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Job overview

Ashford and St Peters has a strong reputation in managing Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) which sits at the centre of our quality objectives in reducing harm to our patients and staff.

With an integrated IPC Team leading through both the acute Trust and North West Surrey the opportunity for transforming IPC across pathways to enable care to be a consistent standard in all care providers is a priority ambition.

Due to the retirement of our current postholder we are seeking a transformational leader with the energy, motivation and drive to lead and empower staff to deliver optimum care within person centred clinical pathways. You will be a visible decisive practical IPC expert ready to lead at both a strategic and organisational level with a track record of delivering, and optimising care in IPC. 

You will be leading care in our acute Trust and also across North West surrey for the community provider and care homes. You will ensure care is optimised and current through policy implementation of current guidance and provide leadership to clinical teams ensuring fundamental practice is sustained and consistently applied.

If you have the above skills we look forward to receiving your application.

Interview: 30/05/2024

Main duties of the job

The post holder will:

• Lead and develop the Infection Prevention and Control Service to provide optimum clinical and seamless practice across North West Surrey ICP to include the ASPH, CSH and Care Homes. 
• Be the Deputy DIPC supporting the DIPCs at ASPH and CSH, advising NWS ICP on the Infection Prevention and Control programme. 
• Be expected to develop and influence strategies and frameworks to ensure that all healthcare staff adhere to policies relating to infection Prevention and Control, through developing practice linked to the clinical governance and performance framework and the NWS objectives. 
• Support NWS ICP to develop and implement systems for quality performance monitoring and performance improvement programmes for the reduction of key infections, including MRSA, Clostridium difficile infection and CRE. 

Working for our organisation

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.

We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development, staff benefits and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

This is an exciting time to join our Trust, as we work on the expansion of our theatres at Ashford Hospital and move towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures; with care delivered by dedicated, specialist teams in a modern and well-equipped environment.

 We hope to use this centre to create an environment of learning and to facilitate training of the next generation of our skilled NHS workforce. Our plans are ambitious - why not, come and be a part of our journey.

Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.