Training Courses Available
The following courses are available for care staff:
- Skills for Care Induction
- Moving & Handling
- Dementia Awareness
- Food Hygiene
- Fire Safety Awareness
- First Aid Awareness
- First Aid Appointed Person
- Health & Safety
- Safeguarding Adults at Risk
- Continence Awareness
- Infection Control
- End of Life Care
- Medication Awareness for Domiciliary Care
- Medication Awareness for Residential Care
- Recording & Reporting
- Care Planning
- Care Values & Principles
- Catheter Care
- Mental Capacity Act
- Foster Equality Diversity & Rights
- Skin Care & Pressure Ulcer Reduction
- COSHH
- Communication
- Emergency First Aid at Work
In Our Training Room:
All the above mandatory courses are run regularly in our own training room which is ideal when training is required for just one or two members of staff – see course dates.
We charge £29 + vat for a half day course, £49 + vat for a full day course and £135 for the full 4 day Skills for Care Induction Course.
Tailored Training:
At your premises: We can also come to your place of work and provide any of the above
courses for between 8 and 15 staff (depending on the course) for only £199 + vat for
a half day course and £299 + vat for a full day plus 40p mile for the trainers travel.
Skills for Care Induction 4 full days (max 10 people)
The aims of the Skills for Care Induction are to ensure that all care staff understands the needs and expectations of
the service user and their responsibility for working competently within the workforce. Knowledge is tested using a work book
, which i
s completed and then assessed.
This is delivered over a four-day period and fully covers the eight induction standards as required by
CSCI. It also covers the core units for Health and Social Care Level 2 as well as some optional units within the award including Knowledge Evidence.
STANDARD 1 – Role of the health and social care worker
Responsibilities and limits
Working in ways that are agreed with your employer
The importance of working in partnership with others
Be able to handle information in agreed ways
STANDARD 2 – Personal Development
Competence in your work role within the sector
Reflective Practice
Evaluating own performance
Producing a personal development plan
Using learning opportunities and reflective practice to contribute to personal development
STANDARD 3 – Communicate effectively
Importance of effective communication in the work setting
Meeting the communication and language needs, wishes and preferences of individuals
Overcoming difficulties in promoting communication
Understand principles and practices relating to confidentiality
STANDARD 4 – Equality and Inclusion
The value and the importance of equality and inclusion
Providing inclusive support
Access information, advice and support about equality and inclusion
STANDARD 5 – Principles for implementing duty of care
Understand how duty of care contributes to safe practice
Know how to address dilemmas that may arise between an individual’s rights and the duty of care
Know how to recognise and handle comments and complaints
Know how to recognise and handle adverse events, incidents, errors and near misses
STANDARD 6 – Principles of safeguarding in health and social care
Recognising signs of harm or abuse
Ways to reduce likelihood of abuse
Responding to suspected or disclosed abuse
National and local context of protection from harm and abuse
STANDARD 7 – Person Centred Support
Promote person-centred values in everyday work
Working in a person-centred way
Recognising possible signs of dementia
Supporting active participation
Supporting an individual’s rights to make choices
Promoting spiritual and emotional well-being
STANDARD 8 – Health & safety in an adult social care setting
Roles and responsibilities relating to health and safety in the work setting / situation
Health and safety risk assessments
Moving and positioning
Responding to accidents and sudden illness
Agreed ways of working regarding medication and health care tasks
Handling hazardous substances
Preventing the spread of infection
Promoting fire safety in the work setting
Security measures in the work setting
Managing stress
Food safety, nutrition and hydration
Moving and Handling 1/2 day (max. 10 people)
The aims of this course are to provide delegates with the knowledge and skills
of correct moving and handling procedures, assessing risk and reducing this risk within their
working environment. Knowledge is tested via a questionnaire at the end of the session.
This is run over one full day. The course looks at the following:
- The Statistics surrounding people handling
- The Legislation surrounding health and safety – this also looks at the employee’s responsibilities in relation to health and safety in general. Legislation explored includes
- The Moving & Handling Operations 1992
- The Health & Safety at Work Act 1974
- he Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1998
- The Human Rights Act 1998
- The lifting Operations and Equipment Regulations 1998
- Explore bad posture and its consequences in adult life
- Explore the principals of movement and biomechanics
- An insight into unsafe lifting practises.
- Practical sessions lasting 4hrs where the delegates use small handling aids and where appropriate hoists and other lifting aids/equipment.
- The course is linked to the following core and optional units and Knowledge Evidence for the Health and Social Care
Dementia Awareness 1/2 day
ELIGIBILTIY CRITERIA – Basic communication skills in English.
COURSE OBJECTIVES – to develop an understanding of what dementia is, different types, its causes and effects on its sufferers and their family.
At the end of the course the attendees will have an understanding of these and basic brain functions.
Food Hygiene Awareness 1/2day (max. 15 people)
The aims of this course are to introduce care workers to food safety within the workplace. Knowledge of the topic is tested via a questionnaire at the end of the session.
The following topics are explored
- Who are food handlers?
- Legislation surrounding food safety
- Food poisoning
- Different types of bacteria
- The multiplication of bacteria
- Safe storage of food
- Personal hygiene
- Preparation of different food types
- Defrosting of foods
- Cooking of foods
- Keeping foods warm
- Safe temperatures
- Cooling foods
- Cleaning
Fire Safety 1/2 day
ELIGIBILTIY CRITERIA – Basic communication skills in English.
COURSE OBJECTIVES – At the end of this session participants will be able to state their obligations with regard to fire safety.
State the actions to be taken in the event of a fire occurring within their working environment. Identify the correct fire extinguisher for use on a
range of different types of fire. State how fires occur, spread, and how they can reduce the risk of fire occurring. Understand the consequences of
a fire in their home and how they may reduce the threat.
First Aid Awareness (First Aid) 1/2 full day (max. 10 people)
The aims of this course are to enable delegates to have an awareness of
basic life support in the care environment; knowledge of the topic is tested via a questionnaire.
At the end of the course delegates will have basic skills to save a life through being able to perform CPR and other life saving techniques.
The following are explored:
The Principals of First Aid
Action plan - get help D R A B C
The recovery position
Resuscitation
Coping with different emergencies
First Aid boxes
Health and Safety at Work Act
Accident/Incident Reporting
Practical session
Each delegate must put another delegate into the recovery position.
Perform Mouth-to-Mouth and Cardiac Massage on a resuscitation dummy
The Appointed Persons First Aid certificate this is a full one-day course
The aims of this course are to enable delegate to have a sound knowledge of first Aid.
The syllabus remains the same as above; delegates go through a more thorough understanding of incidents as well as an understanding of the HSAWA including accident/incident reporting.
The course is linked to the following core and optional units and Knowledge Evidence for the Health and Social Care.
First Aid Appointed Person
Health & Safety Awareness (Health & Safety) 1/2 full day (max. 15 people)
The aims of this course are to provide attendees with a basic knowledge of Health & Safety. By the end of the course the attendees will be able to demonstrate a basic knowledge of:
TOPICS COVERED
- What is Health & Safety – Legislation relating to employers and employees responsibility? Health & Safety Act 1974 revised 1999.
- Moving & Handling – legislation, moving & handling aids, condemned lifts, assisting those with various disabilities/needs, accident reporting, RIDDOR
- First Aid – legislation and changes to protocols if any.
- Fire Safety – how to raise the alarm, know the procedure for fire for the placement – fire zones, assembly areas, evacuation, role of the Fire Marshal fire exits – kept clear and accessible, prevention of fire, control of fire, fire doors.
- Infection Control – what is infection control, types of infection, spread of infection, PPE’s, protection from and the disposal of body fluids, clinical waste, contaminated clothing / linen, sharps disposal, cleaning and disinfecting, barrier/isolation nursing. Reporting of near misses, non compliance, accidents in relation to infection control.
- Food safety – safe food handling and storage, pathogenic bacteria, prevention of cross contamination, food handling and clothing, cleaning.
- COSHH – what it is, management of COSHH, procedure to follow for incidents and non compliance.
- Violence & Aggression – possible causes for out bursts, contacting security/help, dealing with aggression – body language, eye contact, non retaliation,
- Lone workers – identifying potential risks, simple precautions which can be taken to reduce the risks.
Safeguarding Adults at Risk 1/2 full day (max. 15 people)
The course objectives are to enable care workers to have an understanding of adult protection, what types of abuse there are, how they are presented and what action to take where there are suspicions of abuse, session includes reporting and recording.. Knowledge is tested via a questionnaire at the end of the session.
The following topics are explored:
Current legislation including Multi agency Procedures and GSCC
POVA register
Who is a vulnerable adult?
Where abuse occurs
Types of abuse
How to recognise abuse
The effects of abuse
How to report suspicion of abuse
The course is linked to the following core and optional units and knowledge evidence for the Health and Social Care:
Due to the course content this course is linked to all units in Health and Social Care but in particular HSC 24 It also links to HSC 35, HSC 335, HSC 343, HSC 3100 at level 3.
Moving & Handling 1/2 day (max. 10 people)
The aims of this course are to provide delegates with the knowledge and skills of correct moving and handling procedures, assessing risk and reducing this risk within their working environment. Knowledge is tested via a questionnaire at the end of the session.
This is run over one full day. The course looks at the following:
The Statistics surrounding people handling
The Legislation surrounding health and safety – this also looks at the employee’s responsibilities in relation to health and safety in general. Legislation explored includes
The Moving & Handling Operations 1992
The Health & Safety at Work Act 1974
The Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1998
The Human Rights Act 1998
The lifting Operations and Equipment Regulations 1998
A basic introduction to the anatomy of the spine and its components, we also look at how the body moves and protects itself in relation to body movement and joint function
Explore bad posture and it’s consequences in adult life
Explore the principals of movement and biomechanics
An insight into unsafe lifting practises.
Practical sessions lasting 4hrs where the delegates use small handling aids and where appropriate hoists and other lifting aids / equipment.
The course is linked to the following core and optional units and Knowledge Evidence for the Health and Social Care
Continence Awareness 1/2 day
ELIGIBILTY CRITERIA – Basic communication skills in English.
COURSE OBJECTIVES – The aims of this course are to generate an awareness of incontinence, its causes and treatments. By the end of the course, delegates will be able to demonstrate basic knowledge of incontinence and subsequent care of their service users. What is incontinence Why does it happen The bladder Types of incontinence including Faecal incontinence Treatment for incontinence Skin care Stoma care Pressure area care and Aids available.
Infection Control 1/2 full day (max. 15 people)
The aim of this course is to provide the necessary knowledge to promote infection control in a variety of work areas. At the end of this course delegates will have an understanding of and basic knowledge of the following:
- What is infection control?
- How infection spreads
- Personal hygiene – hair hygiene, jewellery etc.
- Effective hand hygiene
- Protective clothing
- Basic anatomy of the skin
- Different types of infections – virus or bacteria
- Barrier
nursing
- Dealing with spillages
- Dealing with bodily fluids
- Waste disposal
- Cleaning
- Reporting infection risks
End of Life Care 1/2 day
ELIGIBILTY CRITERIA – basic communication skills in English.
COURSE OBJECTIVES – To bring an awareness to the processes of dying, relieving the symptoms of pain and discomfort, personal care – including pressure relief. Faith and cultural beliefs and their funeral arrangements. Different stages of grief and practical help that can be given.
Medication Awareness for Domiciliary Care
ELIGIBILTY CRITERIA – basic communication skills in English
COURSE OBJECTIVES – At the end of the session, participants will be able to:
- State their own obligations and that of their employers. In regards to the documentation and administration of medicines.
- Have an awareness of the best ways to store medication and the advice they can give in regards to this.
- Different types of medication and how they work.
- The 7 guidelines to medication administration.
- Drug errors.
- Disposal of medication
Medication Awareness for Domiciliary Care
ELIGIBILTY CRITERIA – basic communication skills in English
COURSE OBJECTIVES – At the end of the session, participants will be able to:
- State their own obligations and that of their employers. In regards to the documentation and administration of medicines.
- Have an awareness of the best ways to store medication and the advice they can give in regards to this.
- Different types of medication and how they work.
- The 7 guidelines to medication administration.
- Drug errors.
- Disposal of medication
Recording and reporting 1/2 day
ELIGIBILTY CRITERIA – basic communication skills in English.
COURSE OBJECTIVES – at the end of the training session, participants will be able to demonstrate competence in recording and reporting within their roles and responsibilities.
Care Planning
ELIGIBILTY CRITERIA – basic communication skills in English
COURSE OBJECTIVES
By the end of the session participants will be able to:
- Recognise the importance of a good care plan in supporting service users
- Discuss how to and the importance of involving the service user, their family and other agencies within the care planning process
- Describe why care plans may need to be changed and how to promote changes
- Write up a care plan incorporating core components
- Recognise their responsibility for the implementation of the care plan as agreed with their service user
- Identify approaches to ensure all staff within the organisation follows the agreed care plan
Care values and principals 1/2 day
ELIGIBILTY CRITERIA – basic communication skills in English.
COURSE OBJECTIVES – The course objectives are to ensure that all care staff understands the needs and expectations of the service user and the principles of care which include the health care values. Knowledge is tested using awork book
, which is completed and then assessed.
Catheter Care 1/2 day
ELIGIBILTY CRITERIA – basic communication skills in English.
COURSE OBJECTIVES – to enable all staff to be familiar with what is a catheter and how it works. Some reasons as to why a catheter is required. How to empty and record volumes, providing personal care – the dos and don
ts. The session includes symptoms of infection and blockage and what to do.
Mental Capacity Act 1/2 day
ELIGIBILTY CRITERIA – basic communication skills in English.
COURSE OBJECTIVES – at the end of the course participants will be able to show an understanding of what the Mental Capacity is, how and why it has been implemented, what it means to the Service Users and to the way we deliver care.
Foster and promote Equality, diversity, and rights 1/2 day
ELIGIBILTY CRITERIA – basic communication skills in English.
COURSE OBJECTIVES – The course objectives are to ensure that all care staff understands the needs and expectations of the service user and the principals of care which include the health care values. Participants will be aware of how to promote these values and to obtain advocacy services.
Skin care and pressure ulcer reduction 1/2 day
ELIGIBILTY CRITERIA – basic communication skills in English.
COURSE OBJECTIVES at the end of the course, participants will have an understanding of the anatomy of the skin, the changes that can occur and how to care for the skin at different stages of life Participants will also have an understanding of the different stages of pressure ulcers, their development and how they can be avoided.
COSHH 1/2 day
ELIGIBILTY CRITERIA – basic communication skills in English.
COURSE OBJECTIVES — the aim of this course is to bring an awareness of what COSHH is, the organisation policy on COSHH and the responsibility of staff in the safe use and storage of chemicals and other hazardous substances.
Communication
ELIGIBILTY CRITERIA – basic communication skills in English
COURSE OBJECTIVES
- Processes involved in effective communication with older people.
- The importance of non-verbal communication.
- Potential barriers to communication and how to apply strategies to support effective communication
- Strategies which can modify the carers own communication skills when supporting older people.
- Greater confidence through the application of skills learned.
- Developing action plans to aid communication with older people
Emergency first aid at work