Courses

  • Assess for danger
  • Prioritise support
  • Identify airway problems
  • Identify breathing problems
  • Identify circulation problems
  • Manage unconsciousness
  • Use the recovery position
  • Manage burns and scolds
  • Identify spinal injuries
  • Identify shock
  • Perform CPR in adults & children
  • Manage choking in adults & children
  • Supporting emergency services
  • Capacity and Consent
  • Introduction to the Medicine Act 1968
  • Introduction to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971
  • Controlled drugs
  • The 6 ‘R’s of providing medication
  • The different types of medication
  • Covert Medication
  • Timing of medication
  • Medication levels
  • Eye and eye drops
  • Transdermal patches
  • Inhalers
  • Oral fluids and calculations
  • Catheters, convene/condom catheters
  • Anaphylaxis
  • Side effects to medication
  • Medication errors & reporting of incidents
  • Documentation
  • Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
  • Do’s and don’ts of manual handing
  • Promoting independence
  • Communication and role playing
  • Moving and handling procedures using equipment
    • (Sara Stedy, Molift Raiser and full hoist)
  • Risk management
  • Incident reporting and safeguarding
  • Pressure sores and body mapping
  • Bed rolling and bed rails
  • Using slide sheets
  • Repositioning in a chair
  • Supervised sit to stand
  • Sit to stand with one carer
  • Sit to stand with a standing hoist
  • Bed to chair/commode
  • Hoist checks
  • Documentation
  • Understand the role of the Care Assistant
  • Continuing Professional Development
  • Duty of Care
  • Equality and Diversity
  • Working in a Person-Centred way
  • Effective Communication
  • Privacy and Dignity
  • Nutrition and Hydration
  • Awareness of mental health, dementia & learning disability
  • Safeguarding Adults and Children
  • Health and Safety
  • Handling information
  • Infection prevention and control