Jane Murphy
Clinical Nurse Specialist Infection Prevention and Control

My interest in Infection Control Nursing began in 1990 when my Director of Nursing kindly sent me to do the Infection Control Course at Beaumont Hospital Dublin.
My background was in Intensive Care nursing so it was a welcome opportunity to enhance my career. Little did I know how valuable the qualification would be later. My career pathway changed and in 1996 I took up a new position of Infection Control Nurse at the National Infectious Diseases Hospital, Cherry Orchard, Dublin. This was a tremendous challenge as not alone was it a new post but it also covered 14 sites initially. These sites included Hospital, Community, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities.

The Infection Control Nurses Association and particularly the Irish Regional members were my support mechanism and guided me wisely

In 1999 I was selected as Co-Coordinator and NEC representative for the Irish Regional group of the ICNA. I was elected to the Finance and General Purposes Committee during my four year period on the NEC.
Currently I am a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee of the ICNA.

At Regional level I have represented the ICNA on two working parties at the Department of Health and Children. I have also been on a sub committee of the National Diseases Surveillance Centre reviewing the list of Notifiable Diseases.

I moved to my present position at Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown in 2003 and I can honestly say that this is just as challenging as the day I started! I look forward to this new challenge as a member of the Board of IFIC. I believe there is a greater emphasis being put on the prevention and control of infection throughout the world and IFIC is a strong and vibrant organisation well placed to provide the education and training required.