Head of Infection Prevention and Control

5 months ago


London, United Kingdom UK Health Security Agency Full time

The postholder will have an ability to work autonomously and as part of an expert team, acting as an advocate for health protection across the UK. They will be responsible for ensuring a high-quality level of engagement with UKHSA national, regional, and local clinical and quality improvement stakeholders to ensure IPC improvement is at the centre of service provision and work collaboratively with the Integrated Care Boards, wider NHS, and Care sectors to facilitate IPC as part of the health protection function of UKHSA. The post holder will support the Deputy Director Nursing and Allied Health Professional the professional development and leadership for clinicians within UKHSA and development of key strategic relationships. Duties also include: Provide line management and leadership to the Infection prevention and control team, supporting professional development for staff within the service.

Identifying individual needs, set objectives to ensure the delivery of the UKHSA agenda and the delivery of evidence-based care. In conjunction with Health Protection/Public Health, clinical and non-clinical multidisciplinary teams and external agencies such as Health Improvement Scotland, develop and maintain strategies for the prevention, surveillance and control of infection. Collaborate in the development on the provision of IPC education with external agencies, social care and UKHSA. Responsible for ensuring adherence to the directorate budget, ensuring appropriate documentation is available for scrutiny.

Constantly striving for value for money and greater efficiency. Collaborate with other divisions to develop plans in order to ensure the organisation is prepared to deal with future pandemic situations in respect of all the managed services and that this is built into a planned programme of work within the organisation. To monitor, interpret and quality assure progress against deliverables. Quality assurance and progress of deliverables to UKHSA that often require adjustments specifically in relation to the complex corporate business agenda, strategic objectives and the business planning process.



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