Statewide Infection Control Practitioner

About the role

Mater Health is seeking an experienced and highly skilled Statewide Infection Control Practitioner to join our team in a permanent full time role, based at our South Brisbane campus.

This position represents a significant opportunity for an accomplished Infection Control Practitioner looking to lead statewide IPC strategy, provide high-level expert consultancy, and influence system-wide decision-making across a complex and diverse healthcare organisation.

As a senior clinical leader, you will provide expert guidance, consultancy, and strategic oversight of infection prevention and control (IPC) across Mater Health Services statewide. This critical role spans clinical practice, governance, education, public health collaboration, and research—ensuring Mater remains at the forefront of evidence-based IPC practice and healthcare-associated infection reduction. This role requires leadership capability and ability to influence, negotiate and lead at a statewide level.

Salary range: Commensurate with experience plus superannuation and access to not-for-profit salary packaging up to $15,900  + access to many staff benefits! 

What you’ll be doing

As a senior clinical leader, you will play a pivotal role in driving Mater’s statewide infection prevention and control strategy, ensuring the consistent delivery of safe, evidence-based practice across all facilities. Key responsibilities include:

• Provide expert infection prevention and control (IPC) consultancy, offering specialist clinical advice and guidance to departments across Mater Hospitals to support safe, evidence-based practice
• Lead implementation of best-practice IPC strategies and policies, ensuring consistent, high-quality infection prevention measures across diverse clinical settings
• Oversee outbreak management and surveillance activities, including interpreting epidemiological data and escalating emerging risks at local and statewide levels
• Ensure timely and accurate reporting of notifiable diseases to Public Health or other Regulatory bodies in alignment with legislation, guidelines, and organisational protocols
• Embed IPC principles into capital projects and infrastructure development, advising on design, commissioning, and construction to minimise infection transmission risks
• Coordinate statewide application of IPC protocols, collaborating with governance teams to ensure aligned operational delivery and integration of infection prevention strategies, including the development and implementation of statewide documents and processes where applicable
• Lead reviews of IPC-related incidents, contributing to system reviews and investigations, and driving system-level improvements to prevent recurrence

About you

You are an accomplished infection prevention and control professional with senior-level expertise, capable of providing authoritative clinical leadership, strategic guidance, and high-level collaboration across a complex healthcare system. You will bring:

Essential:

• Tertiary qualification in nursing, public health, microbiology, or a related allied health profession
• Leadership capability and ability to influence, negotiate and lead at a statewide level
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in an infection prevention and control role

Desirable:

• Postgraduate qualification in Infection Prevention and Control or equivalent (or significant progress toward completion)
• Registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA
• Current C Class Queensland driver’s licence (or ability to obtain one) and willingness to travel as required
• Participation in on-call or after-hours response arrangements may be required in discussion with line manager
• Expert knowledge of infection prevention and control principles, legislation, and national standards (especially NSQHS Standard 3)
• Experience providing specialist advice in a complex health environment with multiple stakeholders
• Advanced communication and collaboration skills, including the ability to build productive relationships with clinicians, executives, academics, and policymakers
• Strong research and analytical abilities, including the ability to interpret epidemiological data and apply evidence to clinical and policy decisions
  

Why join us?

Mater is Queensland’s largest not-for-profit healthcare provider, delivering exceptional care to nearly 700,000 patients each year across 11 (soon to be 12) hospitals. We’re leaders in healthcare, education,  fundraising & philanthropy and research — and it’s our people who make the difference.

We’re looking for passionate individuals to join our team and help shape the future of care. At Mater, you’ll be part of a purpose-driven organisation that values innovation, compassion, and excellence.

• Increase your take-home pay with generous salary packaging options, including meal and entertainment benefits
• Grow your career with access to industry-leading training and professional development through Mater Education
• Wellbeing support through our Employee Assistance Program and on-site pastoral care teams
• Access a range of health and wellbeing services with a corporate discount on private health insurance
• Exclusive discounts across dining, retail, travel, accommodation (just to name a few!)
• Stay active with unlimited access to discounted gyms via the Fitness Passport program
• Convenient, discounted on-site parking
• Enjoy great food with reduced prices at our campus cafés and coffee spots
• Join Queensland’s Largest and Most Innovative Not-for-Profit Healthcare Team

Be part of something bigger. Make your move with Mater. #GETBETTERWITHMATER

Applications close Sunday 6th September 2026 –please note, we may contact applicants prior to the closing date, please do not hesitate to APPLY NOW. Direct applications only — we are not engaging recruitment agencies at this time. All successful candidates may be required to complete pre‑employment checks (including criminal history, working rights, medical and working with children checks).

Mater offers a safe, supportive, flexible and inclusive workplace where everyone is valued. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. Visit our Reconciliation webpage. 

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