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Gema Martinez Garcia

Gema Martinez Garcia

Consultant Nurse And Deputy Director Infection Prevention And Control
Mairena Del Aljarafe

Summary

Phone number +34613117923 / +447725746425

Consultant Nurse in Infection Prevention and Control with more than 20 years of experience in the healthcare sector. Working at an strategic and management level for the last 8 years of my career in the public and private sector, leading complex service developments and organisational strategy.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages

Work History

Consultant Nurse and Deputy Director of IPC

University College of London Hospitals
LONDON
06.2020 - Current
  • Junio 2020 / En progreso
  • Clinical leadership and management of the Infection Prevention and Control service for the organisation
  • Strategic overview and development of service delivery linking with national and international healthcare partners
  • Develop co-ordinated and comprehensive links throughout the organisation, and across health and social care nationally and internationally
  • Work collectively and strategically with colleagues in health and social care to develop standards, protocols and guidelines
  • Share knowledge of developments and initiatives to improve and influence at the level of the local health economy, as well as regionally and nationally
  • Strengthen professional leadership by leading the strategic planning of the service
  • Contribute to national/international multidisciplinary working groups
  • Lead in tendering processes, reviewing new medical equipment and the implementation of trials for innovation
  • Contribute to the provision of effective communication strategies across the Trust and the wider health economy to support the infection prevention and control agenda
  • Be at the forefront of innovative practice, inspiring colleagues to implement such practice and service developments and encourage others to think of innovative practices
  • Perform clinical and service audit, disseminating results locally, nationally and internationally
  • Participate in business and service development processes
  • Accountable for budget and financial targets within the area of responsibility and will support the clinical division with delivery of quality and efficiency initiatives
  • Develop business cases for new or changes to services and identify potential areas of income generation

Lead Nurse, Infection Prevention and Control

University College of London Hospitals
LONDON
02.2016 - 01.2020
  • Be accountable for budget and financial targets within the area of responsibility and support the clinical division with delivery of quality and efficiency initiatives
  • Provide assurance that investigations into serious incidents
  • Establish strong relationships with clinical and managerial leaders providing a senior clinical nurse specialist perspective to ensure that operational delivery is patient centred
  • Lead and manage the IPC service for the organisation
  • Assist the Trust’s Communications Department in the formulation of press statements as required
  • To negotiate and agree with individuals, groups and other practitioner’s outcomes roles and responsibilities and action to be taken to develop resources, services and facilities

Clinical Nurse Specialist

Homerton University Hospital Foundation, Trust
London
01.2009 - 02.2016
  • Provide expert Infection Prevention and Control advice in the care of patients across the organisation
  • Develop and deliver educational programmes for the multidisciplinary teams
  • Maintain and submit quarterly reports in the surveillance of hospital acquired infections including surgical site infections
  • Maintain excellent relationships to engage and involve key stakeholders in the delivery of the Infection Prevention and Control service.

Registered Nurse

Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
London
09.2005 - 01.2009

Registered Nurse for the Medical Day Unit providing care to a wide range of patients of specialities that included Haematology, Rheumatology, Oncology, Medicine and Surgery amongst others

Registered Nurse

Project Ltd.
LONDON
09.2004 - 09.2005

Registered Nurse providing nursing care to patients in hospitals and at home

Education

Master of Science - Healthcare Leadership

University of Birmingham
Birmingham
03.2019 - 07.2021

Postgraduate Certificate - Healthcare Leadership

Open University
London
09.2015 - 07.2016

Bachelor of Science - Infection Control

University of Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
10.2009 - 07.2013

Diploma - Nursing

Universidad Complutense
Madrid
09.2000 - 06.2003

Skills

    Communication

Engagement and Buy in

Negotiation

Accomplishments

MSc Leadership in Healthcare

BSc (Hons) Infection Control

Consultant Nurse

Fluent in Spanish and English

Interests

Travel

Reading

Films

Timeline

Consultant Nurse and Deputy Director of IPC

University College of London Hospitals
06.2020 - Current

Master of Science - Healthcare Leadership

University of Birmingham
03.2019 - 07.2021

Lead Nurse, Infection Prevention and Control

University College of London Hospitals
02.2016 - 01.2020

Postgraduate Certificate - Healthcare Leadership

Open University
09.2015 - 07.2016

Bachelor of Science - Infection Control

University of Hertfordshire
10.2009 - 07.2013

Clinical Nurse Specialist

Homerton University Hospital Foundation, Trust
01.2009 - 02.2016

Registered Nurse

Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
09.2005 - 01.2009

Registered Nurse

Project Ltd.
09.2004 - 09.2005

Diploma - Nursing

Universidad Complutense
09.2000 - 06.2003
Gema Martinez GarciaConsultant Nurse And Deputy Director Infection Prevention And Control