Full job descriptionInfection Prevention & Control Specialist Nurse Commissioned ServicesBand 7Main area

Infection Prevention & Control Specialist Nurse Commissioned Services
Grade

Band 7
Contract

Permanent
Hours
*Full time
*Job share
37.5 hours per week
Job ref

373-CSS1304
Site

Beech House
Town

Macclesfield
Salary

£49,387 - £56,515 per annum
Salary period

Yearly
Closing

27/08/2026 23:59
Job overviewWe are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and experienced Specialist Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Nurse on a full-time basis, working over five days, Monday to Friday, at Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. Applications from candidates wishing to work on a job-share basis will also be considered. This post will be based in Macclesfield.
If you are an IPC Nurse, preferably with experience of working across community settings and looking to further develop your leadership skills, this post offers an excellent opportunity.
Community IPC provides an exciting opportunity to work across diverse settings, with a varied and interesting workload. Our team works across the Cheshire East health system to ensure safe and effective care is provided to the local population. You will lead the development of a high-quality, proactive, and evidence-based IPC service, preventing and reducing the incidence of infection while implementing improvements to enhance IPC safety across the Cheshire East health system.
As service needs require, the successful candidate will also provide support to the Community Tuberculosis (TB) Nurse service.
Main duties of the jobThe successful candidate will need to be self-motivated, have a good work ethic and a passion for IPC, the ability to manage their own workload, demonstrate excellent communication skills and capability to engage and inspire others. The ability to lead, inspire and articulate best IPC practices across a broad range of services is essential.
The successful candidate will need to be able to demonstrate excellent people management skills as they will be required to line manage and supervise members of the IPC team. This role requires the successful candidate to be computer literate, have good organisational skills and be able to work independently and without supervision as well as lead and inspire a multi-disciplinary team.
This post will be based in Beech House, Macclesfield, however the post holder will be expected to work across Cheshire East as required, therefore a current driving licence and access to car for work purposes is essential for this role. A non-medical prescribing qualification or willingness to undertake this is desirable.
Working for our organisationCheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.
We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton, Liverpool and Stockport.
Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.
As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.
All new starters will commence in post on one fixed start date each month, in line with our Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme date. P2C offers up to 3 weeks training to support you to meet the induction / initial training requirements of the role.
Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you’ll find something to suit you at CWP.
Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesPlease download a copy of the job description (see ’documents to download’ section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role.
At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence (see person specification for details) and values.
CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values in their everyday life and we use a values-based approach in our interviews, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and think about how these align with your own personal values. The supporting information section in your application should reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated behaviours and you should provide examples from your work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviours.
An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Further help and support for completing your application can be accessed via our website. If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email at: or by calling .
If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ’essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ’YES’ to the question: ’Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’
Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.
The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon!
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