Infection Prevention and Control Manager

Mediclinic
Cape Town
Workplace: OnsiteFull time46,550+Function: Communications, PR & CommunityExperience: 3-5 yearsSkills: ["Communication","Report writing","Risk management","Data analysis","Team enablement"]

Lead and maintain the hospital Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) programme, ensuring risk identification, mitigation, and compliance with statutory and accreditation requirements. Investigate and interpret clinical data, including infections and outbreaks, and act on findings. Drive auditing (e.g., hand hygiene and environmental cleaning), support patient safety and quality improvement initiatives in the absence of the Patient Safety Manager, and identify IPC training needs for hospital teams.

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Mediclinic
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Infection Prevention and Control Manager

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Job Summary

Lead and maintain the hospital Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) programme, ensuring risk identification, mitigation, and compliance with statutory and accreditation requirements. Investigate and interpret clinical data, including infections and outbreaks, and act on findings. Drive auditing (e.g., hand hygiene and environmental cleaning), support patient safety and quality improvement initiatives in the absence of the Patient Safety Manager, and identify IPC training needs for hospital teams.
Location: Cape Town
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Communications, PR & Community
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Ensure implementation and maintenance of a functional IPC programme at hospital level.
  • •Identify, mitigate and manage risks related to Infection Prevention and Control.
  • •Investigate, analyse and interpret clinical data and act on findings, including outbreaks.
  • •Ensure adherence to statutory bodies and accreditation/IPC principles.
  • •Identify training needs, influence hospital teams to comply with IPC policies, and support patient safety and quality improvement initiatives when the Patient Safety Manager is absent.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: 46,550

Key Requirements

  • •Nursing qualification (degree or diploma).
  • •Formal IPC course or Post Graduate diploma in IPC (desired).
  • •3–5 years working in a hospital environment as a professional healthcare practitioner.
  • •1–2 years IPC related work, including supervision of a small team.
  • •Conduct IPC surveillance, auditing (hand hygiene/environmental cleaning), outbreak investigation, and clinical data interpretation; computer literate in Microsoft Office.
Experience:3-5 years
Skills:CommunicationReport writingRisk managementData analysisTeam enablement
Tech Stack:Microsoft Office

Company Brief

Mediclinic
Part of Mediclinic International, Mediclinic Middle East operates hospitals and clinics across the UAE, delivering specialist acute care, outpatient services and multi-disciplinary treatment across Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Al Ain and Al Dhafra.
Industry: Hospitals & Clinics
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Established Company
Funding: Private Equity Backed
Headquarters: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Founded: 1983
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