CLINICAL PROGRAMME CO-ORDINATOR

Reference: IPC1/2026. Salary: Grade 1: R571 161. Plus 13th cheque, homeowner’s allowance; Employee must meet the prescribed requirements and Medical Aid optional.. Duties: Develop and implement an Infection prevention and control plan for the institution. Ensure that Infection prevention and control as well as Antibiotic stewardship committee are in place and functional. Promote Infection prevention and culture within the institution by conducting relevant workshops, Audits, meetings and awareness. Identify Infection control risks and make recommendations on mitigation strategies. Provide training to all categories of staff on Infection policies, principles and practices. Conduct Infection prevention and control Surveillance and report on incidence and prevalence of alert organisms and communicable diseases to District and to Communicable Disease Centre. Identify and report all Hospital Acquired Infections. Visits the Departments within the institution to identify infection prevention and control risks. Ensure that all departments comply with Infection Prevention and control Framework, protocols and guidelines. Identify outbreaks of infections, initiate investigation and control measures in collaboration with Infection prevention and control Committee. Provide effective and efficient Infection Prevention and Control service in the institution. Serve as a Clinical governance champion in the facility, ensuring effective clinical risk management system. Review institutional Infection prevention and control Standard operating procedures. Provide advice on various aspects of infection prevention and control, relevant policies to management. Government vacancy from Public Service Vacancy Circular 33 of 2026.