Infection Prevention & Control Lead

Joint Medical Holdings Ltd.; Durban; On-site; ZAR 350,000 - 480,000; Full time

Job summary

Joint Medical Holdings Ltd. is seeking an Infection Prevention and Control Co-ordinator for the Durban Durdoc Hospital. The role involves surveillance of healthcare-associated infections, outbreak investigation, and providing clinical advisory support to infection prevention issues.

Key duties include implementing standardised IPC practices, reducing clinical infection risks, education of hospital staff, and contributing to quality governance and KPIs across the facility.

Qualifications

• Matric.

Responsibilities

• Perform infection surveillance and reporting of healthcare-associated infections.
• Investigate outbreaks and advise on outbreak management.
• Provide clinical advisory service for infection prevention-related issues.
• Set up and chair infection control committee with regular management feedback.
• Educate staff and run workshops on infection prevention and control practices.
• Monitor HCRW handling, segregation, transport, storage and disposal.

Skills

Infection control

Surveillance

Audits

Policy development

Education/training

Leadership

Stakeholder mgmt

Education

RN/Registered Nurse (SANC)

Job description

Joint Medical Holdings Ltd. is seeking an Infection Prevention and Control Co-ordinator for the Durban Durdoc Hospital. The role involves surveillance of healthcare-associated infections, outbreak investigation, and providing clinical advisory support to infection prevention issues.

Key duties include implementing standardised IPC practices, reducing clinical infection risks, education of hospital staff, and contributing to quality governance and KPIs across the facility.