Lead clinical expert in the specialist clinical field of Infection Prevention & Control (IPC). To deliver the corporate accountabilities of the NHS Board’s Chief Executive and Executive Nurse Director (HAI Executive Lead) the post holder will lead and directly manage both the Infection Prevention & Control service and function across NHS Tayside, including the Health and Social Care Partnerships and private sector, with overall responsibility for management processes and risk assessment relating to Infection Prevention and Control.

Ward managementPatient carePatient safety

Strategic and operational management to delivery a robust service across Tayside, proving strong leadership in HAI management.

MSc, BSC Hons, Adv Diploma Infection Control, RGN, REHIS and Honoray lecturer. Extensive experience working in the NHS and worked in the field of Infection Prevention and Control for over 20 years. Provides professional, strategic direction and leadership and expert clinical practice to support the delivery of local and national HAI agenda, standards and initiatives, across professional and organisational boundaries; in partnership and collaboration with primary and secondary care multidisciplinary clinical, management and support services teams, service users, public partnership fora, local education providers.

Aid module/curriculum developmentTeaching resourceClinical academic support

Research participationReport writingResearch process

Teaching Module developmentCurriculum developmentMarkingEducationGuidanceResourceResearchEvidence based

Infection Prevention Society (IPS) is a registered charity and limited company with a membership of over 1,800 across the UK and Ireland. Our vision is that no person is harmed by a preventable infection. The president is an executive officer and board director.Our mission is to inform promote and sustain expert infection prevention policy and practice in the pursuit of patient or service user and staff safety wherever care is delivered.Role is to co-ordinate the many functions of the Branch in line with the IPS Strategic Plan and the Memorandum and Articles of Association (M&A).To act as the IPS country lead for Scotland, liaising with the Scottish Government Health Department (SGHD) and Government sponsored bodies including Healthcare Improvement Scotland, Health Protection Scotland, Health Facilities Scotland and NHS Education Scotland on infection prevention and control matters, representing the society within Scotland, and arranging representation on behalf of IPS to working parties and other groups as agreed with SGHD and National bodies

Deputy Chair to IPS (Scotland)Infection Prevention Society (IPS) is a registered charity and limited company with a membership of over 1,800 across the UK and Ireland. Our vision is that no person is harmed by a preventable infection. The president is an executive officer and board director.Our mission is to inform promote and sustain expert infection prevention policy and practice in the pursuit of patient or service user and staff safety wherever care is delivered.