Practice Development Matron Infection Prevention & Control

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

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Grimsby seeks a Practice Development Matron for Infection Prevention & Control to lead service change and quality improvement. The ideal candidate will have substantial post-registration experience and skills in training program development. This permanent, full-time role offers a salary range of £55,690 to £62,682.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse or Midwife with IPC experience.
• Experience in leading a team and training programme development.
• Knowledge of outbreak management and IPC audits.

Responsibilities

• Drive quality improvement initiatives in IPC.
• Lead on clinical audits and education development.
• Work closely with clinical teams and partners.

Skills

Good interpersonal skills

Clear IPC knowledge

Ability to prioritise own workload

Good organisational skills

Education

Registered Nurse or Midwife

Degree or Masters in IPCC

Job description

Go back Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust

Practice Development Matron Infection Prevention & Control

The closing date is 25 August 2025

Northern Lincolnshire & Goole NHS Foundation Trust Infection Prevention & Control (IPC) service has an exciting opportunity for an individual to develop in a Practice Development Matron post for Infection Prevention Control & Cleanliness. This role will incorporate quality, service development and education whilst becoming an integral part of the Infection Prevention Control and Cleanliness team.

The Infection Prevention Control and Cleanliness Practice Development Matron plays a vital role in supporting, educating and developing the IPC service. You'll be developing your knowledge, skills and expertise of practice development and IPC whilst driving service development forward, through the support of the Heads of Service

Main duties of the job

You will be the driving force for service change and development within IPC, whilst working with the IPC service, clinical teams and both internal and external partner organisations. You will lead on quality improvement initiatives, clinical audit, and education and training development for IPC and the wider teams.

Ifyou are highly motivated, enthusiastic, well organised and are able to work independently and as part of a team and wider organisation, this is the role for you. You will require excellent effective communication skills, for both verbal and written communication and be able to effectively work in partnership working within the Trust and with other wider agencies and organisations in this role. You will need to lead service change and manage projects regularly whilst working alongside the heads of service.

The team offer a supportive environment where you will be able to continue to develop both personally and professionally.

About us

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

Job responsibilities

For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.

As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.

Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.

We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.

Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.

We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.

We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of peoples age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.

To learn more about Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website athttps://join.humberhealthpartnership.nhs.uk/

In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Recruitment & Workforce team will use and hold your personal data for the intended purpose and in line with the Recruitment & Workforce Privacy Statement.

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers.

Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse or Midwife
• Mentor / Practice Assessor or Teaching Qualification
• Demonstration of continuous professional development
• Degree or Masters in IPCC
• Coaching/ Clinical Supervision/ PNA qualification

Experience

• Substantial Experience post registration in IPC or public health
• Experience in leading a team
• Experience in designing and developing a training programme/ teaching session
• Experience in undertaking IPC audits
• Experience in quality improvement programmes
• Experience with working alongside system partners

Knowledge, Skills & Ability

• Good interpersonal skills working alongside MDT team
• Clear IPC knowledge, outbreak management for specific infections
• Ability to prioritise own workload
• Good organisational skills e.g. completing a project to a timescale
• Post registration IPC experience

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.

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Northern Lincolnshire & Goole NHS Trust - All 3 Sites SGH, DPOW, GDH

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

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

208-3F8962-25-1

Job locations

Northern Lincolnshire & Goole NHS Trust - All 3 Sites SGH, DPOW, GDH