Associate Director of Nursing Infection Prevention

6 months ago


Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Birmingham Womens and Children's Trust are seeking a highly motivated, ambitious Senior Infection Prevention and Control practitioner to work with the senior leadership team. This postholder will lead the Trusts infection prevention agenda working collaboratively with Microbiology and the senior leadership team. They will be responsible for the Trust infection prevention and control service and annual work programme.

To lead the trust infection prevention agenda.

Support and advise the Trust on the national, regional and local agenda.

Provide expert knowledge and guidance.

Lead on incidents and outbreaks and deputise for the DIPC as required.

Ensure the Trust is compliant with all national, regional and local policies and has process and systems place to ensure the Trust can provide assurance and anticipate and manage developing issues.

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.

The post holder is responsible for providing the lead nursing contribution to the infection prevention and control service to develop and maintain the quality and governance structures around infection prevention and control. The postholder will provide nursing leadership, be proactive, responsive. and sensitive to the needs of both staff and service users, demonstrating kindness and civility, in their approach to leadership for both agenda and teams.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification.



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