Job Description

Monitor, manage & mitigate risks in the group through compliance to Standards & Regulations for a private hospital group.

We are currently seeking a highly skilled and motivated Group Quality Assurance and Infection Prevention and Control Manager for one of our clients.

As the Group Quality Assurance and Infection Prevention and Control Manager, you will play a vital role in ensuring our clients' operations adhere to the highest standards of quality and infection prevention. You will work closely with our day Hospitals and Practices to develop, implement, and monitor quality assurance programs to optimize patient safety and satisfaction.

In addition, you will be responsible for driving initiatives related to infection prevention and control, promoting best practices, and ensuring compliance with relevant regulations and standards. You will work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to establish quality metrics, conduct audits, and provide training and education to healthcare professionals.

If you are passionate about improving healthcare service delivery and have a strong background in quality assurance and infection prevention, we would love to hear from you. Join our team and contribute to our mission of empowering people through safe, cost-effective, and excellent healthcare service.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that all communication improving strategies are maintained and employees are informed of relevant

• matters in the different forums.
• Incident management system through reporting, investigating, data analysis and factual approach to decision making.
• Assist and support management to ensure that the quality management walkabout programmes include non-
• compliance, improvement action plans and awareness/adherence to policies and work procedures.
• Comply with legislation & Bylaws relating to the portfolios.
• Chair the monthly OHS & Infection Control committee meetings.
• Investigation of all Healthcare Associated Infections (HAI).
• Review infection control practices in the hospital and simplify and streamline processes
• Waste management operational functions
• Conduct and manage compliance of internal and external audits
• Provide training needs in the above mentioned portfolios
• Development of policies
• Mitigate risks through prevention & continuous improvement program
• Monitor and publish measurement statistics

• Current registration with SANC as a General Nurse
• Post Basic Diploma or equivalent in Critical Care, Infection Control and Occupational Health
• Minimum 2 yearsxe2x80x99 experience in a similar role
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal, organisational and problem-solving skills
• Commitment to initiate and implement Quality Assurance improvement programmes in all the relevant portfolioxe2x80x99s
• Working knowledge of all relevant legislative acts such as Environmental Management, OHS, Health Act and
• National Institute of Communicable Diseases, OHSC and Department of Health
• Working knowledge of International Best Practices
• Proven work experience in Hospital Commissioning
• Working knowledge of Quality Improvement Processes utilising PDSA cycles
• Working knowledge of Infection Prevention & Control as well as surveillance & reporting of communicable diseases
• Leadership qualities and mentoring skills
• Excellent MS Office computer skills, i.e., Outlook, Word, Excel, Kronos, etc.

• Market Related Salary on offer
• Medical Aid,
• Pension Fund
• 13th Cheque

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