About
Edgar Coelho is an Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Specialist Nurse for Worthing and Southlands Hospitals, part of University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust.
Edgar qualified as a registered nurse at ESEL (Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Lisboa) in 2011. He moved to the UK in 2012 to work at Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth, where he gained extensive experience in acute medical wards, the Emergency Department, and as a nurse in charge of surgical high care.
In 2019, Edgar joined the Infection Prevention and Control team, where he developed broad expertise across the IPC discipline. In 2024, he completed an MSc in Infection Prevention and Control with merit at the University of West London.
- Microbiology
- The built environment
- Water safety
- Quality improvement
Edgar has been an active member of the Infection Prevention Society (IPS) since 2021. He is committed to advancing infection prevention practice through professional development, collaboration, and knowledge sharing. He presented posters at the IPS Annual Conferences in Bournemouth in 2021 and Birmingham in 2024.
In August 2026, Edgar was appointed Deputy Education Officer of the IPS Wessex Branch. In this role, he supports the Lead Education Officer in planning, coordinating, and promoting learning opportunities across the Wessex area.
Throughout his career as an IPC specialist, Edgar has worked closely with multidisciplinary teams and developed quality improvement projects to strengthen infection prevention practice. He is particularly interested in improvement science, change management, and the influence of human behaviour within healthcare systems.
His work is driven by a commitment to safe care, continuous improvement, and excellence in patient outcomes across University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust and the wider Wessex region.
