Care Induction Training

Our induction training is delivered twice a month over 5 days. Day 5 includes City and Guilds Dementia Award Level 2. Employers can claim back WDF (Workforce Development Fund) to support the cost of completing this training. The course content includes:

The Care Certificate

• Understand your role

• Your personal development

• Duty of care

• Equality and diversity

• Work in a person-centred way

• Communication

• Privacy and dignity

• Fluids and nutrition

• Awareness of Mental Health, Dementia, and Learning Disability

• Safeguarding Adults

• Safeguarding Children

• Basic Life Support

• Health and Safety

• Handling Information

• Infection prevention and control

 

First Aid

• The Role of the First Aider

• Primary Survey

• Recovery Position

• CPR

• First Aid responsibilities for: Choking, Seizures, Shock, Bleeding, Stroke,
  Burns, Heart Attacks

 

Moving and Handling of People

• Definition and background of Moving and Handling

• Methods for safe moving and Handling

• Law and Legislation

• The Vertebral Column

• The three Bio-mechanic principles

• Potential work place hazards

• Effective communication

• Falling clients and stairs

• Recording and reporting information

• Practical Application of Moving and Handling Techniques

 

Medication

• The importance of maintaining the service user’s privacy, dignity, independence and choice

• Legislation surrounding medication administration

• The various roles and responsibilities with regards medication administration

• Categories of medication, as set out by the Medicine’s Act 1968

• Variety of medications, their uses and side effects

• Define ‘contra-indication’ and how it affects medication administration

• How to deal with refusals and errors in medication administration

• Features of medication administration records (MAR) and their requirements

• How medication should be stored and disposed of safely

• Identify what you should look for when checking a prescription

• Safe administration of medication including eye drop/ear drop instillation

• Infection control measures

 

Personal Care

• Introduction to personal care

• Infection Control

• Hygiene

• Assisting with continence needs

• Practical discussion – Continence pads, Catheter care, Stoma care, Compression stockings

• Pain Management

• Assisting with eating and drinking

• Skin care and pressure ulcer management

• Expected/unexpected death

 

Dementia Awareness

• What is Dementia

• The most common types of Dementia and their causes

• The key features of the theoretical models of Dementia

• Person-centred approach to the care and support of individuals with Dementia

• Understand factors that can influence communication and interaction with individuals with Dementia

• Equality, diversity and inclusion in Dementia care

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