Eastwood Park’s new training calendar for 2014-2015 includes three new City & Guilds nationally-recognised qualifications to assist staff development for those working in the area of decontamination.
These are:
• The Certificate in decontaminating medical devices (L3) – securing this qualification will help personnel ‘gain an understanding of the validation process, and decontaminate instruments safely and efficiently’.
• The Diploma in healthcare support services (decontamination) (L3) – designed to enable staff to progress to a more advanced level, and achieve the Diploma.
• The Certificate in dental decontamination (L3) – a ‘new pathway’ relevant to all dental nurses, dental technicians, and assistants.
Eastwood Park explained: “These are work-based qualifications, which means no time spent training away from the workplace.” In addition, for Authorised Persons working in decontamination, and aspiring to an Authorising Engineer role, Eastwood Park has been working with IHEEM on a new AE competency-based assessment programme.
