Infection Control Officer

The Team:

Royal Hobart Hospital is Tasmania's largest hospital, and the Cardiothoracic Surgical Unit within the RHH is the tertiary referral centre for all cardiothoracic surgery in Tasmania. As the major clinical teaching and research centre, RHH works closely with the University of Tasmania and other institutions.  All our services work closely together to focus on delivering excellence in healthcare to achieve improved outcomes for our consumers, our workforce, and the Tasmanian community.

The Role:

• Perform defined infection control cleaning tasks across the hospital, which include correct maintenance and centralised storage of isolation equipment and chemicals, wearing appropriate protective clothing/equipment throughout the hospital as directed.
• Act as a first line of response in the event of an external or internal biological threat, in relation to isolation equipment and associated requirements.
• Recognise infection risks within the hospital environment and report to Infection Prevention and Control nursing staff to enable corrective action to be taken.
• Maintain associated written records of service provision on a daily basis and ensure confidentiality is maintained at all times.
• Provide infection control cleaning advice and leadership to general cleaners during an outbreak or specific infection control situation.
• Provide training to new and relief staff.
• Initiate, maintain and coordinate transmission-based precautions across the hospital, which incorporates microbiological surveillance of isolation rooms, as and when directed by Infection Control nursing staff.
• Assist and advise clinical staff on specific aspects of transmission-based precautions requirements, as required.
• Attend ongoing and specialised education and training programs, as determined by the Operations Manager - Corporate and Support Services and the Nurse Unit Manager.
• Undertake other hospital cleaning duties as directed.
• Actively participate in and contribute to the organisation's Quality & Safety and Work Health & Safety processes, including the development and implementation of safety systems, improvement initiatives and related training, ensuring that quality and safety improvement processes are in place and acted upon.
• The incumbent can expect to be allocated duties, not specifically mentioned in this document, that are within the capacity, qualifications and experience normally expected from persons occupying positions at this classification level.

You will need:

• Sound knowledge and understanding of contemporary cleaning practices, including an understanding of practices relating to infection control cleaning and the type of isolation/precautions required.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision with well-developed organisational skills and ability to exercise a high level of initiative, judgement, confidentiality and discretion.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work and function effectively in a team environment and deal sensitively with patient requirements.

Note: - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application.

Details of appointment:

Multiple Permanent full time/part time, shift worker position, working up to 76 hours per fortnight, commencing as soon as possible.

*notwithstanding hours to be negotiated with the successful applicant.

Applicants should note that, for a period of twelve months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or similar full time, part time, and casual vacancies.

Salary: $63,110 to $66,049 per annum pro rata. Our Employer 12% superannuation contribution is on top of this amount.

• Salary range is in accordance with Public Sector Unions Wages Agreement 2022

Salary Packaging:

You'll have access to salary package a range of benefits including living expenses up to $9,010 + $2,650 in meal entertainment each FBT year + other benefits if eligible.

Benefits available to eligible candidates:

• Fitness Passport – You, and your family can access 40+ fitness facilities across Tasmania for just $13.95 per week per person, or $25.95 for a family.

More information about our Employee Benefits can be found here

Eligibility:

Applicants should note the following criteria are desirable:

• Certificate III in Asset Maintenance (Cleaning Operations)

Note: - Please refer to the Application Guide for more information of pre-employment check.

Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents

We encourage you to review the Statement of Duties, Applicant Guide, prior to applying for an overview of the duties, program, selection process and application guidance.

Statement of Duties:

• Infection Control Officer OHO2 (word)

Application Guide:

• Department of Health - Applicant Guide (word)

For more information:

Applicants who require further information are encouraged to contact the Contact person for detailed information about the vacancy.

Name: Vincent Bound

Position: Manager

Phone number:

Email address: 

*Closing Date 7 September 11:55pm.