QA and Infection Prevention & Control Manager.

TRANSGENERATIONAL; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 240,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Cape Town seeks a General Nurse with advanced skills in Critical Care. The role entails ensuring quality assurance improvement programs, compliance with legislation, and leading infection control initiatives. The ideal candidate will possess strong problem-solving and leadership skills, with a commitment to patient safety and quality improvement.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years experience in a similar role.
• Working knowledge of relevant legislation.
• Proven work experience in Hospital Commissioning.

Responsibilities

• Ensure communication strategies are maintained.
• Chair monthly OHS & Infection Control committee meetings.
• Conduct compliance audits and provide training needs.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Organisational skills

Problem-solving

Leadership qualities

Mentoring skills

Quality Improvement Processes

Infection Prevention & Control

Data analysis

Education

Post Basic Diploma or equivalent in Critical Care

Current registration with SANC as a General Nurse

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Requirements :

• Current registration with SANC as a General Nurse
• Post Basic Diploma or equivalent in Critical Care, Infection Control and Occupational Health
• Minimum 2 years experience in a similar role
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal, organisational and problem-solving skills
• Commitment to initiate and implement Quality Assurance improvement programmes in all the relevant portfolios
• Working knowledge of all relevant legislative acts such as Environmental Management, OHS, Health Act and National Institute of Communicable Diseases, OHSC and Department of Health
• Working knowledge of International Best Practices
• Proven work experience in Hospital Commissioning
• Working knowledge of Quality Improvement Processes utilising PDSA cycles
• Working knowledge of Infection Prevention & Control as well as surveillance & reporting of communicable diseases
• Leadership qualities and mentoring skills
• Excellent MS Office computer skills, i.e., Outlook, Word, Excel, Kronos, etc.

Key Outputs :

Ensure that all communication improving strategies are maintained and employees are informed of relevant matters in the different forums.

Incident management system through reporting, investigating, data analysis and factual approach to decision making.

Assist and support management to ensure that the quality management walkabout programmes include non-compliance, improvement action plans and awareness / adherence to policies and work procedures.

Comply with legislation & Bylaws relating to the portfolios.

Chair the monthly OHS & Infection Control committee meetings.

Investigation of all Healthcare Associated Infections (HAI).

Review infection control practices in the hospital and simplify and streamline processes

Waste management operational functions

Conduct and manage compliance of internal and external audits

Provide training needs in the abovementioned portfolios

Development of policies

Mitigate risks through prevention & continuous improvement program

Monitor and publish measurement statistics