ISLHD - Nurse Manager, Infection Management and Control Service (IMACS)

ISLHD is responsible for the provision of public healthcare services to the population residing from Helensburgh to North Durras. The diverse workforce provides healthcare services in a variety of settings including 7 hospital sites providing all inpatient and outpatient services. 
The position of Nurse Manager (NM), Illawarra and Shoalhaven Local Health District (ISLHD) Infection Management and Control Service (IMACS) reports to the ISLHD Executive Director of Nursing and Midwifery and Clinical Governance (EDNM&CG). The NM IMACS works closely with Illawarra Hospital Group (IHG), Shoalhaven Hospital Group (SHG) and all Directors of Nursing and Midwifery services as well as General Managers.

 
The NM IMACS is responsible for the recruitment, appointment, welfare and performance management of the IMACS unit's clinical nurse consultants and administration officers, and management of the allocated budget.

 
The NM IMACS will identify and optimise opportunities for staff development, both for IMACS team members and associated colleagues and actively seek opportunities for raising the profile of infection prevention and control programmes amongst clinical and non-clinical colleagues. 


The NM IMACS is responsible for ensuring that IMACS provides services that meet the needs of all ISLHD facilities and clinical streams. This role is the senior position within ISLHD IMACS and is responsible for setting standards and influencing infection prevention and control practice across the LHD. The position provides strategic direction, leadership and specialist advice regarding the prevention and control of infection across the LHD. The scope of influence of the position encompasses all clinical and non-clinical staff across the District. The Nurse Manager is also required to contribute to the day to day infection prevention and control activities of the IMACS team.


The position is responsible for ensuring the timely provision of information and data to a variety of internal and external agencies including the district operational managers and executive teams, the Ministry of Health, the ACHS and Health Round Table. The NM IMACS will ensure that IMACS contributes fully to national and local initiatives and programmes as required.


As a highly experienced infection prevention and control practitioner, the NM IMACS provides specialist input into infection prevention and control policy and practice, practice development, change management, and outbreak management within the ISLHD. Specialist clinical support and consultancy is available to the Nurse Manager, ISLHD IMACS through referral to ID physicians and clinical microbiologists and there is an expectation that collaboration with this expertise will be recognised and sought as necessary.

All NSW Health workers are required to have completed an up-to-date course of a COVID-19 vaccine (2 doses) which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health, or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.

 

Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate. Please provide proof of vaccination if available.

 

Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District is committed to equal employment opportunity and embraces diversity and inclusion within its workforce. As such, people from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. This includes but is not limited to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, People with Disability, Women and People from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds.

 

Talent Pool

This recruitment may be used to create a talent pool / eligibility list where candidates may be offered casual, ongoing permanent, or temporary full-time or part-time positions within the next 18 months.

 

Please note: Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.

Successful applicants to the role must provide certified documentation of vaccination history and pathology as part of their recruitment documentation. The applicant must be certified as compliant with Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination Against Specified Infectious Diseases before employment can commence.

 

Your claim against the selection criteria is the most important part of your application as it will help determine whether or not you have met the standard of response required by the panel to be eligible for an interview. You should read the Position Description and then address the selection criteria for the role, giving examples where required. Applicants are encouraged to review the following information on Applying for a position within NSW Health at: http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/careers/guide/nswhealth/Pages/apply-for-position.aspx