National Head of Infection Prevention Control
- Employer
- HCA Healthcare UK
- Location
- London (Central)
- Salary
- Competitive
- Closing date
- 13 Jun 2022
Job Details
National Head of Infection Prevention Control Services- IPC Lead Nurse
HCA Healthcare UK - London based with occasional travel to Birmingham and Manchester as and when required.
Permanent and Full time 37.5 hours per week.
Salary – Competitive + Benefits (pension, health cover, flexible benefits and excellent career development)
About the Role
This is a key role leading and co-ordinating the Infection Prevention and Control Team and resource across HCA UK. Responsible to the Chief Nurse Executive, this role will oversee the development and delivery of HCA’s IPC strategy.
This is also a new role developed to support the HCA strategic direction of creating “One HCA” This shift in direction with enable the most flexible use of the IPC service and ensure the expertise, skills and resource are deployed to meet service need wherever it is required.You will act as an expert practitioner, demonstrating advanced clinical competence and a knowledge base beyond those associated with conventional nursing roles.
Skills & Experience
- Registered Nurse Teaching qualification or equivalent
- Leadership development qualification
- First degree in infection control Master’s degree or (working towards) or equivalent experience in IPC
- Expert knowledge of infection prevention and control.
- Strategic awareness
- Comprehensive understanding of professional nursing issues and the national nursing agenda
- Comprehensive knowledge of national infection control policies and guidance
- Excellent understanding and proven application of clinical governance
About HCA Healthcare UK
At HCA UK we recognise and value everyone as unique and individual; treat people with kindness and compassion; act with absolute honesty, integrity, and fairness and trust and treat one another as valued members of the HCA UK family. As someone looking to join our family, you will demonstrate these key values.
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Company
HCA Healthcare Over 50 years of creating a healthier tomorrow.
Today HCA is the largest private healthcare provider in the world, and the largest provider of privately funded healthcare in the U.K. A world-class network of over 30 facilities in London, Manchester, Wilmslow, Glasgow and Prestatyn, with its latest venture opening in Birmingham in 2024. Uniquely we also partner with the NHS to provide care within large NHS teaching hospitals. No other U.K. provider can match our global scale, breadth and depth of knowledge and expertise. We treat 27 million people each year across our global network, and many of our hospitals are rated ‘Outstanding’ by the CQC. Covering virtually all aspects of medicine from prevention and diagnosis through to treatment and aftercare in both our Primary and Secondary Care Divisions. Cardiac and Cancer Care, Paediatrics, Orthopaedics, Rehabilitation, Urgent Care, GP and Health screening to Obstetrics, IVF and Maternity care, to name a few.
We can promise by joining the HCA family, you will learn from experts in every department, and your opportunities will be endless. You will be empowered to achieve more in your career and will be provided with outstanding rewards and development support to match the level of care we are famed for.
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