Appendix I

Infection Prevention and Control Induction Checklist For New Staff
(Physical, OPMH, Adult Mental Health & LD: for in-patient and community use)
Please complete this checklist within the first four weeks of commencing employment
Name of staff member:
Ward/dept:
Contact number:
Name of Manager/Supervisor :
Contact Details:
Topic / Aim / Requirements / Date Achieved
Hand Hygiene / Understand the importance of hand hygiene. /
  • Staff member is observed to follow the correct hand hygiene procedure using (soap and water or alcohol hand rub)
  • Staff member can locate and has read the trust hand hygiene appendix 6 of the over-arching IPC policy
  • Can identify the location of hand hygiene facilities (soap and water, alcohol hand rub, and hand care products e.g. moisturiser) in their work environment.
  • Staff member can verbalise situations when bacterial alcohol hand rub is ineffective
  • Staff member presents for duty ‘bare below the elbows’ as applicable to the work environment.
  • Staff member understands why it is important to look after their skin on their hands and the process to contact OH Dept (PAM) / GP if there are any skin integrity issues

Routine practices to prevent the transmission of infection / Knows how to access IPC policies/care plans and information leaflets.
Knows how to contact the IPCT for further advice.
Has a basic understanding of how infections can be transmitted in health care settings. /
  • Staff member can locate the trust isolation appendix 9 & Standard precautions appendix 5.
  • Staff member is able to recognise the source isolation poster (red) and protective isolation poster (blue) if applicable in their work environment.
  • Staff member knows how to contact the IPCT for further advice.
  • Staff member can locate the trust MRSA & resistant organisms appendix 14
  • Understands the procedure for MRSA screening in their area.
  • Staff member can locate the trust D&V appendix 13 and C. diff appendix 15.
  • Knows where to access the D&V outbreak packs from.
  • Staff member can verbalise when it is necessary to isolate service users in their work environment
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Personal protective equipment (PPE) / Is able to recognise when PPE (gloves and aprons) are required – if this is applicable. /
  • Staff member knows where to obtain PPE in their work environment.
  • Knows to speak to nurse in charge / IPCT if further advice is required.
  • Staff member understands when to wear additional respiratory protection e.g. FFP2/FFP3 masks in their work environment and the importance of being fit tested prior to use of this respiratory protection.

Decontamination and cleaning / Understands that any re-usable equipment used in the health care environment or in direct contact with service users must be kept clean. /
  • Understands what product can be used to decontaminateequipment and where to locate the product.
  • Can identify the single use symbol(if sterilised consumables are used)and knows what it means.
  • Knows to speak to their manager or IPC Team if further advice is needed.
  • Staff member can locate the trust Decontamination of medical devices appendix 12.

Waste / Understand how to dispose of waste safely as per trust policy. /
  • The staff member can identify which colour bag they should use for any waste that they generate during their duty (question)
  • The staff member can identify which colour sharps bin (if applicable) they should use for any sharps waste they generate during their duty (question)
  • The staff member is aware of the emergency 24 hour sharps hotline tel number.
  • The staff member can locate the sharps poster in their work environment.
  • Staff member can locate the trust Sharps and Inoculation management appendix 10 & Transportation of Specimens appendix 18
  • The staff member is aware that there is an E & FM help desk tel number to ring for advice.
  • If applicable the staff member knows how to arrange home collections of waste (if applicable).
  • Staff member can verbalise how to manage infected linen (if applicable).

Personal safety / Know the correct actions to take to maintain their own safety in the clinical environment.
Knows First aid treatment and subsequent management protocol following exposures to blood and bodily fluids. /
  • The staff member has attended their IPC training as part of their induction programme
  • The staff member knows how to contact OH Dept (PAM) and can locate the PAM 24 hour sharps help line tel number.
  • Is able to describe the basic first aid if an inoculation incident occurs.
  • Is able to describe the protocol for fluid exposures to the eyes, nose or mouth.
  • Has been shown how to safely manage blood and body fluid spillages.
  • Has read the COSHH data sheets for any products used.
  • Knows how to escalate concerns if poor practice is evident and is aware of how to complete a safeguarding/incident form
If sharps are generated:
  • Knows that all sharps must be disposed of at the point of use.
  • Uses sharp safety devices where possible
  • Understands the importance of correct assembly and temporary lock positions of a sharps bin.
  • Understands importance of completing written details required on the label of sharps bin
  • Community staff transporting sharps bins in their own vehicle know the procedure

Fitness to work /
  • Understands the importance of remaining at home if they are unwell e.g. have diarrhoea and vomiting.
  • Understands the process to access advice from their GP or Occ Health regarding their fitness to work
  • Understands the need to contact Occ Health for skin care/allergy advice and suitability for work

Signature of Manager/Supervisor: / Date
Signature of staff member / Date
This local induction checklist links with the SHFT Organisation and Induction Policy.
A signed copy should be kept by the staff member for their portfolio &another copy retained locally by the manager.

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Organisational Induction Policy

Version 3

April 2017