Infection Prevention And Control Practitioner
Infection Prevention And Control Practitioner
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Job Description
Mediclinic Nelspruit Sonheuwel Nelspruit South Africa
Closing date: 22/09/2025
Number of positions: 1
Recruiter name: Nhlanhla Samaria Mahlangu
Reference number: 63327
Workplace Type:On-site
Permanent
Please note if you are an internal employee on a fixed term contract please apply using an external candidate profile and not your employee profile
MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB
To assist with the implementation and maintenance of a functional Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) programme at hospital level
KEY RESPONSIBILITY AREAS
Identify mitigate and manage risks related to Infection Prevention and Control
Investigate analyse and interpret clinical data and act upon findings
Ensure adherence to statutory bodies
Identify training needs in the hospital and provide input in the development of training material
Influence and equip hospital teams to understand and comply with IPC policies and principles
Provide support with patient safety and quality improvement initiatives in the absence of the Patient Safety Manager
Continuous professional development
To manage key stakeholder relations
REQUIRED EDUCATION
ESSENTIAL EDUCATION: Nursing qualification (degree or diploma)
DESIRED EDUCATION: IPC course
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE
ESSENTIAL MINIMUM EXPERIENCE: 2-4 Years working in a hospital environment as a professional healthcare practitioner
DESIRED EXPERIENCE: 1 year IPC related work
REQUIRED JOB SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
- Quality improvement methodologies
- Conducting a system analysis of healthcareassociated infections and institute preventative measures
- Interpretation and application of the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) definitions
- Auditing (e.g. compliance to hand hygiene and environmental cleaning audits)
- Computer literate (Microsoft Office)
- IPC surveillance and risk identification
- Report writing skills
- Identification; investigation and management of outbreaks
- Understanding and application of relevant IPC principles
- Relevant statutory requirements and accreditation standards
- Data analysis and interpretation
All applicants will be considered with the understanding that preference will be given in accordance with the Employment Equity Plan of Mediclinic Southern Africa as well as internal applicants/employees that meet the minimum requirements.
Please note if you are an internal employee on a fixed term contract please apply using an external candidate profile and not your employee profile
Employment Type
Temp
