Head of Infection Prevention and Control

We are recruiting for Head of Infection Prevention and Control to join as at Oxford Health to provide strategic leadership and expert clinical guidance across the Trust, ensuring the highest standards of infection prevention and control are maintained. This established and experienced team is central to the Trust for ensuring and maintaining patient and staff safety. You will be leading a team which works across a wide variety of services and sites, where quality improvement is an established way of working and the opportunities to influence and get involved with research and proactive practise are plenty. We are looking for a qualified IPC nurse with a record of good leadership that resonates with our values of being caring, safe and excellent. Someone who is proactive and will enjoy a role providing IPC guidance and assurance across our Mental Health and community services. This role will also offer the opportunity of being the deputy for the Director of IPC and will work closely with our Chief Nurse., As our Head of IPC and deputy DIPC you will:

• Provide expert nurse leadership and advice to nurses and multidisciplinary teams, service users and carers across all services in the Trust
• Provide expert clinical practice as part of the multidisciplinary team
• Work across the Trust to promote and develop excellence in the prevention of healthcare associated infections
• Lead and participate in service development and quality improvement activities
• Contribute to the advancement of nursing research within the Trust
• Provide expert advice to serious investigations and complaint processes and relevant clinical and management
• Facilitate individual and team learning though teaching, supervision, modelling coaching and reflective practice
• Link with acute health care providers, Integrated Care Boards (ICB), UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), NHS England, Care Quality Commission, Health Education England, Strategic Clinical Networks, the Third Sector and Service user and Carer agencies to progress a community approach to infection prevention and control
• Act as an ambassador for the Trust in local, regional and national infection prevention and control activity
  
  The IPC team is a small but very experienced team, for whom quality improvements are a way of doing day to day business.
You will be a part of the Chief Nurse senior team, and as such be encouraged to continue to develop your clinical and leadership skills, and have regular contacts with your peers in that team. Oxford Health has an exceptional offer of ongoing development and excellent opportunities to work alongside partners to carry out and engaging in world leading research. As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible.Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: "Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"

At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount
• Pension scheme
• Lease car scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (waiting lists may apply)
• Staff networking and support groups