Head of Infection Prevention and Control

The Role

This post fulfils the role of the designated Infection Control Manager required under HDL(2001)10 and HDL(2005)8; to deliver the corporate accountabilities of the NHS Board, Chief Executive and lead Executive Director for HAI.

The post holder will lead and oversee NHS Lanarkshire’s compliance with and contribution to local, regional and national developments in healthcare associated infection policy and guidelines. This will be achieved by strategic planning to ensure that there are risk assessed and effective structures and processes in place across NHS Lanarkshire.

The post holder is responsible for initiating, establishing and maintaining effective whole systems approach to the management and prevention of healthcare associated infection ensuring compliance with all national guidance, standards and directives and ensuring the systematic provision of a high quality specialist Infection Prevention and Control service.  The aim being to minimise the risk of infection to patients, staff and carers ensuring NHS Lanarkshire is at the forefront of the development and implementation of best practice.

NHS Lanarkshire

Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

What we'll need you to bring

Registered Healthcare professional with registration with relevant regulatory body

Educated to/working towards/ Masters Level.

Be able to demonstrate knowledge of NHS Scotland’s Leadership Qualities framework or equivalent framework.

Management knowledge gained through experience and continuous professional development.

Professional, leadership and managerial experience within speciality / area of practice that demonstrates the required breadth of knowledge required to lead safety, effectively and efficiently.

Extensive knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards within the health care agenda.

Experience of assessing training needs.

Experience of resource management i.e. financial; human; capital.

Experience in service planning, project management and performance monitoring/reporting.

Knowledge and experience of needs assessment and analysis/interpretation of related data.

A proven track record in sound and effective leadership.  Ability to think strategically, corporately and act as a team player.

A proven track record in developing innovative solutions in meeting organisational requirements and motivating staff to affect change.

A proven track record in developing teams/services and integrated solutions to complex and challenging problems.

Working knowledge of basic information technology.

Contract type

Permanent

Full time

37 hours

Location and Working Pattern

This role will be based in the  Infection Prevention and Control team

The working pattern for this role will be Monday - Friday

Looking to find out more?

If you’re looking to find out a bit more, then we would love to hear from you!

Please contact Eddie Docherty, Executive Nurse Director on Eddie.Docherty2@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Lewis Melvin, HR Recruitment Systems and Project Lead on Lewis.Melvin@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk(Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email)

Why NHS Lanarkshire?

Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.

Some of NHS Lanarkshire’s benefits include:

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service
• A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
• Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• Occupational health services
• Employee Counselling services
• Work-life Balance policies and procedures

A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service

A minimum of 8 days of public holidays

Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)

Paid sick leave increasing with length of service

Occupational health services

Employee Counselling services

Work-life Balance policies and procedures

NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.

Further Information

For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our recruitment webpage.

Additional Information for Applicants

• Posts close at midnight on the indicated date
• For help to complete an application on Jobtrain please follow this link: https://www.careers.nhs.scot/how-to-apply/application-process/
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• Once you have submitted your application form you will be unable to make any amendments

In NHS Lanarkshire we are committed to recruiting a workforce that fully reflects the diverse make-up of our society. A place where every individual can thrive, develop and succeed based on skill, knowledge and talent, regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, care experienced* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

We anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the advert once sufficient applications are received.  Please complete and submit your application early.

*Care experienced applicants are people who live/have lived with foster parents/kinship carers or who live/have lived in a residential children’s setting/secure unit.

Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.

Please note for all vacancies where a driving licence is required this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.

NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK.

We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. UK Visas & Immigration rules are available at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk.

Prospective applicants are encouraged to check eligibility in advance of applying for vacancies in NHS Lanarkshire.

From 1 April 2024, the working week for NHS Agenda for Change workers in Scotland will be reduced.  Full-time hours will reduce from 37.5 to 37 hours (pro rata for part-time staff) without loss of earnings.

NHS Lanarkshire will implement this change but it may not be possible to fully transition from 1 April and there may therefore be some areas of the organisation where implementation may take longer.  If the department is currently unable to safely accommodate the reduced hours from 1st April, you may be required to work 37.5 hours per week until the department can meet the requirements without impacting patient safety - you will, of course, be remunerated accordingly. NHS Lanarkshire is committed to full implementation of the 37 hour working week across all areas as soon as it is safe to do so.

NHS Lanarkshire Recruitment Website

Care to join us?

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.