Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) - Infection Prevention & Control

The CNS Infection Prevention and Control has a pivotal role in service planning, co-ordinating and managing activities and resources for infection prevention and control within the clinical areas. The main responsibilities include quality assurance, resource management, staffing and staff development, practice development, facilitating communication and professional/clinical leadership.

• Strong sense of purpose and meaning
• Flexible working options
• Pension Scheme
• Extensive in-house person-centred training programme for nursing, clinical and care staff
• Generous annual leave
• Active wellbeing supports including a free 24/7/365 employee assistance programme (EAP) for staff and their immediate family members
• Subsidised canteen
• Free car parking
• Membership to HSSU Credit Union
• Bike to work scheme

Essential Criteria - ideally the successful candidate will possess the following:

• Registered nurse/midwife on the active Register of Nurses and Midwives held by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI),
• Have successfully completed a post registration programme of study, as certified by the education provider, which verifies that the applicant has achieved a Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI), National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) major academic Level 8 award, or higher relevant to the specialist area of IPC prior to application or,
• Can provide written evidence from higher education institute that they have achieved the number of ECTS credits equivalent to a Level 8 award or higher standard, relevant to the specialist area of IPC and,
• Have a minimum of 5 years post registration full time experience (or an aggregate of 5 years full time experience) in the General Division of the register and,
• Have a minimum of 2 years’ full-time experience (or an aggregate of 2 years full time experience) in specialist area of Infection Prevention and Control and,
• Demonstrate evidence of continuing professional development.

Please note that whilst this position is not publicly funded the salary is linked to the national pay scales.

How to Apply:

For a full job description and person specification contact our HR Department, email: [email protected]

For informal enquiries please contact Anne-Marie Carroll, Director of Nursing, on 01 2893151 or [email protected]

Should you need assistance or have any special needs when attending for interview please contact any member of the HR team and reasonable accommodation will be arranged.