Search for Learning and Development Services and Pathways

This is a 3hr workshop giving opportunity for staff to practice reposition a person in bed

• independently with verbal prompting
• with physical assistance using slide sheets
• with a passive hoist

It is aimed at Local Back Care Links to enable them to observe and competency staff practice.

It is also aimed at staff who are struggling to practise safeley and require more in depth training

This event, for all new, permanent starters at PCC, forms a foundation for you as you start your employment with PCC. 

The event provides you with key information on:

• PCC as an organisation - what is important to PCC, how the council works, its policies and priorities and how it differs from other organisations
• PCC as an employer - what PCC expect from us and what we can expect from PCC in return

This will be delived as an online interactive session that encourages you to explore your experience of PCC so far and your expectations going forward and there will be plenty of opportunities for discussion and Q&A.

Please note, if you are returning to PCC after a period away, you don't need to attend the event.

This course will provide a three year qualification in Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW) for staff who are either coming to the end of their existing EFAW qualification or for staff who do not have a EFAW qualification and require it for their job role.

Understanding Behaviour & Supporting Communication with people with dementia  delivered by Dementia Trainer Buz Loveday

Delegates must attend Part 1 & 2 to complete the course.

This one-day course split over two consecutive days provides guidance on how to communicate with people with dementia to overcome a variety of communication difficulties and how to understand and respond appropriately to distressed behaviour

Who should attend?
Anyone with an understanding of dementia and person-centred care who is involved in the care or support of people with dementia in any setting

This course is a virtual course run via Zoom or Teams - joining instructions will be sent to via diary invite a week before the course date.

Please note, this course will have regular breaks for participants so please ensure you take yourself away from the screen. The course is aimed to be interactive

This course will provide a three year qualification in Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW) for staff who are either coming to the end of their existing EFAW qualification or for staff who do not have a EFAW qualification and require it for their job role.

Harmful sexual behaviours (HSB) can provoke considerable anxiety in parent/carers and porfessionals. This one day course aims to demystify this whole area of work, increase awareness and empower carers and professionals to use transferable skills when manageing children and young people who present with HSB.

The training will provide professionals with a theoretical background about the development of sexual behaviour problems, and guidance on what works. It will also consider the impact on adults who are trying to manage a child or young person displaying HSB.

This course will provide a three year qualification in Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW) for staff who are either coming to the end of their existing EFAW qualification or for staff who do not have a EFAW qualification and require it for their job role.

This course includes theory and practice in relation to the use of hoists to transfer people

Who Should Attend?

Having completed the Handling of People Induction programme, new staff whose role directly or indirectly involves the handling of people may attend this course to give more knowledge and experience.

Existing staff may also attend this course as part of their refresher programme - please reflect on handling experiences over the previous 6 months that may be problem solved during the session.

This course will provide an essential introduction to the Mosaic system, covering the essential skills you will need to navigate the system and maintain client records.

This session will be held online using Microsoft Teams - a link to the online meeting will be attached to the booking confirmation email.

This Positive Behaviour Management Level Two course is designed to deliver proven, safe strategies for anyone managing challenging behaviour in medium-risk settings. It provides an understanding of the causes of challenging behaviour, along with respectful, supportive and practical strategies for de-escalation and crisis intervention. All techniques that we teach are situated within an approach to behaviour management which seeks to minimise the need for physical intervention and maintain positive relationships.