1.1 - Summarise national and local policies for infection prevention and control.
504.1 - Understand current infection prevention and control policies, procedures and practices.
- Assessment Criteria
- 1.1 - Summarise national and local policies for infection prevention and control.
- 1.2 - Evaluate how policies, procedures and practices in own work setting meet infection prevention and control regulatory requirements.
- 1.3 - Explain role and responsibilities in relation to infection prevention and control.
504.2 - Be able to lead the implementation of policies and procedures for infection prevention and control.
- Assessment Criteria
- 2.1 - Analyse the differences between applying infection preventionpolicies and procedures in an individual’s own home to that of a residential care setting.
- 2.2 - Explain how to ensure a proportionate approach to the implementation of policies and procedures in a range of settings.
- 2.3 - Communicate policies and procedures for infection prevention and control to others within the work setting.
- 2.4 - Allocate roles and responsibilities to meet infection prevention and control procedures within own work setting.
- 2.5 - Manage compliance with procedures for infection prevention and control.
- 2.6 - Explain actions to take when infection prevention and control procedures and practices are not being complied with.
504.3 - Be able to manage the exchange of information about infections.
- Assessment Criteria
- 3.1 - Explain why it is important to share information with others.
- 3.2 - Provide information on infections to others.
- 3.3 - Manage processes for the exchange of information about infection between others.
- 3.4 - Manage systems for keeping records of suspected or diagnosed infections.
504.4 - Be able to lead the practice of infection prevention and control.
- Assessment Criteria
- 4.1a - Explain why infection prevention and control practice should be included in job descriptions
- 4.1b - Explain why infection prevention and control practice should be included in performance management.
- 4.2a - Support staff to recognise their role in minimising the risk of spreading infection through: supervision
- 4.2b - Support staff to recognise their role in minimising the risk of spreading infection through: appraisal
- 4.3 - Provide access to resources for staff to minimise the risks of infection.
- 4.4 - Monitor infection prevention and control practice.
- 4.5 - Provide feedback to staff on their practice of infection prevention and control.
- 4.6a - Manage the learning and development needs for staff about infection prevention and control: During induction
- 4.6b - Manage the learning and development needs for staff about infection prevention and control: Continuing professional development
504.5 - Be able to manage risk management in infection prevention and control.
- Assessment Criteria
- 5.1 - Manage the implementation of risk assessment processes to minimise infection.
- 5.2 - Manage the implementation of controls identified from risk assessment processes in partnership with the individual and others.
- 5.3 - Manage risk management records.
- 5.4 - Manage the reporting of risks and hazards that are outside your area of responsibility.
504.6 - Be able to review the effectiveness of policies, procedures and practices for infection prevention and control.
- Assessment Criteria
- 6.1 - Assess trends of reported patterns of infections in own work setting.
- 6.2 - Identify factors that contribute to spread and/or reduction of infection in own work setting.
- 6.3 - Evaluate the implementation of infection prevention and control procedures in own work setting.
- 6.4 - Make recommendations for changes to infection prevention and control policies, procedures and practices in own work setting.
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