education and training for the hca helen woodhead and anne mcadam the ridge medical practice...

Education and training for the HCA

Helen Woodhead and Anne McAdamThe Ridge Medical Practice

Bradford

Setting the scene

• Training Needs Analysis

• Personal Development Review (Appraisal)

How do people learn?

• Learning styles

What training is available?

Types of qualifications available

• Primary Health Care Assistant Certificate

• Open University Diploma

• NVQ level 2 and 3

Primary Health Care Assistant Certificate

• 6-month distance learning course run by the Primary Care Training Centre, Bradford

• Accredited to Huddersfield University at 30 credits for the foundation level

• Mandatory attendance at a 2 day workshop 6–8 weeks into the course

• Assessment by way of a 6,000-word portfolio

• Example of topics covered:– maintaining standards, accountability– health and safety, infection control– confidentiality, clinical skills– patients’ rights

• Work Shadowing

• Study Days

• Mandatory Training

• Protected Learning Time

Types of training

• Work shadowing

• External study days:– Chaperoning

– COPD/asthma

– Phlebotomy

– ECG

– Wound care

Mandatory training

• At least once with updates as necessary:– equality and diversity– child protection– consent– confidentiality– conflict resolution– moving and handling

• Annual:– health and safety– fire– basic CPR– infection control

Protected learning time

• Who takes part?

• How often is it?

• Does the PCT support it?

• What happens there?

Open University Diploma

• Over 1 year

• 6 study days

• Development of skills competencies

• Continuous assessment process

NVQ training

• EdExcel level 2 and 3 NVQs in general healthcare• Transferable qualification• Requires trained assessor• Units of competencies mapped to KSF• NVQ level 3

• Where can you access NVQ training?

Funding

• Practice

• PCT

• Workforce Development Confederation

• Pharmaceutical companies

• Self

Websites

• www.primarycaretraining.co.uk

• www.edexcel.org.uk

• www.open.ac.uk

• www.wipp.nhs.uk