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Infection Prevention Specialist - KZNJob SummaryDuties & Responsibilities: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 riskPatient, 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 2ICExperience/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 appointmentIf 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 possibleAgree 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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