2023-Present Temple Street Children's Hospital
Infection Prevention and Control CNM2
- Promoting the prevention of healthcare-associated infections and providing expert advice and guidance to the staff, assuring a safe hospital environment.
- Providing and Maintaining a comprehensive, efficient and effective Infection Prevention Control service by assessing, identifying, developing, implementing and evaluating Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in line with national recommendations and guidance. Ensure that information required to monitor KPIs relevant to HCAI/AMR is gathered, collated and provided to HCA / AMR Committee.
- Demonstrate accountability in considering access, cost and clinical effectiveness when planning, delivering and evaluating person-centred nursing care.
- Participating in teams /meetings /committees as appropriate, communicating and working in cooperation with other team members. Communicate assessments, treatments, and laboratory results verbally and in writing to the multidisciplinary team.
- Able to collaborate closely with the Consultant Clinical Microbiologist, hospital managers, and department heads to ensure quality infection prevention and control service is maintained.
- Knowledge of isolation procedures, advise relevant staff on isolation, and support managers in supervising the implementation of such techniques in specific situations.
- Updating daily IPC reports. Updating spreadsheets regarding MDROs that are known on admission or hospital-acquired.
- Conduct ongoing surveillance using appropriate definitions, documentation, and investigation of hospital-associated infections (HCAI) through review of admission diagnoses, microbiology culture results, isolation orders, patient records, consultation requests, and post-discharge surveillance.
- Able to carry out Clinical Audits, which allows the organisation to self-monitor their practices and be open-minded about improving standards and implementing positive changes when necessary.
- Educating the new and current staff using specialist nursing knowledge derived from clinical experience, ongoing reflection and engagement in continuous professional development.
2017-Present CLONTARF ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL Part-time Infection/ General Staff
Nurse in the rehabilitation setting of 160 beds capacity.
- Able to carry out Clinical Audits, which allows the organisation to self-monitor their practices and be open-minded about improving standards and implementing positive changes when necessary.
- Able to collaborate closely with the Consultant Clinical Microbiologist, hospital managers, and department heads to maintain quality infection prevention and control service.
- Knowledge of isolation procedures, advise relevant staff on isolation, and support managers in supervising the implementation of such techniques in specific situations.
- Updating daily IPC reports. Updating spreadsheets regarding MDROs that are known on admission or hospital-acquired.
- Conduct ongoing surveillance using appropriate definitions, documentation, and investigation of hospital-associated infections (HCAI) by reviewing admission diagnoses, microbiology culture results, isolation orders, patient records, consultation requests, and post-discharge surveillance.
- Educating the new and current staff using specialist nursing knowledge derived from clinical experience, ongoing reflection and engagement in continuous professional development.
2008-2017 ATHINAIKI MEDICLINIC (a member of ACHMEA group), Athens, Greece. Primary nursing duties in the Post-Operative Surgery Department, Cardiology Clinic, Pathology Clinic, Emergency Room, and Outpatient Clinics.
2003-2004 HOSPITAL OF LAIKO GENERAL ATHENS, completed a six-month nursing internship at “Laiko” General University Hospital of Athens. Initial and ongoing assessment of patient’s health condition (monitoring and reporting symptoms and changes in patient status), administration of treatment and medication, maintaining complete and accurate patient records, and assisting with patient examinations and medical procedures.
2000-2003 EVANGELISMOS HOSPITAL, Pathology and Surgery Clinics. Athens, Greece
GENIKO KRATIKO HOSPITAL OF ATHENS, Department of Emergency Medicine
RED CROSS HOSPITAL OF ATHENS, Department of Emergency Medicine
ALEXANDRA GENERAL HOSPITAL OF ATHENS, Neonatal Clinic
AGIA SOFIA GENERAL CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL, Completed a three-year rotating nursing internship
