Infection Control Nurse

1. Ensuring advice on infection prevention and control is available on a 24-hour basis.

2. Formulating an annual infection prevention and control programme in full consultation with the Hospital Infection Prevention & Control Committee (HICC), health professionals and senior managers. The programme will include surveillance of infection and audit of the implementation of and compliance with selected policies.

3. In liaison with other relevant staff preparing, reviewing and updating evidence based policies and guidelines in line with relevant Department of Health notifications and/or national guidelines, when available and applicable.

4. Distribute policies to relevant areas and initiate their implementation by means of support, advice and education.

5. Ensure that compliance with Infection Prevention and Control policies are monitored by the Infection Prevention and Control Team, Divisional Leads, designated Managers as appropriate.

6. Identify, control and investigate outbreaks in collaboration with the Consultant for Communicable Disease Control and outbreak control group as appropriate.

7. Participate in the planning and upgrading of hospital facilities.

8. Provide an ongoing training programme encompassing all healthcare workers within the Trust

9. Provide specialist advice to key committees, groups, departments or individual staff members in relation to Infection Prevention and Control practice.

10. Carry out alert organism surveillance, liaising with medical and nursing staff as appropriate.

11. Inform the Administrator/Medical Superintendent of any serious problems or issues relating to Infection Prevention and Control.

**Job Types**: Regular / Permanent, Full-time

**Salary**: ₹15,000.00 - ₹25,000.00 per month

**Benefits**:

- Provident Fund

Schedule:

- Morning shift

Supplemental pay types:

- Overtime pay