NHS England
Nurse Consultant Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Lead
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Nurse Consultant Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Lead
The New Hospital Programme
The New Hospital Programme is more than building hospitals, it’s a once in a generation opportunity to shape the future of healthcare in England. We’re delivering over 40 new hospitals that will be modern, sustainable and built around the needs of patients and staff. We’re looking for people who care about purpose, who thrive in complex environments and who want to help deliver change at scale for future generations.
Role Overview
As a Nurse Consultant IPC Lead, the post holder will work as part of a dynamic team in delivering an effective service supporting managers and staff across the New Hospital Programme ensuring the IPC and AMR agenda is embedded throughout.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop Effective Strategies and Operational Policies: Promote innovation across NHP schemes within the Programme and the wider NHS.
- Collaborate with Colleagues: Work closely with colleagues across the sector.
- Co-develop and Communicate Vision: For the role of IPC and AMR innovation, and the development of strategies and operational policies to support this vision.
- Provide Expert Clinical Advice: For the development of NHP IPC resources, policies, and standards.
- Clinical Leadership: Play a key role as a clinical leader in the programme and as part of the senior management team.
- Deputise for the Deputy Clinical Director: Team.
- Engage with Policy Makers: Engage with key strategic national policy makers to inform development of national strategy and policies.
- Develop Relationships: With key leaders (IPC leads, Chief Nurses, Medical Directors) within the Trusts that are part of the programme and ensure this clinical voice is current and heard throughout the New Hospitals Programme.
- Drive Reform and Support Change: Support organisational change and uptake of initiatives that support excellence in IPC and the reduction of AMR.
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About NHS England
NHS England’s purpose is to create the conditions for an ambitious and high quality NHS. We empower our people and partners to solve problems, provide outstanding care for every patient and improve the nation's health.
Our 7 regional teams work directly with systems and NHS providers across the country. Each region acts as the interface between national strategy and local delivery, overseeing performance, supporting improvement and enabling transformation at scale.
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Merger with Department of Health and Social Care
In March 2025, the Government announced that NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care will increasingly merge functions, ultimately leading to NHS England being fully integrated into the department.
Inter Authority Transfer (IAT)
If you are successful at interview, we will run an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) in the Electronic Staff Record system (ESR). This transfer gathers valuable information from a previous or current NHS employer to support the onboarding process, including; statutory and mandatory competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You will have the opportunity throughout the recruitment process to inform us if you do not consent.
Office Base Requirement
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in our offices.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Najwa Serroukh
- Job Title: Resourcing Business Partner
- Email Address: najwa.serroukh@nhs.net
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