P5,describe the roles and responsibilities of personnel in relation to infection prevention and control in a health or social care setting.
Roles and responsibilities in the nursery
Nursery Chef
The roles of the Nursery Chef is to provide nutritionally balanced, freshly prepared meals for the children and are responsible for the safe and hygienic management of the nursery kitchen. They must make sure that before preparing meals their hands have been washed and surfaces have been cleaned with disinfectant sprays. However, they must make sure that food is stored at the correct temperature chefs and, ensure that the kitchen is clean at all times. Not cooking fresh food can lead to children being sick. Additionally it can lead the children having food poison. …show more content…
When a nursery teacher is changing a child’s nappy they must make sure that their hands have been washed thoroughly before and after that procedure, they must change their gloves and apron when they change the next child’s nappy. Nursery teachers must make sure when handing out snacks they are wearing gloves to prevent cross contamination. Furthermore If children in the nursery are playing outside the teachers will ensure that the playground is safe to play. For example the teacher will ensure that there are no sharp objects lying around; if someone gets injured they can easily get a bruise which can cause them to bleed. Not cleaning the blood immediately can cause infection.
Nursery nurse
A nursery nurse must contribute a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care for children placed in the nursery and give support to other workers within the Nursery. If the nursery nurse notices that a child is unwell for example if a child starts to vomit, then the nursery nurse would have to remove the child from the rest of the children so that the child is not in contact with other children.
Nursery