Infection Prevention Control CNM

Infection Prevention Control CNM (2026-616)

Mount Carmel Community Hospital is a Transitional Care Unit. This unit provides ongoing medical monitoring, rehabilitation or re-enablement to patients following an acute hospital stay. Mount Carmel Community Hospital provides care and support to assist patients towards their discharge destination.

We are currently inviting applications for the position of Infection Prevention Control Clinical Nurse Manager in Mount Carmel Community Hospital.

Position Overview:

The primary role of the Infection Prevention Control CNM is to provide leadership on the designated ward, to be visible and participate in the daily care and communication on the ward. The Postholder will work collaboratively with the DON/ADONas part of the Mount Carmel management team, to promote and maintain the highest attainable standard of nursing care within the hospital. This role reports to and is responsible to the Director of Nursing.

The role is pivotal in service planning, coordinating and managing activities and resources for infection prevention and control within the clinical areas. The main responsibilities in relation to infection prevention and control are quality assurance, resource management, staffing and staff development, practice development, facilitating communication and professional/clinical leadership.

Qualifications/Skills/Experience required:

• First level registration.
• Recognised Infection Control qualification. Certification in specialised practice area preferred
• Demonstratable experience as an Infection Prevention and Control Nurse
• Previous managerial training / experience, an advantage.
• Registered on the NMBI live register.
• Excellent Leadership, Organisational and Communication skills.
• Sound decision making ability.
• Ability to motivate self and others and work on own initiative.
• Ability to work well and promote a team environment.
• Results driven

Duties and Responsibilities:

Clinical Practice

• Conducts surveillance prevention measures, audits, staff education, analysis and management of data relative to infections
• Monitors and evaluates quality and appropriateness of program activities to ensure compliance with standards and regulations
• Manages data collection/analysis/and maintenance for hospital wide infection control and clinical employee health programs
• Provides support services for hospital wide infection control
• Demonstrates the ability to identify infectious disease processes
• Survey and investigate epidemiologic events
• Use evidence-based practice and regulatory requirements to prevent and control the transmission of infectious agents
• Maintains collaborative accountability for ensuring Employee Health and Safety is met
• Organises staff training on any new policy and procedures used in the clinics after approval by the governing body

Staff Supervision & Education

• Supporting the CNMs and nursing staff and provide direction, mentorship and regular communication.
• Ensuring a strong focus is placed on working alongside the CNMs, staff nurses and carers in the ward, maintaining a visible presence in clinical areas. Monitor practice in relation to care practices and give constructive feedback. Establish a team dynamic in the ward and ensure that the team works cohesively in planning, implementing, and reviewing improvements to care and practice.
• Carrying out regular Performance Appraisals and education & professional development objectives with CNMs, Staff Nurses and Care Assistants. All CNM appraisals to be performed in conjunction with the DON.
• Training, education, development and induction of nursing and care staff are fundamental to the role.
• Assessing education needs and implementing in-house training, such as infection control, palliative and end of life care, understanding challenging behaviour, protection of vulnerable people at risk of abuse.
• Participating in regular communication with staff and helping to develop a team ethos within the ward.
• Participating in staff interviews and reviews as appropriate.
• Producing the roster; in this aspect, collaboration and effective communication with DON/ADONs is vital. Monitoring usage of temporary or agency staff, ensuring this is kept to a minimum. Understanding the agreed staffing levels and maintaining compliance with these.

Auditing

• Clinical audits. Regularly review patients' documentation, ensuring appropriate and timely assessments, care planning and implementation of care is documented and reviewed.
• In addition to observing practice, the CNM also monitors standards of infection control, cleanliness and hygiene, and fosters an effective working relationship and good communication between nurses, carers, housekeeping, and catering staff.
• Responsible for ensuring environmental and hand hygiene audits are carried out regularly and thoroughly, and that action plans are implemented and sustained.
• Responsible for carrying out medication audits, health & safety audits, risk assessments and drawing up risk management plans in conjunction with DON/ADON.
• Responsible for auditing EpicCare, and for addressing any issues in relation to documentation - in association with CNMs, staff nurses and carers (Touch screen).

Patients/Relatives - Person Centred

• Interacting with and supporting patients and families daily. The CNM is a key point of contact for all relatives and visitors in conjunction with the DON/ADON.
• Ensuring that complaints are swiftly dealt with at the point of contact and if not, are escalated for resolution at DON level. Ensuring that complaints are appropriately documented and followed up as required. Ensuring that the lessons learned from complaints are documented and that quality improvements are implemented as required.
• Assisting and liaising with the multidisciplinary team, relatives, and families.

Management and communication

• The CNM, reporting to the DON is responsible for the day to day clinical practices in the ward. This role is not office based and requires continuous presence in the clinical area, working with the nursing and care staff and other MDT members in ensuring safe and effective care standards.
• Open, transparent and clear communication is essential when reporting to senior management, direct reports and all staff.
• The CNM role is part of the management team at Mount Carmel and as such is responsible for ensuring the care delivered is consistently of a high quality, and those delivering the direct care to residents are appropriately skilled, competent, caring and conscientious.
• The CNM is the team leader of the staff who provide the hands on with nurses and carers in the delivery of care, and is a role model of excellent nursing care and practice, who leads by example.
• The CNM will be regularly engaged in supervising staff, monitoring drug rounds, dealing with clinical issues, working with staff, and obtaining crucial information on the day to day issues. By doing this the CNM can observe staff compliance with clinical standards, communication skills with patients and general working practices.

Daily Activities

• Checking staff rosters and ensuring that the required number of staff are on duty.
• Must be a good communicator but it is vital to the smooth running of any home that staff, patients and relatives see this skill in the CNM.
• Daily: attend handovers and safety pauses and review progress of patients.
• The main focus is in supporting and developing clinical practice, so theCNM will be hands on with nurses and carers in the delivery of care. The benefit of having this supportive role on a daily basis cannot be overstated and leads to a more confident and competent staff group.
• Implement Company Health and Safety Policy to safeguard the safety and welfare of staff, patients and others

All posts are subject to satisfactory references, medical and Garda vetting.

Note

Given the nature of the work, it must be stressed that maximum flexibility is required. This job description does not attempt to detail every activity. Specific tasks and objectives will be agreed with the post holder periodically by the Person in Charge.