Consultant Infection Prevention & Control

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Infection Prevention and Control (IP&C) roles at Saudi Arabian Ministry Hospital involve implementing, monitoring, and enforcing evidence-based infection control guidelines to reduce healthcare-associated infections (HAIs).

Key duties include surveillance, outbreak investigations, policy development, antimicrobial stewardship, and staff education/training.

• Surveillance and Monitoring: Conducting active surveillance of HAIs, monitoring environmental safety (water, food, air), and ensuring proper sterilization/disinfection techniques.
• Policies and Procedures: Developing, updating, and enforcing infection control policies, and participating in committees like the Hospital Infection Control Committee (HICC)
• Education and Training: Providing education on infection prevention to staff and promoting Basic Infection Control Skills License (BICSL) Training Program.
• Outbreak Management: Investigating and controlling infection outbreaks in collaboration with public health teams.
• Occupational Health: Identifying infection risks, managing staff exposure (needle sticks), and overseeing immunization programs.
• Antimicrobial Stewardship: Monitoring antibiotic use and developing policies to tackle antimicrobial resistance.

These positions are crucial to specialized units, including those serving as World Health Organization Collaborating Centers (WHO-CC) and the Gulf Cooperation Council Centre for Infection Control (GCC-CIC).