Clinical Nurse Specialist – Infection Prevention and Control

RecruitNet International Ltd specialises in healthcare recruitment, supporting both domestic and overseas candidates with opportunities across hospitals, nursing homes, home care and community care settings.

We are currently recruiting for a Clinical Nurse Specialist – Infection Prevention and Control to join our client’s hospital in Dublin, Ireland.

Job Type
Permanent
Working Hours
37.5 hours per week, Full-Time

Key Responsibilities

• Provide professional clinical leadership in infection prevention and control, promoting best practices and maintaining high standards of patient safety.
  

• Act as a specialist resource for hospital management, nursing, medical and healthcare staff, providing expert advice on infection prevention, isolation, infectious conditions and outbreak management.
  

• Develop, implement and regularly review evidence-based infection prevention policies, guidelines, procedures and risk control measures in line with current legislation and best practice.
  

• Lead infection surveillance, outbreak investigation and root cause analysis, working closely with microbiology, public health and relevant multidisciplinary teams to identify sources and prevent the spread of infection.
  

• Advise on and monitor isolation practices, infection control techniques, waste management, hygiene, equipment and environmental measures, including during renovations, refurbishments and capital projects.
  

• Conduct regular audits, inspections and reviews of infection prevention practices, analyse relevant clinical data, monitor key performance indicators and recommend improvements where required.
  

• Provide education, training and ongoing support to healthcare staff on infection prevention and control, promoting evidence-based practice, research and continuous professional development.
  

• Promote a patient-centred approach by educating patients and families, advocating for infection prevention and control, and ensuring dignity, respect, choice and effective communication are maintained.
  

• Contribute to quality improvement, risk management, accreditation and clinical governance activities, including incident and near-miss reporting, policy development and the implementation of corrective actions.
  

• Provide clinical consultancy and leadership to multidisciplinary teams, present reports to relevant committees, support service development and act as a change agent to improve infection prevention standards, practices and patient outcomes.
  
  

Requirements

• Be registered in the general division of the Register of Nurses maintained by NMBI
  

•  Must have a minimum of five years post registration experience in an acute hospital.
  

•  A recognised Infection Control qualification or be in pursuit of the same.
  

Benefits

• Pension scheme
  

• Discounted on-site café
  

• Sports and Social Club membership
  

• Employee Assistance Programme
  

• Discounted on-site pharmacy