Decontamination Transportable steam sterilizers - operators (to NHS guidance)

Is this course for you?

This course is aimed at personnel involved in operating transportable, (benchtop), steam sterilizers. These may include Operating Department Practitioners, Practice Nurses, Nurses, Dental Nurses, Sterile Services Technicians, and any other person who are responsible for the decontamination of reusable medical devices.

Aim

To enable clinical & allied healthcare professionals working in local decontamination facilities or sterile services departments to operate transportable steam sterilizers as defined in British Standards and devolved National Health Service, (NHS), guidance.

Objectives

 By the end of the course you will be able to:

• Describe the complete reusable medical device decontamination process
• Describe key decontamination roles and responsibilities
• Explain the principles of operation of a benchtop sterilizers    
• Explain the reasons for correct usage and loading of decontamination equipment
• Describe and list daily and weekly testing for transportable steam sterilizers
• Carry out daily & weekly testing
• Complete log books for steam sterilizers
• Operate benchtop steam sterilizers

Availability

This course is scheduled according to demand, or available as an onsite. If you are interested in attending then please contact us to be notified when an event is scheduled, or to discuss having this course run at your location.

Additional information

Practical exercises form an important part of this course, enabling delegates to achieve the training objectives. If delivered on-site the client must ensure that sterilizer equipment is made available and provide a permit to work in support of training.

Related courses

ST02 - Large porous load sterilizers - operators (to NHS guidance)

Eastwood Park, Falfield, was formerly the NHS national training centre for healthcare engineering and now, as an independent company, we are the leading provider of technical healthcare engineering training in the UK.      

This course has City & Guilds accredited programme status.

Following a review of the new government guidance we want to reassure you that the essential training booked at Eastwood Park for the coming weeks is going ahead as planned.

We are operating a COVID-secure environment and will be seeking the co-operation of everyone attending to strictly adhere to these arrangements throughout their stay and we will continue to carefully monitor the situation.

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Facilities

Decontamination lab

The decontamination labs feature a range of decontamination and infection control equipment.

FAQs

• How long will you hold provisional bookings for?

  Provisional bookings will be held for one week (7 days) from the date of booking.

  As we are facing a high demand for course places, we kindly ask you to confirm your place as soon as possible.

  If you do not confirm this booking within this period, unfortunately we cannot hold the place for you and the provisional booking request will be removed from the system.

• What kind of decontamination training does Eastwood Park offer?

  Eastwood Park offers decontamination courses that fit into 3 main categories – for operators, management courses and engineering validation and testing.

• What course should I take if I’m new to decontamination?

  Our Introduction to Decontamination (IDO) course is ideal for anyone who has a need to know about decontamination but who is not familiar with it, providing you with a broad, high-level understanding of the purpose and constraints on decontamination practices and in particular the role of the sterile services department (SSD) in the broader healthcare setting.

• Do I need to bring any documents with me?

  Your joining instructions will state whether you need to bring anything with you to your course.

• How do I find out your course availability?

  To book one of our courses, call our sales team on +44 (0)1454 262777. Alternatively fill out the enquiry form on our website, after which we will contact you as soon as possible.

• What are your terms & conditions?

  You can view and download our booking terms and conditions here.