Clinical Nurse Specialist – Infection Prevention and Control

recruitNet; Dublin; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Discounted on-site café

Sports and Social Club membership

Employee Assistance Programme

Discounted on-site pharmacy

Job summary

RecruitNet International Ltd is recruiting a Clinical Nurse Specialist – Infection Prevention and Control to join a Dublin hospital. The role provides professional clinical leadership, develops policies, and supports patient safety across disciplines.

You will lead surveillance, outbreak investigations, and staff training, while advising on isolation, waste management and environmental controls. A recognised infection control qualification or progress toward one is required.

Qualifications

• Be registered in the general division of the NMBI.
• Minimum of five years post-registration experience in an acute hospital.
• A recognised Infection Control qualification or be in pursuit of the same.
• Experience in clinical leadership and governance.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional clinical leadership in infection prevention and control.
• Act as a specialist resource for hospital management, nursing, medical and healthcare staff.
• Develop, implement and review infection prevention policies and risk controls.
• Lead infection surveillance, outbreak investigation and root cause analysis with multidisciplinary teams.
• Advise on isolation practices, waste management, hygiene and environmental measures.
• Conduct audits, inspections and KPI reviews and recommend improvements.
• Provide education and ongoing support to staff on infection prevention and CPD.
• Promote patient-centred care and effective communication.
• Contribute to quality improvement, risk management and accreditation activities.
• Provide consultancy and present reports to committees; support service development.

Skills

Infection prevention

Nursing leadership

Clinical governance

Audit and data analysis

Education

NMBI General Division registration

Job description

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 NMBIMust 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