Infection Prevention Control Coordinator

Are you ready to make a meaningful impact on patient care and drive best practice in Infection Prevention and Control (IPC).

About the role

An exciting opportunity has become available for an experienced Infection Control Coordinator to join our team on a full time basis.

Being part of our teamsgives you the opportunity to work in the areas you love while also allowing you to further specialise in the clinical areas you want.

Joining our team means youll be supported by great team leaders be part of a strong innovative team who always strive for better and have the opportunity to flourish and grow.

About us

Established in 2016 Gold Coast Private Hospital is a stateoftheart 339bed facility located in the heart of the Gold Coast Precinct in Southport.

With 22 operating theatres Gold Coast Private Hospital offers a wide range of specialties including but not limited to 24/7 Emergency Care Medical Services Orthopaedics Bariatrics Neurosurgery Plastic Surgery ENT (Ear Nose and Throat) General Surgery Obstetrics Cardiac Care and Oncology.

Gold Coast Private Hospital is committed to continual growth providing exciting opportunities and professional career pathways in healthcare.

As an Infection Control Coordinator your responsibilities will include:

Overall responsibility and take a leadership role for Infection Prevention & Control practices and strategies.

The IPC Manager practices both independently and interdependently assuming accountability and responsibility for assigned portfolios under the leadership and support of the Quality and Risk manager

Demonstrate ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team including (but not limited to) Doctors managers and members of our community.

Have a good understanding of Infection Prevention & Control practices implementing risk management strategies to protect patients staff and visitors.

Ensuring the hospital operates in accordance with applicable standards and complies with regulatory and accreditation requirements as well as striving for continuous improvement.

The coordination and implementation of the infection control programs including staff health to ensure high quality patient care and staff safety in infection control

Oversee and encourage.

o Antimicrobial Stewardship

o Initiate and maintain the NHHI Hand Hygiene training programs including practical training of staff and validation of data.

Essential Criteria:

Authority to Work in Australia

Bachelor of Science (Nursing) or equivalent

Current Registration (no restriction) with AHPRA

Immunisation certificate (or working towards)

3years of postgraduation clinical experience as a IPC Coordinator Public Health or Clinical Nurse in the speciality of Infection Prevention and Control

Demonstrated ability to negotiate resolve conflict and manage sensitive and complex issues.

Knowledge in the application of Infection Prevention and Control Standards to proactively research and provide direction when identifying trends or outbreaks.

A solid knowledge of not only auditing but able to demonstrate how audits can be used to identify any room for improvement and educational opportunities.

Understanding of ACQSHC National standards with a focus on Standard 2 & 3.

Display confident people skills demonstrating inclusive proactive and customer focused development and support.

Required to attend regular visitation of our satellite facility Tweed Day Surgery in NSW.

Why Healthscope

When you join Healthscope you become part of our Community of Care. Our people are at the heart of our organisation no matter the role every day our people make a difference to the lives of our patients and their families. As one of the largest national private hospital operator and healthcare provider in Australia our 38 sites are supported by our central Support Office enabling them to provide an exceptional experience for the communities we care for.

Benefits:

Flexibility to work across one or multiple hospitals across our network

Discounted health insurance (perm employees)

Continuous professional development education & support provided to encourage growth

Gym Passport

Maxxia reward Program

Salary Sacrifice and novated lease options

EAP Services

We pride ourselves on working with talented passionate and caring people to ensure our patients receive the highest quality care and experience during their stay with us.

Come and be the difference in our patients lives.

Applications close:17th April 2025

To Apply:Please click on the Apply button to be taken to our online application form. For any questions please reach out to

More Information:Our commitment to quality and safety for our patients staff and visitors is our highest priority. Applicants will be required to provide a current National Police check WWCC (where applicable) and Evidence of right to work in Australia prior to appointment. Staff in patient contact roles will be required to provide proof of immunity to specified infectious diseases as a Category A Healthcare worker.