Clinical Nurse Manager, Infection Control And Prevention, University Hospital

Purpose of the Post

To provide and maintain a comprehensive, efficient and effective infection prevention and control service within Cork University Hospital including off-site services under the governance of CUH.

The post holder will ensure patient safety and quality through the prevention, surveillance, investigation, and control of infection; incorporating policy development, audit, research and staff education.

The post of CNM 2 has a pivotal role in service planning, co-ordinating, and managing activity and resources within the clinical area. The main responsibilities are: quality assurance, resource management, staffing and staff development, practice development, facilitating communication and professional / clinical leadership.

Infection Prevention and Control

Infection prevention and control is fundamental to the effective provision and management of a safe environment for patients, healthcare workers and visitors. Infection prevention and control is everyone’s responsibility.

The Infection Prevention and Control Team:

The Infection Prevention and Control team (IPCT) is a multidisciplinary team who promote best infection prevention and control practice.

The IPCT includes:

• Clinical Nurse Specialists
• Consultant Microbiologists
• Registrars / SpRs in Microbiology
• Surveillance Scientist
• Antimicrobial Pharmacist

These staff have a specialist knowledge, experience and training in Infection Prevention and Control in the hospital setting.

The work of the IPCT includes:

· Clinical advice service

· Infection prevention and control advice service including compiling records of patients colonised or infected with transmissible micro-organisms such as MRSA, Clostridium difficile, Influenza

· Liaison between the laboratory and ward staff in relation to positive microbiology results

· Identification, tracking and management of outbreak situations as they occur

· Education of all grades of staff

· Audit

· Production and update of infection prevention and control guidelines in relation to emerging national and international guidelines

· Surveillance

· Input into other services e.g., technical services, project works, commissioning, hygiene services, and waste management

· Outbreak management

Informal Enquiries

We welcome enquiries about the role.

Contact Maeve Crudge –Assistant Director of Nursing, Maeve.crudge@hse.ie /087 4575013- for further information about the role

Contact Eimear O’Sullivan- People Resourcing, Eimear.OSullivan6@hse.ie – for enquiries relating to the recruitment process