💙 Stoma & Ostomy Care Training for Support Workers

Gain the knowledge, practical skills, and confidence to provide safe, dignified, and person-centred care for individuals living with a stoma. 🩺

This specialised training program equips support workers, aged care staff, disability support professionals, and community care workers with the essential skills required to safely assist clients with stoma and ostomy care while maintaining comfort, dignity, and quality of life.

Combining theoretical knowledge with practical demonstrations and hands-on learning, participants will develop the confidence to provide daily stoma care, identify complications, maintain infection control standards, and know when to escalate concerns to healthcare professionals.

🎯 What You’ll Learn

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

✅ Understand the anatomy and function of the elimination system and stomas.

✅ Provide safe and effective daily care for clients with stomas and ostomy appliances.

✅ Perform hygienic cleaning and maintenance of the stoma site.

✅ Follow best-practice infection prevention and control procedures. 🧼

✅ Apply personal hygiene and standard precautions when delivering care.

🩺 Stoma & Ostomy Management Skills

Learn how to safely:

✔️ Empty and manage colostomy and ileostomy bags

✔️ Replace and maintain ostomy appliances

✔️ Burp and deodorise ostomy bags

✔️ Monitor stoma output and appliance function

✔️ Support client comfort, dignity, and independence

🚨 Recognising Complications & Escalating Care

Develop the skills to identify and respond to:

⚠️ Leakage and appliance failure

⚠️ Signs of infection

⚠️ Skin irritation and breakdown

⚠️ Blockages and reduced output

⚠️ Changes in client health and wellbeing

Participants will learn when and how to escalate concerns to healthcare professionals for further assessment and intervention.

👀 Monitoring & Client Safety

Gain confidence in:

✅ Monitoring stoma health and surrounding skin integrity

✅ Recognising signs of deterioration

✅ Supporting safe client positioning and comfort

✅ Understanding basic dietary considerations related to stoma care 🍎

✅ Maintaining ongoing observation and reporting

📝 Documentation & Infection Control

Learn how to:

📋 Complete accurate care documentation

📋 Maintain charts and clinical records

♻️ Safely dispose of waste and contaminated materials

🧴 Clean, disinfect, and store ostomy care equipment correctly

🦠 Follow infection control and standard precaution requirements

🤲 Practical Hands-On Learning

Participants will take part in:

✔️ Practical demonstrations

✔️ Hands-on skills assessments

✔️ Real-world care scenarios

✔️ Best-practice stoma care techniques

🌟 Who Should Attend?

Perfect for:

👩‍🦽 Disability Support Workers

👵 Aged Care Workers

🏡 Community Care Staff

🤝 Support Workers

👨‍⚕️ Personal Care Assistants

📈 Team Leaders and Supervisors

🎓 Course Benefits

✨ Improve confidence in providing stoma and ostomy care

✨ Strengthen infection control knowledge and practice

✨ Enhance client comfort, dignity, and wellbeing

✨ Recognise complications earlier and respond appropriately

✨ Develop practical, workplace-ready skills

✨ Support safer, higher-quality care outcomes

🏆 Certificate of Completion Included

Participants who successfully complete the training will receive a Certificate of Completion signed by our Registered Nurse, Jude Partlett, recognising their achievement and commitment to delivering safe, high-quality care.