving forward Antimicrobial Stewardship best practice.

The post holder will be required occasionally to travel as a requirement for this role across Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals sites as well as Care homes, extra care facilities, domiciliary care and specialist healthcare placements across the Doncaster Borough to meet the needs of the service.

The Lead Nurse will lead the IPC team, conducting Appraisals, managing sickness absence and managing the day to day running of the team. They will deputise for the Nurse Consultant/Deputy DIPC when required.

About us

DBTH is one of Yorkshire's Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues. At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions. As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:o Extensive range of learning opportunitieso NHS Pension Schemeo Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditionso Comprehensive health and wellbeing supporto NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice schemeo Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached to the advert a job description and person specification for further details. Please ensure you read both documents carefully.Please note, if your application is successful you will be required to present original certificates of qualifications that are listed in the person specification under essential.

Certificate of sponsorship

Applications from individuals who require a Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applicants. For further information and to check your eligibility for this post please following the link UK Visas and Immigration - GOV.UK. Please note that from April 9th 2025, band 2 & 3 entry roles are no longer eligible for sponsorship.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Experience

• Evidence of highly specialised expert knowledge of infection prevention and control obtained by formal infection prevention and control education, under pinned by work-based experience.
• Application of theory to practice.
• Evidence of broad experience of working at a senior level within infection prevention and control
• Evidence of effective management of change in complex organisations
• Evidence of effective management of resources/budgets
• Evidence of professional leadership and management across disciplines and organisation boundaries
• Experience of audit and data analysis
• Experience of supporting learning in the clinical environment
• Evidence of effective teamwork
• Evidence of applying research into practice
• Experience of policy development
• Experience of undertaking quality improvement relating to infection prevention and control

Qualifications and Training

• Registered Nurse with current NMC
• Infection Prevention and Control qualification
• Educated to degree level
• Leadership/Management Qualification
• Teaching and assessing qualification
• Holds a Masters Degree or working towards

Personal Attributes & Skills

• Uses specialist knowledge to clarify and explain relevant microbiological results with implications for infection prevention and control to healthcare professionals, contracted / support services, residents / patients and visitors as required.
• Demonstrates critical thinking, high level analytical and reasoning skills.
• Specialist skills in interpretation of complex information
• Have a UK driving license and access to a vehicle to travel independently between all Trust sites and community facilities covered by the IPC service
• Ability to work across organisation boundaries
• Skilled in verbal and written communication, including report writing
• Adaptable and responsive to service changes, whilst maintaining a positive attitude
• Team leader and team player
• Ability to motivate and negotiate with others
• Ability to develop alliances and partnerships
• Good insight into current national infection control health policy developments and initiatives
• Ability to work in a challenging environment and meet demanding deadlines
• Report writing skills
• Experienced at communicating sensitive information, overcomes barriers to communication and acceptance.
• Ability to prepare and present to large groups of different disciplines of staff, in a clear and concise manner.
• Work flexibly including working hours to meet the service needs over a 7 day service.

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.

Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS FT

£55,690 to £62,682 a yearPer annum pro rata