MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB

Patient Safety:

To establish, improve and sustain the Patient Safety behaviour, outcomes and culture in the hospital.

This starts with the identification, reporting and analysis of clinical patient harm events and the use of these findings alongside hospital clinical outcomes and divisional Patient Safety priorities to plan, facilitate and execute improvement work. It includes supporting and capacitating of clinical colleagues to use approved Patient Safety and Quality Improvement methods within daily clinical work to effect Continuous Improvement and better patient outcomes.

Finally, the role monitors whole-system performance by tracking and mitigating risks to clinical Patient Safety and Regulatory compliance through quality control, audit and assurance activities.

Infection Prevention and Control:

To ensure the implementation and maintenance of a functional Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) programme at hospital level to prevent and control infections  and provide a safe environment for patients, healthcare workers and the broader community.

To perform surveillance, risk identification, investigation, classification and analysis to enable targeted interventions and trend monitoring to reduce healthcare associated infections and transmission. To ensure that all healthcare associated infections are classified according to surveillance definitions and reported in order to manage risks. To assess practice based on evidence based guidelines, provide outcomes, recommendations and support for intervention and improvement. Ensure adherence to regulatory requirements. To support and develop IPC knowledge and application and adherence to IPC principles in all aspects of healthcare delivery.    

KEY RESPONSIBILITY AREAS

PATIENT SAFETY (50%)

• Identify, report and investigate Patient Safety using systems analysis methodology.
• To lead the MCSA Patient Safety culture at the hospital through Quality Improvement (QI) initiatives and awareness of patient safety risks and mitigation methods.
• Identify training needs in the hospital to enable and build a Patient Safety and Quality Improvement culture
• Manage and oversee clinical audits and accreditations and ensure compliance with Statutory and Regulatory requirements including Medico-Legal investigations.

INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL (50%)

• Identify, mitigate and manage risks related to Infection Prevention and Control
• Investigate, analyse and interpret clinical data and act upon findings
• Manage and oversee IPC audits and ensure compliance with Statutory and Regulatory requirements
• Identify training needs in the hospital and provide input in the development of training material
• Manage key stakeholder relations

REQUIRED EDUCATION

ESSENTIAL EDUCATION

• Nursing qualification (degree or diploma)
• Formal Infection Prevention Control short course

DESIRED EDUCATION

• ​​​​​​​Postgraduate Diploma in Infection Prevention and Control

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

DESIRED EXPERIENCE

• 1 - 2 years Patient Safety or Quality Improvement  related work, supervision of a small team
• 1 – 2 years IPC related work, supervision of a small team

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ESSENTIAL EDUCATION

• Nursing qualification (degree or diploma)

REQUIRED JOB SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE