Health Care Assistant (HCA) Clinical Skills and Long-Term Conditions Training Programme

Hybrid

Highly Practical

Level 3 Accredited Training

Session Day & TimeVenue
Session 115 Apr; 9:30 – 16:00Online
Session 229 Apr; 9:30 – 16:00Online
Session 313 May; 9:30 – 16:00In-person; TBC
Session 410 Jun; 9:30 – 16:00In-person; TBC
Session 524 Jun; 9:30 – 16:00In-person; TBC
Day 1, Day 2Day 3, Day 4Day 5
Online LearningFace-to-FaceSupervised Practical Clinical Day
Day 1
1. Foundations of care and professional practice 

2. Care Certificate overview 

3. Equality, communication, and consultation skills
 
4. Safeguarding awareness/ Safeguarding practice 

5. Reflective learning 

6. Legal and ethical frameworks 

7. Understand the “FIT FOR THE FUTURE”10 year plan 

8. NHS Structure and organisation 

9. Budgets-what does it mean? 

Day 2
1. Long Term Conditions Theory
2. Respiratory System
3. Cardiac system
4. Diabetes
5. COPD
1. Long Term conditions theory continued

2.Long-term condition management

3. Cardiac health and physical monitoring

4. ECG, spirometry, urinalysis, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, blood sugar, blood tests

5. Peak flow, pulse, foot pulses, peripheral arterial disease (PAD TEST)

6. Fluids, nutrition, BMI, and infection control

7. Strong emphasis on applied learning and skills practice.
This final day reflects the NHS Long Term Plan’s emphasis on high-quality frontline care and learning embedded in practice
 
There will be 2 trainers present on the last day so each person can be supervised and competence assessed. The trainers will ensure the theoretical learning is translated to practical application.  

Learners will: 
1. Work with real patients (ABHG will organise this (with informed consent). If this is not possible then there will be practice on each other with agreed participation and consent.   

2. Practise communication, consultation, and clinical skills 

3. Apply learning under clinical supervision 

4. Demonstrate safe, compassionate, and person-centred care 

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