Infection Prevention and Control Co-ordinator Durdoc Hospital at Joint Medical Holdings

• The incumbent will be responsible for performing and reporting on surveillance for healthcare-associated infection. Investigating and advising on outbreak management. Providing a clinical advisory service for infection prevention-related issues.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

• To implement a common set of standards for Infection Control and Quality practices at the Joint Medical Holdings - Hospital for Good Clinical Governance
• To constantly evaluate evidence from current practices and to implement the necessary changes.
• To minimize all clinical and infection Control risks to our patients, staff, other health care workers and community, thereby providing quality cost effective service.
• To give clear direction about the segregation, handling, transportation, storage, and disposal of Health Care Risk Waste (HCRW) and manage all processes.
• To guide and educate hospital staff in the appropriate measures to reduce infection, monitoring the processes of cleaning, disinfection and sterilization and monitoring CSSD process and biological testing.
• To provide comprehensive monitoring of support services e.g. cleaning services with routine cleaning programs ensuring well trained staff and regularly monitored standards.
• Monitoring and Surveillance of HBA within the environment and from the patient and staff population with appropriate reporting to authorities.
• Monitoring and surveilling staff health at entry, periodicals and on exit and monitoring staff immunization.
• Monitoring Best Care Bundle practices for the prevention of HAI's and clinical risks as per JMH protocols.
• Monitoring Hang time compliance of Antibiotics with adequate supervision and support to the clinical departments. Attending AMS and AFS meetings at hospital, group level as well as at Stewardship forums.
• Gathering and analyzing infection data, facts and trends that is evidence based and reporting endemics.
• Provide training and education to medical, nursing, and non-nursing personnel and to run workshops.
• Notification of communicable diseases to NDOH-CDC as legislated.
• Setting up an infection control committee with regular feedback to management on infection and quality KPI's.

COMPETENCIES (The following will be advantageous)

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

(Educational Qualifications & Experience)

• Matric.
• Must be registered with SANC as a Registered Nurse with valid APC and at least 5-7 years' experience in the clinical setting.
• Must have a valid 6 months to 1 year Infection control certificate from an accredited NEI.
• Must have at least 3-5 years' experience working exclusively in IPC and Quality management

SKILLS

(Practical & Technical)

• Strong knowledge of infection control principles, healthcare-associated infections, isolation precautions, hand hygiene, and outbreak management.
• Ability to conduct infection surveillance, analyse infection trends, perform audits, monitor compliance, and prepare reports using data and quality indicators.
• Experience developing and implementing IPC policies, ensuring compliance with South African healthcare regulations, accreditation standards, and occupational health requirements.
• Skilled in educating healthcare workers, conducting staff training, assessing competencies, and promoting infection prevention best practices across the facility.
• Strong leadership, communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to lead quality improvement initiatives and influence positive practice changes.