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Mandatory Training - Halton and St Helens PCT

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<strong>M<strong>and</strong>atory</strong> <strong>Training</strong><br />

What is <strong>M<strong>and</strong>atory</strong> <strong>Training</strong> <strong>and</strong> why do staff have to attend?<br />

We all have an individual responsibility to ensure we attend the m<strong>and</strong>atory<br />

training that is required for our job role on an ongoing basis.<br />

<strong>M<strong>and</strong>atory</strong> training is any training which needs to be completed in order to<br />

comply with the legal framework within which we work.<br />

For providers of health <strong>and</strong> social care some of these main st<strong>and</strong>ards are<br />

defined by the Health & Safety Executive, the Health Care Commission, the<br />

Commission for Social Care Inspectorate, the NHS Litigation Authority <strong>and</strong><br />

Counter Fraud <strong>and</strong> Security Management Service.<br />

There is m<strong>and</strong>atory training that is common to all staff , for example ;<br />

- Health <strong>and</strong> Safety<br />

- Personal Safety<br />

- Fire<br />

- Infection Control<br />

- Risk Management<br />

- Incident Reporting<br />

- Complaints h<strong>and</strong>ling<br />

- Manual h<strong>and</strong>ling<br />

- First Aid<br />

- Data protection / confidentiality<br />

- Safeguarding ( Children <strong>and</strong> Vulnerable Adults)<br />

In Knowsley training is tiered in order to ensure that training is relevant to <strong>and</strong><br />

pitched at the appropriate level for the various staff groups<br />

Some m<strong>and</strong>atory training is relevant to specific staff according to their role<br />

<strong>and</strong> function e.g. Food Safety, Medicines Management, Mini Bus Driving etc.<br />

Some of this training needs to be updated on a regular basis dependent on<br />

the regulations. Keeping a record of this will help ensure you keep updated as<br />

required.<br />

How do I know what m<strong>and</strong>atory training to attend <strong>and</strong> how often I need<br />

to update?<br />

Each year the m<strong>and</strong>atory training is reviewed <strong>and</strong> agreed by Knowsley's<br />

<strong>St</strong>rategic Workforce Development Group.<br />

There are m<strong>and</strong>atory training matrices for both Health <strong>and</strong> Wellbeing staff<br />

contained within the Workforce Development Prospectus. The matrices<br />

provide a list of the training available, how often it should be updated <strong>and</strong><br />

guidance regarding which staff groups the training is relevant to.<br />

These are guidance documents. Managers are expected to know what<br />

training staff are expected to attend to perform their roles safely <strong>and</strong><br />

effectively.


If you are unsure about your m<strong>and</strong>atory training requirements members of the<br />

Workforce Development Team will be happy to advise you.<br />

Damien Simpson – Workforce Development Officer – Children 443 3539<br />

Jean Perkins –Workforce Development Officer – Adults <strong>and</strong> Inclusion 443<br />

5673<br />

Carole Coxhead – Workforce Development Officer – Health 443 5673<br />

Are there alternatives to classroom training?<br />

Team sessions<br />

Some training <strong>and</strong> update sessions can be delivered during team meetings,<br />

e.g. Manual H<strong>and</strong>ling Theory, Infection Control, <strong>and</strong> First Aid. Some of these<br />

sessions can also be delivered outside of normal working hours.<br />

Trainers are specified in course overviews within the Prospectus. Please<br />

contact the trainer to enquire/ arrange a team session.<br />

E learning<br />

E learning is being introduced as part of a blended learning approach. This<br />

will not completely replace classroom training but will provide an alternative<br />

flexible method of learning.<br />

The following sessions are some of the m<strong>and</strong>atory training that can be<br />

completed via e learning that will be specified within the 2009/10 Prospectus<br />

are<br />

- Fire<br />

- Equality & Diversity<br />

- Health & Safety Awareness<br />

- First Aid<br />

- Anaphylaxis<br />

- Safeguarding Adults <strong>and</strong> Children<br />

- Mental Capacity Act<br />

- Manual H<strong>and</strong>ling Theory<br />

- Infection Control ;<br />

How can attendance of m<strong>and</strong>atory training be managed effectively<br />

within services.<br />

Please see the attached flowchart which describes the process for managing<br />

m<strong>and</strong>atory training within Podiatry. I take this opportunity to give special<br />

thanks to <strong>St</strong>eph MacGlashen for her work to produce this.<br />

Attendance of m<strong>and</strong>atory training is managed proactively <strong>and</strong> effectively<br />

within Podiatry by following this process. The department maintain their own<br />

central records of staff training which is a required by external inspectors.

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