About this course
The Healthcare Cleaning Operative apprenticeship is suitable for those working in a cleaning role within a healthcare environment.
This includes NHS and private hospitals, care homes, GP practices, community health centres, educational and leisure establishments.
You need your cleaning staff to support your front line team by providing a hygienically clean healthcare environment in which service users (eg patients, nursery pupils and care home residents), staff and other users can thrive, work and develop.
Through this apprenticeship, they’ll learn about the importance of preventing the spread of infection and cross-contamination as well as routine and non-routine cleaning, including deep cleaning and rapid response cleaning.
Your apprentice will study national standards of healthcare cleanliness, and how to safely use, store and maintain cleaning equipment, materials and products. Standard reporting formats to record and report work will be looked at, and the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). They’ll also hone their organisational skills to prioritise workloads, and communication skills to make a positive contribution to service users’ experience.
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Course details
- Entry requirements: Set by employer
- Duration: 12 months
- Course delivery: Blended – direct teaching and self-directed learning
Employers will determine their own entry requirements for an employee to commence this apprenticeship, but general entry requirements apply.
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As an apprentice, you’ll gain a highly regarded qualification, valuable work experience and get paid!
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