IPC Assistant

MSI Sierra Leone is established in 1986, as a reproductive healthcare service delivery organization, a leader in reproductive choices, and a social enterprise that draws inspiration from both the non-profit and commercial works. We serve thousands of client every year in Sierra Leone. We are part of a global partnership of organization that has a presence in 37 Countries around the world , who believe in providing woman and girls choice and excellence in reproductive healthcare from menstruation to menopause. We not only support physical and mental wellbeing of our clients but also unluck opportunities for improving the health of their families, allow them to continue in education advance their careers or work in their communities and in so doing, provide a springboard for the alleviation of poverty.

 Key Responsibilities

1. Centre Cleaning and Hygiene Monitoring

• Daily and continuous cleaning schedules for clinical rooms, waiting areas, toilets, laboratories, and

procedure rooms.

• Ensure cleaning is conducted using approved disinfectants, dilution ratios, and methods.

• Conduct routine spot checks to confirm cleanliness, surface disinfection, and environmental hygiene

standards.

• Escalate infection risks and concerns to line manager immediately.

2. Waste Management and Disposal

• Ensure correct segregation of healthcare waste at point of generation, including sharps, infectious waste,

non-infectious waste, and pharmaceutical waste.

• Monitor correct use of colour-coded bins and liners.

• Ensure safe handling, temporary storage, and transfer of waste in line with IPC and environmental health

standards.

• Report unsafe waste practices, sharps injuries, or spill incidents promptly.

3. Sterilization and Decontamination Support

• Support correct cleaning, decontamination, and sterilisation of reusable instruments and equipment in line

with Centre protocols.

• Ensure instruments are processed using approved methods and documented appropriately.

• Monitor sterilisation logs, indicator use, and equipment cleanliness

4. Incident Reporting and Response

• Support immediate response to IPC incidents such as blood spills, body fluid exposure, needle-stick

injuries, or suspected infection outbreaks.

• Ensure incidents are reported, documented, and escalated according to MSSL incident management

procedures.

• Support follow-up actions, including cleaning, isolation measures, or referrals where required.

5. Documentation and Record Keeping

• Maintain IPC checklists, cleaning logs, waste tracking records, and sterilisation support records.

• Ensure documentation is completed accurately, timely, and kept securely.

• Support data collection for IPC audits, inspections, and supervision visits.

6. Support to Audits, Supervision and Compliance

• Support Centre IPC audits, regulatory inspections, and internal supervision visits.

• Prepare IPC areas and documentation for inspection.

• Support implementation and follow-up of corrective actions arising from audits or supervision