Get the skills you need for the job you want, and gain high level skills in sterilisation methods for equipment used in environments such as hospitals, dental surgeries, medical centres, operating theatres and more. You'll also gain skills in team leadership.
This course covers a range of varied activities performed in a sterilising service or department within a healthcare setting, to ensure medical equipment is safe and sterile to required standards to prevent infection.
Designed for people with some experience or background in a medical or healthcare setting, this training is ideal for those seeking to move their career up into a supervisory or managerial role.
You'll gain high level skills in sterilisation methods for equipment used in environments such as hospitals, dental surgeries, medical centres, operating theatres and more. You'll also gain skills in team leadership.
Completion of this nationally recognised and accredited qualification may provide credit towards a relevant higher level qualification or university degree, should you wish to pursue further study in this field.
What they do
In this short video, you'll see the specialist sterilisation team at the Townsville University Hospital in Queensland.
Referred to as "the heart of the hospital", they’re a 24/7 team of specialty nurses who are a key part of providing safe healthcare to the community, but most people have no idea they exist. Their work is behind the scenes, but it's of critical importance.
In 2020. the team cleaned and sterilised almost 1.5 million pieces of equipment!
Choose a WA TAFE college that delivers this course
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Step into a health care supervisory role
When you complete the Certificate IV in Sterilisation Services you will be better equipped in the management of a sterilisation department.
This course covers a range of varied activities performed in a sterilising service or department and is for managers and supervisors working in a sterilising department.
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