The closing date is 28 April 2026
Salary: £57,528 to £64,750 a year per annum
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and motivated individual to gain 10 months experience as Matron for the Infection Prevention & Control Team at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust.
The Matron for Infection Prevention & Control will provide a highly visible, accessible and authoritative presence in clinical areas. The Matron will be available to patients, their families and staff to provide expert infection prevention and control advice, support and to address problems and concerns as required.
Before applying for a secondment opportunity please familiarise yourself with the Trust secondment policy (found on the intranet) and ensure that you have discussed and gained approval from your current line manager.
Main duties of the job
The Matron will support the Associate Nurse Director for infection prevention & control (IPC) to deliver the Trusts IPC strategy. The individual will be responsible for providing and supporting IPC leadership across the Trust, setting and auditing standards of IPC, ensuring that they are evidence based and reflect best practice.
The Matron will support effective management of the IPC team with an enabling style of leadership, delivering an IPC service across all sites. The Matron role is key in relation to the management and delivery of the regional and national IPC agenda and will be responsible for daily operational delivery of a complex infection prevention programme across Stockport NHS Foundation Trust.
The post holder must be able to work autonomously and as part of a team, be a quick thinker, problem solver and demonstrate proven and effective leadership skills.
The post holder must be confident to deliver expert advice to clinical and non-clinical colleagues both within the trust and externally, to continuously help to reduce risk and avoid harm, and to improve patient safety and experience. You must therefore be able to consistently promote principles of good IPC practice, even in times of severe operational and clinical pressures.
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse on NMC Register
- Educated to Master’s degree level, or currently working towards a Master’s degree, or equivalent experience
- Evidence of continuing personal and professional development
- Leadership course evident or working towards
- Mentorship course
Knowledge
Essential
- Wide knowledge of infection prevention & control developments in the NHS impacting on Trust including Comprehensive understanding of current NHS initiatives and targets.
- Confident with HR policies and procedures and demonstrable evidence of managing significant numbers of staff.
Desirable
- Accreditation (CQC) and revalidation knowledge and experience.
Experience
Essential
- Senior operational management experience in infection prevention & control within a clinical NHS environment at management level or above.
- Excellent understanding and evidence of successful financial management of large Budgets
- Significant experience of people management and effective leadership
- Evidence of Change management
Desirable
- Evidence of Project management
- Understanding of E roster staffing system
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Effective written communication skills including analysis and presentation of reports
- Ability to lead the directorate with vision and determination
- Leadership and organisational skills
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
- Able to work independently and as part of a team.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).