Job summary
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.

Main duties of the job
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 Programmeensuring the IPC and AMR agenda is embedded throughout.

The post-holder will develop effective strategies and operational policies for promoting innovation across NHP schemes within the programme and the wider NHS. Working closely with colleagues across the sector and will:

• Co-develop and communicate the NHP 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 and leadership for the development of NHP IPC resources, policies, and standards.
• 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 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 organisational change and uptake of initiatives that support excellence in IPC and the reduction of AMR

About us
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.

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.

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.

Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in our offices.

Job responsibilities
You can find further details about the role, including key responsibilities and accountabilities, alongside the organisational structure and person specification in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.

For more information on the NHP programme

Due to ongoing organisational change and developments, aspects of this role may be subject to change.

By applying for this position, you acknowledge and understand that NHS England is currently undergoing a consultation process to finalise its structure, which may impact this role.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Live on the Nursing and Midwifery Council Register and significant experience working at a senior management level in an acute hospital environment.
• Educated to Masters level or equivalent level or equivalent experience of working at a senior level in specialist area of Infection Prevention and Control.
• IPC formal qualification

Desirable

• Water & Wastewater safety experience and knowledge

Knowledge
Essential

• In depth additional expert knowledge acquired over a significant period of time in the following areas: IPC in the built environment and Water and wastewater safety (desirable)
• Significant experience of capital build projects in healthcare settings, in particular of ensuring IPC during the lifecycle of the project
• Subject matter expertise across a number of key areas relating to IPC and AMR including: Design of clinical spaces, Patient, public, EFM and equipment flows, Development and dispersal of AMR in relation to the built environment

Skills
Essential

• Highly developed communication skills with the ability to communicate on highly complex matters and difficult situations with clinical and non-clinical stakeholders
• High level analytical skills and the ability to draw qualitative and quantitative data from a wide range of sources, analyse and present in a clear concise manner
• Provide and receive highly complex, sensitive, and contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups.

Values and Behaviours
Essential

• Commitment to and focused on quality, promotes high standards in all they do. Able to make a connection between their work and the benefit to patients and the public.
• Ability to operate in a value-driven style consistent with the values of the public services and specifically with the NHP organisational values
• Works across boundaries, looks for collective success, listens, involves, respects and learns from the contribution of others

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Resourcing Business Partner
Najwa Serroukh
najwa.serroukh@nhs.net