NURSE (INFECTION PREVENTION CONTROL FOCAL) FEMALE ONLY

Job Description

Title: NURSE (INFECTION PREVENTION CONTROL FOCAL) FEMALE ONLY

Company Name: Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

Vacancy: 1

Age: Na

Job Location: Cox`s Bazar (Ukhia)

Salary: Tk. 68500 (Monthly)

Experience:

Published: 2026-01-25

Application Deadline: 2026-02-03

Education:

Requirements:

Skills Required:

Additional Requirements:

Education

• Essential recognized nurse degree/diploma with valid registration from BNMC

• Desirable Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Experience

• Essential 2 years of previous experience in MSF or other NGO’s

• Essential Previous IPC role or experience

• Demonstrable experience in supervising and training others in a team setting desirable

Language

• Chittagonian language desirable. English language desirable

• Knowing, promoting, implementing and following up the universal hygiene standards/ precautions, bio-hazard prevention and infection control, security rules and other protocols and procedures in the medical premises and ensuring high standards of hygiene of his/her working environment. Respecting medical secrets and confidentiality at all times.

• Organizing and carrying out care and treatments according to medical prescriptions, and assisting during consultations, daily rounds and other medical procedures. Participating in health education of the patient (and family) when necessary.

• Identifying Sexually Gender Based Violence victims and referring them to the medical team so they can receive the necessary treatment. Knowing and is aware of the importance and appropriate use of the Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) Kit

• Ensuring patients are properly received and installed and that those with lack of autonomy are assisted, especially regarding their feeding, personal hygiene, movements and comfort. For ER and OPD nurse, ensuring triage of patients in waiting areas, wards or during emergencies, detecting the priority acute/emergency cases, carrying out first aid care and referring them to the doctor when necessary

• Sending material to be sterilized and recuperates it from sterilization

• Carrying out admission, surveillance and follow-up of patients (i.e. assessment of the evolution of their state of health and the identification of any emergency situation or deterioration

• Carrying and supervising administrative procedures and documents (fill in patient’s files, forms, consumptions, statistics, registers, health files, etc.), ensuring an appropriate written/oral handover, and reporting any problematic situations and cases that may arise. Participating in data collection and keeping doctors/supervisors informed .

• Participating in the department-related pharmacy and medical equipment control and maintenance (quality and its functioning, storage conditions, follow-up of expired drugs inventories, stock takes of medicines and material at every team changeover ensuring no material is taken out of nursing area/wards without prior authorisation, etc.)

• Perform cleaning and minor maintenance for biomedical equipment used. Fol-lowing the user manual and protocols and alert supervisor in case of malfunctioning.

• Supervising and training nurse-aids, nutritional assistants, cleaners and other related staff under his/her supervision, ensuring teamwork and adherence to all appropriate protocols and procedures MSF Section/Context Specific Accountabilities

IPC and Quality Monitoring Role

- Develop and implement IPC protocol based on the context of IPC SOPD.

- Perform different kind of IPC auditing including hand hygiene audit (HHOT), Glow-check auditing, MSFAT and SIPCA

- Ensure stock of IPC materials are in place and adequate stock. Report to NAM if any broken or missing items in built environment that impacts safe IPC practice.

- Deliver training in IPC measures according to MSF three pillars to medical and non-medical staff

- Conduct Session in the community in coordination with HPCE team.

- Participate actively in IPC Committee, assist with administrative duties and implementation of the annual IPC action plan.

- Supervise Hygiene agents, develop rosters, complete performance management, manage leave other administrative task related to HR processes as needed together with NAM

- Monitor clinical areas, office and staff dining areas and ensure Hygiene Agents are following proper cleaning and disinfection procedures.

- Monitoring IPC adeherance by medical team in outreach activites (ie: Hep-C, Vaccination)

- Ensure proper steps are followed and PPE is worn by staff during high-risk procedures (ie: Hygiene Agents during cleaning of toilets)

- Primary responsible for request order for IPC Supplies from pharmacy and logistic department

General

- Deliver care in a culturally and gender sensitive manner

- Maintain flexibility in assisting other healthcare activities, gap-filling and emergency response

- Provide nursing care and services to Gender Diverse Population if required.

• Exibit flexibility in filling HR gaps

Contract and Benefit This is a Permanent contract position. Salary according to level Level Five (Level 5) of the internal MSF salary grid (BDT 68,500 Gross). Salary is not negotiable. Income tax deduction from salary based on current income tax rule. 2 annual leave days per month worked. Medical insurance for employee and direct dependents based on Health Care Policy- Locally Recruited Staff. Others There is no provisions for relocation. 2 Festival Bonuses after completion of one year of uninterrupted continuous service.