Level 2 Infection Control

CSTF Aligned
Level: Intermediate
Study time: 1 hour

Advance your knowledge of infection control in clinical healthcare settings with our online course.

Care Certificate

Our level 2 Infection Control course is aimed at those working in a clinical healthcare role. The course is CSTF aligned. This course covers the theory requirements for standard 15 of the Care Certificate.

Modules: 4
Exams: 1

Who is this course for?

Course Modules

Learning Outcomes

Assessment

Accreditations

Technical Requirements

Certification

Who Is This Course For?

Anyone working in a clinical setting and needs infection control training.

Please note: There is no need to complete the Level 1 Infection Control course first. We have included the level 1 content within this course!

Course Modules

Hand Hygiene

Infection Prevention and Control Precautions

Risk AssessmentInfection Control in Healthcare

Learning Outcomes

Understand how individuals can contribute to infection prevention and control

Understand standard infection prevention and control precautions

Recognise when personal fitness to work may pose a risk of infection to others

Understand what is meant by the term 'Healthcare Related Infection'

Understand the chain of infection

Understand the 3 levels of decontamination and everyone's roles and responsibilities

Understand how to carry out a risk assessment for infection control

Understand alert and notifiable diseases and the risks they pose

Understand how to safely manage a service user with alert organisms

Assessment

You must gain a minimum of 75% in the end of module assessments in order to gain your certificate for this course. You can attempt the assessments as many times as you would like.

Technical Requirements

Please make sure you are familiar with our technical requirements before commencing a course:

Web browser: Google Chrome or Firefox. Some of our courses/elements of courses will not work on other internet browsers.

Device: Although our courses work on any device connected to the internet, we recommend a desktop or laptop for optimal learning experience.

Internet: You need to have an internet connection to access any of our online training courses.

PDF Reader: Some of our courses come with PDFs and Word documents for download. You need to ensure that you have a PDF reader and word processor on your device to access these documents if you would like to download them.

Each of our courses comes with a certificate which you can use to demonstrate your knowledge to the world.

Some of our courses have assessments attached to them and you must achieve a certain mark to pass the assessment and gain your certificate.

The certificates are printable, and will be saved in your Care Academy profile where they will remain for as long as you keep your Care Academy account. For further information about downloading your certificate after you have exited a course, visit our Virtual Help Desk.