Clinical Nurse Manager 3 - Project Manager in Infection Prevention and...

Clinical Nurse Manager 3 - Project Manager in Infection Prevention and Con Blackrock Health Blackrock Clinic Location: On site / Dublin, Ireland
job type: Permanent / Full-time
Sector and subsector: Medical & Healthcare Nursing & Midwifery
Salary: Negotiable salary

Job Title: Clinical Nurse Manager 3 - Project Manager in Infection Prevention and Control

Department: Infection Prevention & Control

Job Type: Permanent

Hours: 37.5 per week (Full-Time)

Blackrock Clinic is the leading and longest established private hospital and clinic in Ireland. Since it opened in the mid-1980s, the clinic has consistently built an unparalleled reputation in new high-tech surgical procedures, medical treatments, and ground-breaking diagnostics.

Blackrock Clinic is now part of Blackrock Health private hospital group along with the Hermitage Clinic, Galway Clinic, and Limerick Clinic, some of the most advanced hospitals in Irish private healthcare. As a JCI accredited hospital, Blackrock Clinic is a progressive and pioneering hospital in which care for the patient is central to everything we do.

Role Purpose: The role is responsible for providing support and specialist advice to all disciplines of staff, patients and members of the public, regarding the prevention and control of infections during renovation/ construction and other IPC project activities. This role will contain and reduce the incidence of infections across the hospital through risk assessment, monitoring compliance, surveillance, audit, intervention, education and the development of specialised protocols, policies and guidelines. The position requires a strategic approach to the development of services and structures, embracing continuous quality improvement and the management of changes necessary to achieve hospital development.

Management and Leadership The CNM3 will:

• Contribute to the strategic management and project planning process
• Manage resources, including IPC staff, efficiently and effectively to ensure the highest standards of service
• Manage and evaluate the implementation of the IPC service plan
• Provide reports on IPC activity and services as required
• Develop and manage departmental and nursing policy with a particular emphasis on renovation/ Construction and projects
• Monitor compliance with risk assessment and quality improvement and lead on proactive improvement
• Exercise authority and co-ordinate the functions of the assigned area(s)
• Provide support, advice and direction to staff as required
• Engage with the wider IPC teams in the 3 hospitals and facilitate knowledge sharing and standardises prevention approach
• Facilitate communication at ward and departmental level
• Promote a culture that values diversity and respect in the workplace
• Manage and promote liaisons with internal / external bodies as appropriate
• Ensure compliance with legal requirements, policies and procedures affecting service users, staff and other hospital matters
• Engage in Information Technology developments as they apply to service user and service administration
• Provide out of hours project management monitoring as required.

Professional/Clinical The CNM3 will:

• Provide a high level of professional and clinical leadership with IPC team and Projects team
• Provide safe, comprehensive nursing care to service users within the guidelines laid out by
• The Manager will practice nursing according to Professional Clinical Guidelines National and Area Health Service Executive (HSE guidelines).
• Manage, monitor and evaluate professional and clinical standards relating to the given project ensuring an evidence based, care planning approach
• Facilitate co-ordination, co-operation and liaison across healthcare teams and programmes in relation to renovation/ construction and other project planning and implementation;
• Liaising with BRC projects and facilities teams providing site specific infection control inputs for each construction / redevelopment project on Blackrock Healthcare Site Constraints document.
• Collaborate with service users, construction teams, external project team members, facilities management and hospital management
• Communicate results of compliance with project risk assessment and project planning.
• Support the material selection process providing project team members strategic IFC advice.
• Provide report information on IPC KPIs for project meetings.
• Formulate, manage and implement best practice policies and procedures
• Ensure the maintenance of records in accordance with local service and professional standards
• Adhere to and contribute to the development and maintenance of national and international standards, protocols and guidelines consistent with the highest standards of patient safety
• Evaluate and manage the implementation of best practice policy and procedures e.g. national and international standards
• Maintain professional standards in relation to confidentiality, ethics and legislation
• In consultation with other disciplines, implement and assess quality management programmes as appropriate
• Participate in clinical audit/ compliance as required and ensure that audits/ compliance testing is performed in his/her area(s) of responsibility
• Operate within the Scope of Practice - seek advice and assistance from his / her manager with any cases or issues that prove to be beyond the scope of his / her professional competence in line with principles of best practice and clinical governance.
• Ensure project teams work in compliance with the Scope of Practice.

Education and Training The CNM3 will:

• Advise on, participate in, and evaluate programmes of education to meet the infection control needs of all healthcare staff in relation to project planning and progress
• Demonstrate vision, innovation and flexibility in promoting research/evidence-based practice and in developing awareness/education programmes for staff.
• Participate in relevant in-service education and study days for all healthcare staff.
• Undertake continuing professional development, availing of formal and informal educational opportunities thus ensuring continuing credibility amongst nursing, medical and allied health professionals
• Maintain an awareness of current developments and research in infection control and nursing practice by reading relevant literature and attending seminars and conferences.

Communication The CNM3 will:

• Communicate effectively to undertake the duties of the post, to include providing daily meetings and guidance to the IPC team
• Demonstrate effective writing and presentation skills.
• Foster good working relationships between IPC colleagues and other contract staff by maintaining a high professional standard cognisant of the Dignity at Work Policy (2009).
• Communicate regular conformance reports to various hospital stakeholders, IPC teams and construction teams

Clinical Governance, Quality Assurance, Risk, Health & Safety The CNM3 will;

• Ensure that effective safety procedures are developed and managed to comply with statutory obligations, JCI and HIQA in conjunction with relevant staff
• Take appropriate action on any matter identified as being detrimental to staff and/or patient care or wellbeing / may be inhibiting the efficient provision of care
• Ensure adherence to established policies and procedures e.g. Health and Safety, Infection Control
• Ensure completion of incident / near miss forms
• Maintain a feedback mechanism with the clinical risk manager and report to senior management team where appropriate
• Ensure advice of relevant stakeholders is sought prior to procurement or design choice
• Have a working knowledge and demonstrate compliance with the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) and JCI Standards as they apply to the role, for example, Standards for Healthcare, National Standards for the Prevention and Control of Healthcare Associated Infections, Hygiene Standards etc.
• Have a working knowledge of National Aspergillosis prevention, Legionella prevention and various HBN/ HTM's.

Knowledge & Experience

• Be registered in the general division of the Register of Nurses maintained by NMBI
• A recognised Infection Prevention and Control level 9 or above qualification
• Must have a minimum of 3 years post registration experience IPC within a hospital.
• Have experience in carrying out risk assessment prior to renovation and construction and other IPC related projects
• Be qualified in PRINCE 2 (a process- based methodology for effective management) or willing to complete same with immediate effect
• Be knowledgeable on various HBN/ HTM recommendations related to projects
• Be knowledgeable in national and international standards in Infection prevention and control in a hospital setting
• Be able to recognise prevention of infection elements on a live construction site
• Quality focus
• Clinical audit
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Experience in hospital design and risk assessing
• Experience in risk assessments during projects
• Clinical Skills
• Budgetary skills

Why work at the Blackrock Clinic? At the BlackrockClinic, we are passionate about our people and believe in their development and growth. As a member of the team you can benefit from:

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