Infection Prevention Specialist
4 weeks ago
- Implement an infection prevention plan aligned to the business objectives of the business unit; and based on the historic facility experience, incidents and audit findings and national targets.
- Lead the Infection Prevention Committee and direct reporting, investigation, root cause analysis, trending and actions of all infection related incidents or risks.
- Identify the risk profile of each unit and design and coordinate an appropriate in service training strategy with the enabling team for the business unit.
- Induct new employees in infection prevention and occupational health risk.
- Manage internal and external outbreaks to minimise risk
- Patient, employee and environmental and risks identified and mitigated.
- As a member of the Emergency Action committee annually review the Outbreak Management Process in the hospital emergency plan.
- In the event of the outbreak, lead the outbreak task team to control the outbreak and minimise further risk.
- Communicate the outbreak status, epidemiology, risk, prevention measures and impact to internal and external stakeholders.
Requirements:
- Qualified Infection Prevention and Control Specialist from a recognised institution. The qualification should hold at least 60 credits.
- Short learning programmes (SLP) shorter than 6 months are not recognised.
- Sound clinical and applied Infection Prevention knowledge.
- The candidate should have practical application knowledge as an IPS/IPC or a 2IC
- Experience/qualification in a specialist unit would be advantageous.
- Under exceptional circumstances, where no qualified IPS is available or suitable, a strong motivation from the Nurse Manager and National IPC Risk Manager is required prior to appointment
- If not trained or part of the current course, the candidate must agree to enroll to do the certificate course (SLP) with immediate effect or as soon as practically possible
- Agree to do the 6 day On Boarding Programme via TEAMS (within 1 month of employment)
- Excellent basic computer skills (Microsoft Office).
- Understanding of the private healthcare industry.
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