Infection Prevention and Control Lead
Provide CICColchester, East of England
Overview
This is a NHS role (permanent) with Provide CIC based in Colchester. The advertised salary is £57,528 to £64,750. Applications close on 16 November 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
We have an exciting vacancy for an experienced Infection Prevention and Control Healthcare Professional to join our team as we reshape infection preve...
To be a visible leader in Infection Prevention and Control, taking a proactive role in the management of Infection Prevention and Control across Provide services.
An expert practitioner able to lead and manage the infection prevention and control team to ensuring robust governance processes, support and development to provide quality care to patients based on best practice.
Oversee and support the delivery of an effective and viable infection prevention and control work programme; ensuring that it reflects the organisational strategy and operational objectives and taking the lead of the programme implementation.
Oversight and management of outbreaks of infection in collaboration with the clinical teams and Group Director Pharmacy, Quality and AHP.
Deliver an effective and proactive infection prevention and control programme across Provide services to prevent avoidable infections, manage known infections and minimise the risk of cross infection
Provide is a Community Interest Company (social enterprise). We deliver a broad range of health and social care services in the community, and are committed to making sure that they are safe, responsive and of high quality. Provide is owned by its employees and has primarily social objectives. Any profits we make are reinvested into the local community or back into delivering services.
We work from a variety of community settings, such as community hospitals, community clinics, schools, nursing homes and primary care settings, as well as within people's homes to provide more than 40 services to children, families and adults across Essex, Dorset, East Anglia and the North of England.
A highly respected, award winning health and social care provider. We expect our staff to demonstrate and uphold our values at all times:
Vision:Transforming Lives
Values:Care, Innovation and Compassion
Mission:An ambitious, employee owned social enterprise, growing in size and influence. We transform lives by treating, caring and educating people.
Provide is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills, proud to have LGBT+, Ethnic Minority and Men's Networks.
We welcome applicants from underrepresented groups. If you have the skills and experience for the job, please apply regardless of your background.
Essential: - Minimum 3 years experience in infection prevention and control; - Advanced practice qualification in Infection Prevention and Control
Desirable: - Leadership qualification; - Management experience
Essential: - Infection prevention and control qualification
Desirable: - Working towards an Infection Prevention and Control qualification
How this role compares
We hold 833 NHS vacancies in East of England that publish a salary, and their median advertised starting figure is £39,333. This role pays more than about 79% of them.
There are 12,368 NHS roles open across the UK on GovJobs right now, 1,187 of them in East of England.
You have 10 days left to apply. NHS adverts we hold typically run for around 34 days, so this is a shorter window than usual.
Provide CIC has 12 other vacancies open on GovJobs, with a breakdown of what they pay and the kinds of roles they recruit for.
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