Infection Prevention and Control Level 2 Course

Health Education England and Skills for Health, since 2013, the Core Skills Training Framework (CSTF) has become widely recognised as a national minimum standard for statutory/mandatory training in the health sector.

Target Audience

Level 2: All healthcare staff providing direct patient care and other relevant staff, based upon role and local risk assessment (Level 1 outcomes plus the following).

Key Learning Outcomes

Relevant to their role, the learner will :

a) be able to describe the healthcare organisation’s and their own responsibilities in terms of current infection prevention and control legislation

b) know how to obtain information about infection prevention and control within the organisation

c) understand what is meant by the term healthcare associated infections

d) understand the chain of infection and how this informs infection prevention and control practice

e) demonstrate an understanding of the routes of transmission of micro-organisms

f) understand individual roles and responsibilities for the three levels of decontamination

g) use single use items appropriately

h) be able to conduct a risk assessment in respect of ensuring infection prevention and control

i) explain different alert organisms and conditions that pose an infection risk

j) describe how to safely manage patients with specific alert organisms.