A one day advanced course for staff on designated adult ward areas that care for patients with tracheostomies on a regular basis. Candidates will build upon knowledge learnt on the foundation tracheostomy course, learning skills and knowledge around pharmacological management, impact of tracheostomy on speech and swallowing, tracheostomy weaning, community management and practical skills of changing a tracheostomy.

PLEASE NOTE: 'All candidates must complete the Barts Foundation Tracheostomy course prior to booking onto this course'

There is pre-reading required - MUST BE DONE BEFORE ATTENDING THE COURSE

Please log into Moodle https://education.bartshealth.nhs.uk/moodlelive for all Acute Care Skills course pre-reading, modules & e-learning and resources

To build upon knowledge and skills required to manage acute deterioration in adult patients. Participants are senior nursing staff (Bands 6-7) and are encouraged to employ leadership and active followership skills during the management of the unwell patient. This is a 2 day course with a summative OSCE for course assessment.

There is pre-reading required - MUST BE DONE BEFORE ATTENDING THE COURSE

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The SIREN course teaches nursing staff how to anticipate, recognise and prevent critical illness at an early stage. A structured approach to assessment is undertaken to permit appropriate action in treating the acutely unwell. Communication training using the SBAR tool is covered. There is an assessable OSCE which reviews recognition, assessment and communication.

There is pre-reading required - MUST BE DONE BEFORE ATTENDING THE COURSE

Please log into Moodle https://education.bartshealth.nhs.uk/moodlelive for all Acute Care Skills course pre-reading, modules & e-learning and resources

Learn a safe, methodical approach to undertaking peripheral intravenous Cannulation and Venepuncture of children (under age of 16).

Mandatory to read all the information in the more information/pre-course work and resources prior to attend the course. Candidates not completing all the required pre-course work will not be permitted into the session. 

Aimed at healthcare practitioners that undertake the role of assessor/supervisor such as PDNs; clinical assessors; mentors; experienced phlebotomists and preceptors. 

Mandatory to read all the information in the more information/pre-course work and resources prior to attend the course. Candidates not completing all the required pre-course work will not be permitted into the session. 

Tailor Made session aimed at healthcare professionals who feel the need for more practice or refresh their knowledge and skills of peripheral IV Cannulation and Venepuncture/Phlebotomy.

-          Not suitable for staff that have no previous training on Venepuncture and Cannulation

Mandatory to read all the information in the more information/pre-course work and resources prior to attend the course. Candidates not completing all the required pre-course work will not be permitted into the session. 

Transfusion training is a core element of statutory and mandatory training for all staff involved in the transfusion process.

Career Development programme for Femal & BME Clinical and non Clinical Staff

A series of three practical and motivational personal and career development workshops to help Barts Health staff to:

• Boost confidence, strengths, raise awareness and aspirations
• Identify and develop career aspirations, plan and strategies
• Build job application, interview and presentation skills.

This facilitated empowering programme is designed to raise the confidence, aspirations and attainment among female and Black Minority Ethnic (BME) staff at Barts Health.

This course aims to set high standards of care during patient moving and handling, improving our patients experience, dignity and safety whilst ensuring that staff comply with legal and professional requirements.

NB: Suitable clothing and shoes must be worn for practical sessions (shoes must be flat and cover toes, no flip flops). For Health & Safety reasons delegates will not be permitted into the session without appropriate footwear

Three Day Dementia and Delirium Training Course.
Training is being provided to ensure staff have an in depth knowledge of the needs of individuals living with dementia and delirium in hospital. Staff are required to attend all three days of the programme.
Day one will cover - Understanding patients living with dementia and delirium,
as well as Simulation and Communication.
Day two will cover – Legal aspects – DOLs/MCA and Physical Health.
Day three will cover – Implementation of positive change in practise.

The Overall Aim of the Programme

The art and value of effective facilitation

Understanding processes including needs assessment, establishing aims and objectives and evaluation

Planning and preparing workshops

Meeting the needs of participants through a range of participatory facilitation techniques

Dealing with challenges and challenging behaviour

The use of facilitation skills

Enable participants to start debriefing with an understanding of some human factors theory and debriefing frameworks.

Assisting teaching using simulation based techniques.

This course is applicable to all staff and will cover the following:

• The theory of Fire
• Fire fighting equipment and how to use it
• Fire Safety
• Action to take in the event of a Fire

HCSW Forum

To discuss up dates on what’s happening at Barts Health NHS  Trust
Information on career  and development  pathways for  Bands 1-4 including HEI partners
Learning  and development  opportunities  provided by  specialist within the Trust
Individual experience  and  opportunity to  learn from each other.

This module is designed to help participants consider how the way they present themselves can effect their ability have impact and influence within and outside their team. They are invited to explore the ideas of writers like Steven Covey and others in developing their own personal style and includes a range of tools and exercises on order to do this

Putting it all together! This should be the last module that you complete as it challenges you to put everything together by completing a group exercise that will call upon the knowledge that you have assimilated throughout the programme.

Participants are introduced to the importance of team effectiveness and the concepts shared values, pseudo teams v real teams, giving and receiving feedback and inspiring shared purpose as ways of leading and developing high performing teams. They will also explore leadership styles and evaluate their effectiveness

Like many organisations Barts Health is becoming increasingly dependent on the use of technology. It allows participants to explore the new innovations we can expect to see in the coming years, evaluate the challenges and risks that digitising health can bring and explore innovations already introduced to enhance care and and our ability to lead care.

This module provides an introduction to the Institute for Healthcare Improvements model for improvement. It uses a range of exercises and activities to give participants an understanding of the practical skills required to deliver change and improve care quality.

Me First

Me First aims to improve health outcomes for children and young people by enhancing the knowledge, skills and confidence of healthcare professional in communicating with children and young people.

 This course is an excellent development opportunity for both qualified staff and health care support workers. Your link workers will help you to build best practice for patient safety and dignity during handling, as well as promote staff safety and wellbeing.

NB: Suitable clothing and shoes must be worn for practical sessions (shoes must be flat and cover toes, no flip flops). For Health & Safety reasons delegates will not be permitted into the session without appropriate footwear

Effective mentoring within the clinical area is essential to provide vital support in the development and assessment of learners as well as assuring the Trust that mentors are competent and safe to assess students in the clinical area.  To continue to assessing students, mentors must attend an annual mentor update.

An apprenticeship nursing associate (ANA) is a new role being introduced by the government to sit alongside existing nursing care support workers and registered nurses to deliver hands-on care for patients. The ANA will be able to deliver care in a range of settings in primary, secondary, community and social care, to work across a range of population groups and health and wellbeing conditions to a defined level of competence.

The government has made the decision that the Apprenticeship Nursing Associate (ANA) role will be regulated by the Nursing and Midwifery (NMC). An Apprenticeship Nursing Associate (ANA), upon successful completion of the two-year programme, will be on the NMC register as an Apprenticeship Nursing Associate (ANA).

Non-Medical Prescriber Conference

Annual Conference for all non medical prescribers and trainees.

Overall Aims

• To provide a forum for all non-medical prescribers and trainees to network and share issues, developments audit and practice
• To provide CPD updates relating to prescribing practice, legislations and trust policies and procedures

 Learning Outcomes

• Awareness in current legislation and National / regional/ local developments for non-medical prescribing
• Aware of trusts developments for non-medical prescribers including policies and procedures
• Update CPD for non-medical prescribing with a specific focus on implications and impact of co morbidities for NMPs
• Networking and Sharing Practice
• Awareness of CPD resources and development

 Participants

All Bart’s Health Non-Medical prescribers

All Bart’s Health staff currently undertaking non-medical prescribing courses

Managers / Clinical team leaders wishing to learn more about non-medical prescribing or considering introduction

Paediatric Pain Management - update for experienced nurses’

AM: 9:00-14:00 Paediatric Pain Management  update for experienced nurses, includes epidural training 9:00-10:30 and PCA/NCA, Entonox, Pain guidelines training 10:30 - 14:00. Nurses         who don't require epidural training can attend the sessions from 10:30 - 14:00. Nurses who are new to the Trust and/or are not experienced in caring for children with epidural /            PCA/NCA can be booked on the preceptorship pain study day (please contact the PDNs) or please contact the Pain CNSs to discuss specific requirements. ​

 PM: 14:00-17:00 Paediatric Diabetes Training 

Paediatric Winter Illness study day inc. CPAP and Humidified High Flow Therapy (HHFT)

• To provide a baseline or refresher for staff on common winter illnesses in paediatric patients
• To reinforce the structured systematic assessment approach to nursing
• To highlight respiratory infection prevention and control measures over the winter period
• To enable staff to refresh themselves on key pieces of equipment used primarily in the winter period.

This half day workshop will enable delegates to develop appropriate Moving and Handling techniques for themselves and the patient following a patient fall. Delegates will also have the opportunity to review their clinical post fall care in a simulation area.

NB: Suitable clothing and shoes must be worn for practical sessions (shoes must be flat and cover toes, no flip flops). For Health & Safety reasons delegates will not be permitted into the session without appropriate footwear

The new Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Standards for Student Supervision and Assessment (SSSA) are commencing from September 2019.

This training is for registered Nurses, Midwives and AHPs that have been a Practice Supervisor for more than six months and will be supporting any undergraduate student nurse.

Please note: you must complete the e-learning before attending the face-to-face session (https://plplg.uk/e-learning-resources/).

Please note: you must have been a Practice Supervisor for six months or more.

Principles of Cancer Care

Your participation on this three-day course will improve your knowledge and understanding of cancer, enabling you to care for and communicate more effectively and confidently with cancer patients.

This course is for practitioners who are working in general settings, including community and hospices, who meet patients being investigated, diagnosed and treated for cancer.

Risk Assessment and Incident Management training

1 hour presentation taking delegates through legislative requirements, what is deemed suitable and sufficient, and what to do when risk assessments have been written. How to ensure correct details of incidents are recorded

StatMand Safeguarding Children Training for those needing Level 3

Please note sessions held at Mile End Hospital are for Community Based Staff ONLY.

This course is specifically for HCSW and will improve knowledge, skills and confidence when dealing with end of life care.

Providing a first step to support doctors and midwives working in maternity services  and doctors and nurses working in abortion services who are embarking on their journey towards gaining the FSRH Letter of competence in Subdermal Techniques (insertion only)

Improving clinical practice to enable these professionals to follow current best practice guidelines.

The following online training MUST be completed before the study day

1.           FSRH Contraceptive counselling course https://www.fsrh.org/education-and-training/fsrh-contraceptive-counselling-online-course/