Lead Nurse Infection, Prevention & Control - HARP

Main area Nursing Grade Band 8b Contract Permanent: 22.5 hours Hours 22.5 hours per week (Part time – 22.5 hours per week (7.5 hours per day, with core times being 8am to 6pm, Monday - Friday) days to be agreed on appointment.) Job
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Employer Public Health Wales NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Capital Quarter 2 / or other PHW site Town Cardiff / or other PHW site Salary £65,424 - £76,021 Pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 06/02/2026 23:59

Welcome to Public Health Wales, the national public health organisation for Wales

Our vision is Working to achieve a healthier future for Wales

Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English. To support our all Wales service, we particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

Are you a dynamic and passionate Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) professional seeking a leadership role that will challenge and inspire you? Do you have the drive and dedication to make a real impact on patient safety and quality? If so, we invite you to join our Infection Control team.

As an IPC Lead Nurse you will play a crucial role in leading Infection Prevention Control initiatives and ensuring the highest standards of infection prevention.. You will support the Head of Nursing for IPC HARP in providing strategic direction and driving continuous improvement in IPC practices.

The aim of the service is to provide an ongoing IPC programme to reduce the risk of health care associated infection and so contributing to the quality-of-service user/patient care and service delivery, the IPC Lead Nurse role will be integral to the delivery of the IPC programme working alongside the rest of the team and the wider Public Health and NHS in Wales.

• Contribute to the infection prevention and control expertise provided by the HARP team at this national level to a variety of stakeholder groups and projects e.g., Healthcare associated infection Delivery Board , All Wales decontamination group, national procurement services and Welsh Government.
• Be accountable for delivering IPC strategic objectives, promoting innovation, and supporting operational excellence, that include national campaigns.
• v Be a highly expert and knowledgeable practitioner providing highly specialised verbal and written advice related to IP&C to stakeholders within Public Health Wales, NHS Wales, and social care.
• Demonstrate and develop advanced critical communication skills while maintaining a political awareness of the national agenda.
• Work collaboratively with Health Board/Trusts IPC leads and other relevant quality and safety stakeholders to identify opportunities for IPC improvements across the wider quality agenda.
• Analyse complex information from surveys, audits, reviews, investigations, and work with colleagues to develop and provide clinical leadership and expertise in implement monitoring systems for improving Quality and Safety
• Support the Executive Director of Quality, Nursing and Allied Health Professionals in ensuring that robust and high-quality arrangements are in place, for the safety and governance of IP&C in Public Health Wales

We are Public Health Wales – the national public health agency in Wales. Our purpose is ‘Working together for a healthier Wales'. We exist to help everyone in Wales live longer, healthier, happier lives. Together with our partners, we work to increase healthy life expectancy, improve health and well-being, and reduce inequalities for everyone in Wales, now and for future generations.

Our teams work to prevent disease, protect health, and provide leadership, specialist services and public health expertise. We are the leading source of public health information, research and innovation in Wales. In a world facing complex health challenges, our work has never been so important.

We are guided by our Values, 'Working together, with trust and respect, to make a difference'. We are committed to building an inclusive workplace that values equality and diversity. We…