Nurse Clinician, Infection Control (Public Healthcare) #HMZ

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced nursing professional to lead and strengthen infection prevention and control practices across a multi-site outpatient healthcare environment. This role is responsible for developing, implementing, and sustaining an effective infection control programme to ensure a safe environment for patients, staff, and visitors.

The successful candidate will play a key role in surveillance, staff education, policy implementation, outbreak preparedness, and regulatory compliance.

Who should apply? Candidates who are looking to:

• Step into a larger-scope leadership role with responsibility across multiple clinical sites, allowing you to influence infection control practices at a system level.
• Gain stronger exposure to strategy, policy development, surveillance analytics, and organisation-wide improvement initiatives beyond day-to-day operational infection control work.
• Move into a 5-day office hours position that offers better work-life balance while staying within a specialised clinical field.
• Be part of a role with high visibility, working closely with senior management, clinicians, and operational leaders on critical safety priorities.
• Strengthen your long-term career pathway into Infection Control Lead, Nurse Manager, Clinical Governance, Quality & Patient Safety, or senior nursing leadership positions.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain organisation-wide infection prevention and control programmes across outpatient clinical settings.
• Provide training and education to healthcare staff on infection control standards, protocols, and best practices.
• Design and support patient education initiatives relating to infectious diseases and preventive health measures.
• Serve as the subject matter expert and advisor on infection prevention matters for clinical and operational teams.
• Monitor infection trends, prevalence patterns, and surveillance data to identify risks and recommend interventions.
• Conduct audits, inspections, and compliance reviews to ensure adherence to infection control standards.
• Investigate incidents and support outbreak management, containment, and escalation processes when required.
• Review and update policies, workflows, and clinical procedures in line with latest guidelines and evidence-based practices.
• Support accreditation readiness and regulatory compliance through surveillance and quality improvement activities.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary stakeholders to drive a strong culture of safety and infection prevention.

Requirements

• Registered Nurse with valid nursing registration.
• Min. Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing or equivalent recognised qualification.
• Minimum 9–11 years of clinical nursing experience, including at least 2 years in infection prevention / infection control / epidemiology-related setting.
• Good knowledge of infection prevention principles, epidemiology, surveillance methodologies, and outbreak management practices.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Good analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Proactive, motivated, and results-driven mindset.
• Strong organisational and time management abilities.
• Able to work independently while collaborating effectively in a team environment.

Qualified applicants, please send a copy of your resume in MS Word to:

[email protected]

or call Melanie at 6736 3280 for further enquiries

All information will be treated with confidentiality and only selected candidates would be notified

Consultant: Melanie Zheng Zhiyuan

Designation: Principal Consultant/Division Manager

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