Job summary
- Main area
- Infection Prevention and Control
- Grade
- Band 8b
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (On-Call weekends and bank hollidays may be required)
- Job ref
- 110-NMR332-0725
- Employer
- Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- TBC
- Town
- TBC
- Salary
- £65,424 - £76,021 per anum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Lead Nurse - Infection Prevention and Control Nurse
Band 8b
Thank you for your interest in joining Cwm Taf Morgannwg (CTM) University Health Board.
Located in the heart of South Wales, we’re central to Cardiff, Newport, and Swansea. Deeply rooted in our community, as an NHS organisation we are dedicated to providing compassionate patient care and building healthier communities together.
At CTM, you’ll be part of a supportive, inclusive team from diverse nations, cultures, and backgrounds. Every role counts, every person matters, and together, we’re creating a space where everyone can thrive.
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The salary scale above has been agreed as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2025/2026 and will be implemented in August 2025 with arrears backdated to 1st April 2025 where applicable.
Job overview
The Lead Nurse for Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) will provide support the HoN for IPC in strategic and operational leadership across Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board.
You will manage the IPC nursing team, ensuring that effective IPC strategies, policies, and practices are embedded within clinical and non-clinical areas
Main duties of the job
- Lead and manage the IPC nursing team, ensuring high standards of infection prevention practices.
- Develop, implement, and regularly review the IPC Strategy, Policies, and Protocols alongside the Lead Doctor and Head of Nursing for IPC.
- Provide expert clinical advice and guidance regarding IPC issues throughout the organisation.
- Oversee environmental cleanliness, compliance with evidence-based practices, and minimize infection risks.
- Collaborate with Occupational Health and Estates teams regarding staff wellbeing and environmental standards.
- Report IPC performance, infection control incidents, and compliance with healthcare standards.
- Contribute to IPC policy development at both regional and national levels.
Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesn’t mean essential; whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing and selecting candidates. This isn’t ‘fluency’, just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health.
Working for our organisation
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We live by our core values:
- We listen, learn and improve
- We treat everyone with respect
- We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Provide visible, effective leadership in IPC across CTMUHB.
- Ensure appropriate staffing, resource allocation, and professional development within the IPC nursing team.
- Implement robust audit systems and conduct regular IPC audits.
- Engage actively in developing and delivering IPC educational and training programs.
- Communicate complex IPC information effectively to diverse audiences, including large groups and senior management.
- Act as deputy to the Head of Nursing for IPC when required.
Person specification
Experience and skills
Essential criteria
- Extensive senior practitioner experience in IPC
- Extensive experience in strategic and operational IPC roles
- Highly specialised IPC knowledge relevant to service planning and delivery
- Advanced analytical and decision-making skills
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Experience managing human and financial resources effectively
- Ability to develop and implement IPC strategies and policies
Desirable criteria
- Welsh Language Skills (Level 3 and above/B2) are Desirable for this Role.
- Experience with quality improvement initiatives in IPC
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
- Degree level qualification with specialist training at Masters level
- Recognised qualification in Infection Prevention and Control
- Extensive senior practitioner experience in IPC
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Filipe Leitao
- Job title
- HoN for IPC
- Email address
- [email protected]
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