Activities
- Define, implement and monitor the IPC project plans in collaboration with the medical team, nursing team, logistics team and relevant committees
- Provide expertise, support and training for staff on IPC related issues with a particular focus on activities such as: water supply, solid waste and waste water treatment and disposal, latrines and shower facilities, vector control and medical-waste management
- Guarantee project compliance to MSF IPC standards
- Develop multimodal strategies to improve IPC in MSF’s facilities including initiating system change, organising training, conducting performance monitoring, and giving feedback to promote a stepwise IPC improvement approach, working with communities and tailored to the local context
- Submit activity reports and manage data (forms, statistics, databases)
- Plan training for staff and conduct evaluations, supervision, etc.
REQUIREMENTS
- Compliance with essential criteria for all potential candidates
- Diploma or certificate in IPC with a background as a medical doctor or as a registered nurse
- At least two years working in IPC in a hospital setting
- Available for assignment for a minimum of nine months
- Must display no recent gap in experience greater than two years (current practicising certificate preferred)
- Willingness to abide by Médecins Sans Frontières medical protocols
DESIRABLE
- Fellow of the Australasian College for Infection Prevention and Control
- Work experience or study in tropical medicine, refugee health or international public health
- Clinical experience in infectious diseases (STDs, HIV/AIDS, TB)
