# R1 (SM) Deputy Associate Director, Infection Prevention & Control > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for NHS Lothian. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/r1-sm-deputy-associate-director-infection-prevention-and-control/0beb3e58-4a6e-4deb-ba7a-ddd1c8171ee5 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/r1-sm-deputy-associate-director-infection-prevention-and-control/0beb3e58-4a6e-4deb-ba7a-ddd1c8171ee5.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** NHS Lothian - **Location:** NHS Lothian — canonical location - **Profession:** Manager and corporate - **Salary:** £76,888 - £82,251 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - **Closing date:** 2026-08-27T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-06T11:36:12.691Z - **Source information URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetail?JobId=266374 - **Application URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/DecideInternalExternal/DecideInternalExternal?JobId=266374 - **Employer website:** https://www.nhslothian.scot ## Job Content ### Job details - Job reference: 255965 - Salary: Band 8B (£76,888 - £82,251) - Job closing date: 27/08/2026 - Job Type: Nursing and Midwifery - Location: NHS Lothian - Employment type: Permanent - Hours Per Week: 36 - Job posted date: 06/08/2026 - Employer (NHS Board): NHS Lothian - Department: Infection Prevention & Control AI tools like ChatGPT or Copilot can be great for planning and preparing your application—but your answers must be your own. - Show us the real you: Your application should reflect your skills, experience, and motivations authentically. - Use AI wisely: It’s fine to use AI for ideas or to check spelling and grammar, but don’t let it write your answers. - Why this matters: Applications that rely on AI-generated content may be withdrawn. By applying, you confirm your responses are based on your own knowledge and achievements. Tip: Think of AI as a helper, not a substitute. We want to understand you—not an AI tool. ### Deputy Associate Director of Infection Prevention & Control ### Job reference: 250390 ### Salary: Band 8b (£76,888 - £82,251 per annum) ### Job Type: Nursing and Midwifery ### Location: NHS Lothian wide ### Employment type: Permanent ### Hours Per Week: 36hrs ### Employer (NHS Board): NHS Lothian ### Department: Infection Prevention and Control ### About the organisation: NHS Scotland is committed to valuing equality, diversity and inclusion within our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. We aim to create a truly representative workforce where every employee is respected, supported and able to give their best. NHS Lothian provides a comprehensive range of primary, community‑based and acute hospital services to the second‑largest residential population in Scotland (approximately 800,000 people). We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Deputy Associate Director of Infection Prevention & Control (IPC) to provide senior clinical leadership across all NHS Lothian services. ### The Role: This is a senior clinical leadership role providing expert Infection Prevention & Control advice and direction across acute and community health services. Working closely with multidisciplinary teams, the post holder will play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering IPC strategy, policy and practice, supporting patient safety through the prevention and reduction of healthcare associated infection. You will be accountable for providing authoritative IPC clinical advice and for making professional judgements that influence: - Risk assessment and clinical management of patients with transmissible infections - Infection surveillance, monitoring and reporting - The maintenance and operation of healthcare facilities - Education, training and development of staff across all disciplines - Incident and outbreak management The post holder will have overall responsibility for promoting and embedding best practice in Infection Prevention & Control across NHS Lothian. You will hold direct line management responsibility for all substantive band 7 Geographical Leads staff, as well as clinical professional oversight of the wider IPC team (approximately 31 WTE). The postholder will provide senior professional oversight and educational support to the wider IPC nursing service. This role will also deputise for the Associate Director of Infection Prevention & Control when required. ### About the postholder: You will be a First Level Registered Nurse with a postgraduate qualification in Infection Prevention & Control, supported by significant and demonstrable experience in this specialist field. A portfolio of evidence demonstrating advanced IPC knowledge and leadership is essential. ### You will bring: - Excellent interpersonal and communication skills - The ability to work effectively across complex, multi‑disciplinary environments - Evidence of ongoing professional development and commitment to continuous improvement Travel across NHS Lothian sites is required, therefore a full, valid UK driving licence and access to a car is essential. This is a permanent, full‑time post, working days Monday to Friday. ### What we Offer: As a valued employee of NHS Lothian, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including: - Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays - Generous NHS pension scheme - Annual incremental salary progression - Paid sick leave increasing with length of service - NHS discounts and more ### Interested? For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions, please contact: Lindsay Guthrie, Associate Director, Infection Prevention & Control on 07814 301 671. To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service. Further information on what NHS Scotland Boards are required to do to check this as well as what your responsibilities include can be found in the further information for this vacancy. Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage. We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices. This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post. ## Documents - [Lothian Additional Information - Nursing 0625 (PDF, KB)](https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=1181777&JobId=266374) - [NHSL - 255965 - Deputy Associate Director, Infection Prevention & Control - Job Description (PDF, KB)](https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=1181786&JobId=266374) - [NHSL - 255965 - Deputy Associate Director, Infection Prevention & Control - Person Specification (PDF, KB)](https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=1181787&JobId=266374) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.