Personal Care

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Depending on experience
Mandatory training to work in care

1 day course covering:

An introduction to working in Care

Codes of Practice, Dignity and Respect, The Holistic Approach.

• Personal Hygiene
• Washing and Dressing
• CVA patients
• Patients in Pain
• Contracted Patients
• Catheter Care and Potential Complications
• Continence
• Foot Care
• Denture Care and Oral Hygiene
• Fluid Balance
• Positional Changes
• Pressure Damage
• Pressure Damage Prevention
• Documentation
• Ethical and Legal Responsibilities
• Behaviour
• Confidentiality
• Uniform

Mandatory

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1 day course covering:

• Food Hygiene
• Safeguarding Adults and Children including abuse awareness
• Infection Control
• First Aid and CPR
• Information Governance (Caldicott Standards and Data Protection)
• Lone Worker
• Complaints Handling

Mandatory

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1 day course covering:

• Moving and Handling Theory and Practical
• Introduction to Administration of Medication
• Health and Safety - Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (CoSHH)
• Reporting of Injuries
• Diseases and Dangerous Occurences Regulations (Riddor)
• Fire Safety
• Accident and Risk Incident Reporting
• Culture and Diversity
• Confidentiality

Violence and Aggression & PMVA

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Mandatory training to work in General hospitals

Half day course covering:

• Violence and Aggression
• Conflict Resolution
• Mental Health Workshop
• Mental Health Act
• Eyesight Observation
• Arms Length Observation
• Intermittent Observation
• General Observations
• General Risk Assessment
• Incident Reporting
• Use of Alarms
• Warning signs that may escalate in to Violent Situations
• An Overview of Trust Policies and Procedures.

Essence of Care

1 day course covering:

Modules

• General Social Care Council - Codes of Practice
• Dignity & Respect
• The Holistic Approach
• Personal Hygiene
• Washing & Dressing
• CVA patients
• Patients in Pain
• Contracted Patients
• Catheter Care & Potential Complications
• Continence
• Denture Care & Oral
• Fluid Balance
• Positional Changes
• Pressure Damage
• Pressure Damage Prevention
• Behaviour / Professionalism
• Routine & Structure
• Documentation
• Ethical & Legal Responsibilities
• Confidentiality
• Foot Care
• Dysphagia
• Uniform Care

Mandatory

1 day course covering

Modules

• Food Hygiene
• Nutrition & Safety
• Dementia Care
• Safe Guarding Adults And Children (Level 1&2)
• Information Governance (Caldicott And Data Protection)
• Lone Working
• Complaints Handling
• Conflict Resolution
• Epilepsy Awareness
• Infection Prevention & Control (Clostridium, Difficile, MRSA, ESBL, Pseudomonas)
• Basic First Aid
• Moving And Handling Of People & Inanimate Objects (Theory & Practical)
• Basic Administration Of Medication
• Health And Safety
• Counter Fraud
• RIDDOR
• Control Of Substances Hazardous To Health (COSHH)
• Fire Safety
• Accident And Risk Incident Reporting
• Equality And Diversity & Prevention Of Radicalisation
• Confidentiality
• Violence And Aggression
• Dysphagia

Prevention Management of Violence & Aggression (PMVA) GSA Approved

5 day course covering:

Modules

• Positive Behaviour Support (PBS)
• Assault Cycle
• Ligatures
• Professionalism
• Wrist Grabs
• Clothing Grabs
• Communication & Correct Vocabulary
• De-Escalation (Verbal & Non Verbal)
• Types of Aggression
• Hair Pulls
• Strangles
• Ground Assaults & Rape Scenarios
• Key Grabs
• Bear Hugs
• Bites
• Punches & Kicks (Duck & Cover)
• Friendly Come Along's
• Figure of Four
• Forearm Hold
• Fist Hold
• Thumb in Palm
• Finger & Thumb
• 2 Patients Fighting
• Entanglement
• Documentation Competency
• Wraps & Approaches
• Seated Restrains & De-Escalation
• Seclusion Exits
• Supine Restraint (Upper Lower & Beanbag)
• Prone Restraint (Upper & Lower)
• Role of the Head Person (Supine & Prone)
• Risks to Restraint
• Sections of the Mental Health Act
• Use of Force & The Law
• NICE Guidelines
• De-Breifing & Closing the Loop
• Sections of the Mental Health Act
• Observations

Immediate Life Support (ILS)

1 day course covering:

Modules

• Airway Management & Ventilation
• ALS Algorithm
• Causes & Prevention of Cardiac Arrest
• Choking (Adult & Paediatric)
• Initial Resuscitation (CPR) and Defibrillation
• NEWS Scoring
• Observations
• Recognition of the Deteriorating Patient
• SBAR
• The ABCDE Approach
• The Chain of Survival
• Post Resuscitation Care