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Medication - Certification for Support Staff

Course Duration: 4-hours 

Dates

04 Mar 2024

08 May 2024

Category

Statutory & Mandatory

Description

The course aims to give appropriate basic training on medication to support staff and will be appropriate to Care staff/Support workers working in registered care homes, day services and short break services who are required to administer medication to service users. Support staff working in community or on in-patient units who wish to increase their medication awareness. New staff should preferably have 3-6 months experience in the service before applying.

Course Objectives

  • To provide the Support Worker with the knowledge and practical skills to safely select, prepare and administer medicines.
  • To give a basic knowledge of how medicines are used and how to recognise and deal with problems.
  • To ensure awareness of medication policies including storage, administration and record keeping.

           

Target audience

Health Care Support Worker

Pre-requisites

There are none required for this course.

Course Delivery

Face to Face

Contact

Name: Training Admin

Email: training.admin@sabp.nhs.uk

Location

Burnham Suite, West Park Hospital
Horton Lane
Epsom, KT19 8NX

For SABP staff, follow this link to book onto the course via ESR. It can also be found by searching 'Medicines Management' on the ESR Course Catalogue. Full name of course is '325 Medicines Management for Support Staff in Social Care - Initial and Renewal'. If you require assistance, email Training Admin for support. 

For non-SABP staff, please email training.admin@sabp.nhs.uk for more details. 

This course is free to all SABP staff

For external delegates on Surrey and Borders’ training sessions, the cost is £120.00

Short course