Lead Infection Prevention & Control Webinar

This course is designed to further develop your knowledge, skills and understanding of the control of infections. This training covers issues surrounding infection prevention and control from an organisational viewpoint and highlights working practices to be employed to prevent the spread of infection.

Learning Objectives
Skills and knowledge highlighted in this training include
• Professional competence in line with policies and procedures
• Acting as a role model for all infection control practices within the setting
• Maintaining day-to-day infection control issues ensuring up to date guidance is utilised
• Ensuring the implementation of evidence based infection control policies and disseminate new policies and guidelines
• To coordinate and contribute to the training and development of care professionals throughout the organisation
• To attend and plan external infection control meetings as appropriate to the organisation
• To take opportunities to extend knowledge in infection control
• To support staff to report to the corporate infection control lead as appropriate to the organisation