Introduction to decontamination operations (to NHS guidance)

This course is for healthcare staff required to operate and/or weekly test large steam sterilizers used for wrapped surgical instruments and other medical devices. Note: Weekly testing is identified in guidance as a Competent Person (Decontamination) task. Since this is historically due to the necessary access requirements of older sterilizers it is feasible that organisations, with advice from their AE(D), might elect to delegate this task to the responsible users.

This course is aimed at National Health staff and contractors required to perform the duties of a Competent Person (Decontamination) as defined in NHS Guidance. Pharmaceutical staff could find this course of benefit as evidence of training.

This course is aimed at National Health staff and contractors required to perform the duties of a Competent Person (Decontamination) as defined in NHS Guidance. Pharmaceutical staff could find this course of benefit as evidence of training.

This course is for mobile maintenance and service engineering staff required to complete periodic validation and verification tests on small benchtop N or B type sterilizers used in dental or other healthcare clinics. This course is suitable for individuals with prior experience* of testing and/or in-depth maintenance of such equipment.

This course is aimed at National Health Service staff or contractors required to carry out periodic testing of surgical instrument washer-disinfectors employing thermal disinfection as defined in NHS guidance (HTM, SHTM, WHTM).

This course is for healthcare staff required to operate and/or weekly test surgical washer disinfectors using thermal disinfection.

This course is aimed at National Health Service staff or contractors required to carry out periodic testing of flexible endoscope washer disinfector.

This course is for healthcare staff required to operate and/or weekly test endoscope washer disinfectors.

This course is for technicians who are responsible for testing endoscope drying cabinets.

This course is aimed at National Health Service staff and others in the private sector who have responsibility for the management and production of all sterile services and goods. These include Sterile Services managers, supervisors and those designated the ‘User’ as defined in NHS guidance.

This course provides the knowledge and skills for people involved in the management of flexible endoscope decontamination, either in dedicated endoscope units or sterile services departments; Users, decontamination leads and estate managers. This course does NOT cover the hands-on practice of decontamination (by the Operator) and periodic testing of automated endoscope reprocessors.

This course has been devised to meet the needs of those taking on the role of Decontamination Lead as specified in current NHS guidance. Please note, if you do not have operational experience of medical device decontamination management we strongly recommend you attend IDO - Introduction to decontamination operations (to NHS guidance). Please ask our Sales Team for more information.

This programme is suited for individuals currently in a management position dealing with engineering aspects of an organisation’s decontamination equipment and day to day operational management. It would also be applicable to the Competent Person (Decontamination), CP(D), wishing to progress their career.

This is a work-based learning programme for those who wish to become an AE(D) and register with IHEEM.

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.

This course is aimed at personnel involved in operating large porous load sterilizers. These may include Sterile Services Technicians/SSD staff and any other person who is responsible for the operation of a large porous load sterilizer.

This course is aimed at operators of instrument washer disinfectors. These will include Sterile Services Technicians/SSD staff and any other person who is responsible for the operation of an instrument washer disinfector.

This course is aimed at personnel involved in operating automated endoscope reprocessors, (AER), endoscope washer disinfectors, (EWD). These may include Sterile Services Technicians/SSD staff, and nurses and any other person who is responsible for the decontamination of endoscopes and the operation of an AER and EWDs.

This course has been specifically designed for technicians/field service engineers to carry out the periodic testing of human waste container washer-disinfectors, or "bedpan washers", effectively and in compliance with the current standards and guidance.

Eastwood Park is pleased to offer an apprenticeship programme in partnership with Dynamic Training. This Diploma in healthcare science (level 2) is focused on delivering safe patient care in technical support roles in hospitals, general practice and other healthcare settings and all areas of healthcare science. It is ideal for Sterile Services Technicians.

Eastwood Park is pleased to offer an apprenticeship programme in partnership with Dynamic Training. This Diploma in healthcare science (L2) is focused around clinical engineering departments. Apprentices’ main duties will be to ensure the availability of clinical equipment and to facilitate colleagues to keep low to medium risk medical devices in fully maintained and ready to use order. It is ideal for Assistant Clinical Technologists.

This course offers an opportunity to learn the evolving role of the AP(D), gaining awareness of the need to understand risks and gain awareness of the need for development of protocols that are in compliance with your organisations safe systems of work.