Describe two best practices for infection control.
You will be responsible for promoting infection control throughout patient interactions and in your day-to-day duties. The interviewer at the NHS will want to ensure you're familiar with infection control practices and may test your knowledge by asking you to give two specific examples. Consider topics like hand hygiene, safe management and care of the environment, sterilization and decontamination of various equipment and instruments, cough and respiratory hygiene, or PPE usage. Provide two specific examples relevant to the position you're applying for.
"Infection control is extremely important in this setting to reduce the risk and prevent the spread of infection between patients and staff. One way we do this in the office is by ensuring that chairs and other surfaces patients have touched are thoroughly wiped down with a disinfectant before the next patient enters the room. Another example of a best practice is proper hand washing throughout the day. The World Health Organisation recommends handwashing before touching a patient, before performing a clean/aseptic procedure, after any bodily fluid exposure risk, and after touching the patient or the patient's surroundings. Proper handwashing should be done for at least 20 seconds with warm water and soap, followed by drying with a clean and disposable paper towel."
