L&D: Pre-course information

Please arrive 15 minutes prior to course commencement for registration. Please note: if you arrive later than 15 minutes after the start of the course or intend to leave early you will have to retake the whole course and no certificate will be issued

Please contact Learning and Development if you have any specific needs or health problem that you feel we need to be aware of.  If you feel that you require any additional assistance in an emergency evacuations situation, please request a General Emergency Evacuation Plan (GEEP) form from LearningandDevelopment@nhft.nhs.uk , complete and return to the venue of your course prior to the session taking place.

Parking/Travel: If the above training course is due to take place at Newland House or Campbell House, there is a daily parking charge.  Please check the Northampton Borough Council website for parking charges. 

• Click here for information about other car parks near Newland and Campbell Houses 
• NB: Multi-storey car parks offer 2 hours free parking and pay on exit
• Click here for more informaiton on the tariffs for car parks 
• Any daily parking costs will be reimbursed but you will need to submit your parking receipts with your claim.  The reimbursement will need to be authorised by your line manager.

If, in attending this course, your mileage is in excess of your normal home to base (and return) mileage, you should complete the 'Business Mileage and Subsistence/Expenses Claim Form' (PCF4). This will need to be authorised by your line manager who will then submit to the Trust's payroll providers.

IMPORTANT - Venue Information

If attending a course where the venue is detailed as the Seminar Room Ashwood Centre St Mary’s Hospital please access by using the Carey Block Entrance

Hospitality:

Please note: Appropriate clothing and footwear must be worn at all times
Due to the practical nature of this course; participants are expected to have the ability to cope with a number of physically active sessions.  If you are unfit to perform Basic Life Support you will not be able to participate in the session and will have to rebook.

Please note you will need to have completed BASIC LIFE SUPPORT THEORY via E Learning prior to you attending this Practical Assessment. The BASIC LIFE SUPPORT THEORY training can be accessed via ESR. 

Please note: Appropriate clothing and footwear must be worn at all times
Due to the practical nature of this course; participants are expected to have the ability to cope with a number of physically active sessions.  If you are unfit to perform Basic Life Support you will not be able to participate in the session and will have to rebook.

It is essential that you wear the appropriate clothing so please read carefully the guidance below:

Suitable clothing - jogging bottoms/tracksuit trousers, loose fitting t-shirt / top and trainers.

Unsuitable clothing - open toed / hard soled / heeled shoes or boots, sleeveless tops or skirts. You must ensure that your finger nails are short and long hair is tied back. Jewellery must not be worn on the matted area. If it cannot be removed it must be covered in tape, which will be provided.

Before you attend the catheterisation theory course you must download the Catheterisation workbook - pre-course information.[pdf] 253KB by clicking here.

Please ensure you print and take this work book with you on the day, as you will be required to complete this during the catheterisation theory session and hand in to the trainer at the end.

Please print this information off and read before you come to your class by clicking here to download the Diabetes awareness - pre course information (2017)[pdf] 21KB

Please ensure you take these documents with you on the day, as you will need to refer to them during the Diabetes Awareness training session

Please print this Diabetes awarness - insulin and oral medication used in diabetes - pre-course information.[pdf] 2MB off and read it before you attend the course.

Read through prior to attending the course, please ensure you take these documents with you on the day, as you will need to refer to them during the diabetes - insulin and oral medication use in diabetes training session.

Please print and read the Diabetes - advanced insulin management and new therapies - pre-course information.[pdf] 1MB before you attend the class.

Please ensure you take these documents with you on the day, as you will need to refer to them during the diabetes – advanced insulin management and new therapies session.

Please print and read the diabetes – diabetic foot disease - pre-course information.[pdf] 391KB information by clicking here.

Please do tthis prior to attending the course, please ensure you take these documents with you on the day, as you will need to refer to them during the Diabetes – diabetic foot disease session.

Please click here for the Aquarius' drug and alcohol awarness venue information for this external location

We look forward to welcoming you to Growing NHFT – the bids and tenders process and bid writing.  Please ensure you read all pre course materials, particularly the training spec as this will be used as art of an activity on the day.   

ACTIVITY - NEMO Staff TUPE Info - NEW FORMAT.pdf[pdf] 197KB

ACTIVITY - NEMO TUPE Questionnaire - NEW FORMAT.pdf[pdf] 584KB

HANDOUT - Agenda Timings - NEW FORMAT.pdf[pdf] 479KB

HANDOUT - Sample Tender Questions - NEW FORMAT.pdf[pdf] 607KB

HANDOUT - Training Specification - NEW FORMAT.pdf[pdf] 850KB

Please note that you must complete Basic Life Support (practical session) before attending the course.

Pre Course Information click on the document below this document will need tobe completed prior to attending the course.

The Trainer will need to see evidence that they have completed the document beforethe staff member can be recognised as completing the course. 

Please note that you must complete Basic Life Support (practical session) before attending the course. 

Please note that you must complete basic life support (practical session) before attending the course. 

IV Competency Pack[83KB

Intravenous Medication Administration - Workbook and Competency pack [word doc] 3.7mb

Pre-course work

Prior to attending your Leadership Matters session, please complete the required pre-course work and bring this with you to the session. This work will be developed on as part of the session so it is important that you spend some time completing this in advance.  

The following courses require pre-course work to be completed: 

• Leader as Coach
• Leadership in the NHS
• Negotiating for Influence
• High Performing Teams
• Leading Successful Change in NHFT
• Managing Performance
• Recruiting the Best!
• Supporting Wellbeing
• Preparing for Retirement
• Developing Your Career

Pre-course Work - leadership in the NHS [pdf]  67kb

Pre-course work - Leader as Coach [pdf] 176kb

Pre-course Work - Managing Performance [pdf] 108kb

Pre-Course Work - Leading successful change in NHFT [pdf] 108kb

Pre-Course Work - Preparing for Retirement [pdf] 246kb

Pre-Course Work - Recruiting the Best [pdf] 112kb

Pre-Course Work - Developing your Career [pdf] 176kb

Pre-Course Work - High Performing Teams [pdf] 321kb

Pre-Course Work - Supporting Wellbeing [pdf] 110kb

Pre-Course Work - Negotiating for influence [pdf] 110kb

Reminder - please note when attending all practical manual handling training fully enclosed flat footwear must be worn.

Please complete the pre-course informationby accessing the medicine management - pre-course information.[pdf] 570KB by clicking here

Pre-course work

Please complete the pre-Course Work - Meaningful Appraisals [pdf] 336kb before attending the course by clicking here 

 This work will be developed on as part of the session so it is important that you spend some time completing this in advance.

You will need to complete and read the pre-course paperwork before you attend the class. You can download the nurse verification of death - pre-course information.[pdf] 70KB by clicking here

Please read the pre-course information before your face-to-face training day. 
Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training Tier 2 learning disability delegate pre-course reading V1 Jul 2024.pdf [pdf] 251KB

It is essential that you wear the appropriate clothing so please read carefully the guidance below:

Suitable clothing - jogging bottoms / tracksuit trousers, loose fitting t-shirt / top and trainers.

Unsuitable clothing - open toed / hard soled / heeled shoes or boots, sleeveless tops or skirts. You must ensure that your fingernails are short and long hair is tied back. Jewelry must not be worn on the matted area. If it cannot be removed it must be covered in tape, which will be provided.

Pre-Course Information: The training includes both theory and practical elements and delegates will be practicing bandaging techniques on each other.  Please come prepared for this and wear appropriate clothing. We would also appreciate it if you could bring a set of bandages for each type of compression

• Orthopaedic wool x2
• Klite x1
• KPlus x1
• Ultrafast x1
• Actico x1