Infection Prevention and Control Matron

Company Description

Working as a partnership, both Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust have a shared vision for excellence in care for our patients and communities; with a set of strategic aims underpinning how we will achieve this. 

The single corporate service is delivered across both organisations.  You may be based at either IWT or PHU and individuals may be required to undertake business travel between sites. For leaders managing staff across multi-site locations, you will need to be visible and provide in person leadership. The arrangements and frequency will be agreed locally.

Job Description

This post is only open for applications for individuals employed within the Hampshire and Isle of Wight NHS Care System

Organisations within scope are as follows:

• Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board
• Southern Health Foundation Trust
• Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
• University Hospital Southampton
• Solent NHS Trust
• South Central Ambulance Service
• Isle of Wight NHS Trust
• Hampshire Hospitals

NHS Band 8a Salary:  £57,528 - £64,750 per annum

Hours Per Week: Part time 30 hours

Contract Type:   Fixed term Maternity cover 

We are offering an exciting development opportunity for an experienced senior nurse to join our Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) teams across Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust and Isle of Wight NHS Trust. This secondment is ideal for a motivated leader who is passionate about patient safety, quality improvement, and driving high standards of infection prevention practice across a group model.

We are looking for a confident, compassionate senior nurse with:

• Strong IPC knowledge and experience.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.
• The ability to work collaboratively across teams and organisations.
• A proactive, solution‑focused approach to improving patient care.
• Experience influencing practice at ward, service, or organisational level.

As IPC Matron, you will play a key role in supporting both Trusts to deliver safe, effective, and evidence‑based infection prevention and control. Working closely with the Deputy DIPC, IPC Drs, and wider clinical teams, you will:

• Provide visible, professional leadership across both organisations.
• Responsible for the Operational Management of the IPC Team.
• Lead and influence improvements in clinical practice, patient pathways, and environmental standards.
• Offer expert advice during outbreaks, incidents, and quality reviews.
• Champion best practice, education, and engagement with staff, patients, and visitors.
• Contribute to harmonising IPC policies, resources, and communication across the group model.

This role will involve regular cross‑site working, with flexibility to support teams at both PHU and IWT.

For full job details and person specification please refer to enclosed job description.

Qualifications

Essential

• Current RN with current NMC registration. 
• Degree level qualification and/or evidence of working towards Masters in IPC.

Desirable

• Recognised teaching qualification / experience.
• Management Qualification. 

Experience

Essential

• Substantial experience of care management, experience of working in a senior role (Band 7) and with evidence of professional development.
• Substantial number of years working within infection prevention and control speciality

Desirable

• Evidence of developing policy, guidelines and managing resources
• Demonstrate extensive relevant clinical experience of working in an acute hospital setting at a senior level
• Leadership development programme
• Budget management

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Ability to work on own initiative as well as a part of a team. Self-motivated.
• Able to deal with difficult and sensitive situations tactfully and minimise emotional upset
• Able to understand sensitive political issues
• Critical appraisal skills
• Evidence of success in leading/managing significant and sustained change
• Effective people management skills.
• Ability to negotiate, influence and escalate and seek advice
• Ability to interpret and analyse data, meet deadlines
• Intermediate IT skills and presentation skills

Desirable

• Experience of leading and managing a team
• Coaching and mentoring skills
• Demonstrate effective contribution to business planning and service developments
• Awareness of budgetary management and control.
• Knowledge and application HR procedures
• Demonstrate knowledge of the theory and application of Clinical Governance.
• Understanding of the role of research and development activities and clinical effectiveness. Evidence of experience with audit and or research
• Understanding of health policy and the national and local nursing agenda

Additional Information

The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs. 

For more information, please see our People and OD Strategy 2026