West Sussex County Council (WSCC) Public Health Department are pleased to offer a series face to face IPC management training for registered manager and/or deputy managers at care home settings.
The day is an in-person event that covers the principles of infection prevention and control with a particular emphasis on the challenges faced by those in management positions. Delegates will be an influencer within their organisation to take back and implement change where necessary and support staff in consistently meeting standards. The course will enable an understanding of common healthcare organisms, their route of transmission and how to prevent spread within the care home setting. The day will consist of presentations and interactive exercises to ensure delegates can identify the needs of their care home, train and support colleagues and be a confident leader in preventing infection.
The aim of this training is to support care home managers to:
- Ensure that IPC education and training is translated effectively in practice with audits, actions and feedback
- Promote adherence to standards of the health and social care act and other national guidance
- Sustain safe and effective practice in the homes
Training objectives include:
- Common infections and route of transmission including community and health care infection
- Introduction to antimicrobial resistance
- Hydration, signs of infection and urinary catheter care
- Hand hygiene and PPE
- Environmental and equipment cleanliness
- Waste
- Outbreak management
- Education and audit
By undertaking this training, you will develop the knowledge and skills you need to train your staff in order to support the registered provider to demonstrate:
- Compliance with CQC regulations under the Health and Social Care Act, regulation 12 outcome 8.
- As an employer there is evidence following training that employees have received education on the use of personal protective equipment in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.
We actively encourage you to take up this offer to participate in WSCC IPC champion “train the trainer course”. The offer is limited and based on first come first served, so please book your place by clicking on the below dates as soon as possible.
Booking IPC management Champion course 2023/24:
August 2nd 2023 Worthing
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September 20th 2023 Crawley
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November 29th 2023 Billingshurst
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March 20th 2024 Arundel
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