APEX HEALTHCARE SERVICES LTD
APPROVED TRAINING CENTREBuilding Knowledge & Confidence
Approved Training Centre
Engaging Classroom Care Courses for Carer's and Care GiversApex Healthcare Services Ltd is a Home Care Provider and Trainer Courses Ltd Approved center, with a wealth of experience in the Social Health and Care sector. Apex provides training for carer’s and care givers in the community at its training centre in Reading Berkshire, offering a series of engaging training sessions with group activities to help build carer’s confidence in their role and learn key principles in the various subject areas.
At our Training Centre, just off Portman Road in Reading Berkshire, we offer a wide range of Classroom Care Courses, providing opportunity for attendees to gain hands on experience using the equipment available. Courses are also designed to be interactive and relevant to the task carers and care givers perform on a daily basis. And so whether you are a full time care giver, looking after a loved one for the first time or are a Care Provider looking for quality training courses for your carers, we understand your need to feel confident that your carer’s or that you as a care giver can look after those you care for in the best way possible.
For more details on the Care Courses available, please click on the button below.
Why Choose Apex As Your Training Provider?
- We integrate practical and theoretical activities, to assist meeting Care Certificate Standards.
- We Undergo External Quality Assurance Moderation, ensuring compliance for training courses accreditation and to ensure the quality of training provided is maintained.
- Carer Givers will learn with Trainers who are experienced in the subjects they train.
- We are a member of the Association of Healthcare Trainers, and work to the Healthcare Trainers Code of Ethics, ensuring compliance to standards, legislations and professionalism.
- Once a month We offer free training to Care Giver’s in the community, that care for loved ones and are looking for support.
Our Affiliations
Apex Healthcare Services Ltd is a Trainer Courses Ltd Approved Center, who accredit the courses offered and provide external Quality Insurance moderation for all courses delivered at our center. Trainer courses has achieved ISO 9001 registration for the delivery of external quality assurance process of certification to all Trainers in the Social Healthcare Sector. All trainers at our centers have TrainerQuals Certificate Validation.
Apex Healthcare Services Ltd is also a member of the Association of Healthcare Trainers, and work to the Healthcare Trainers Code of Ethics, ensuring compliance to standards, legislations and professionalism
Care Training Courses Offered
Please find below a list of training courses on offer including course content and prices. For more information or to Book a training session click on the button below. Contact Us
2 DAY Training Foundation Package
Theory & Practical – 5 Key Subject Areas Over 2 days
Tailored training sessions covering the 5 Key subject area’s to help new carers gain the foundation they need to begin their career in care
Course Summary
Day One
- Moving & Handling – Covering Legislation, related injuries, Principles of Moving & Handling, Risk Assessing, Practical Session practising maneuvers and use of equipment.
- Infection Control – Covering Legislation, Disease and Transmission, Hand Washing & PPE, Needles & Sharps, Waste Disposal & implementing practice in the workplace.
Day Two
- Basic Life Support – Emergencies, CPR Methods, Unconcise Casualties, Use of AED, Wounds & Bleeding, First Aid Situations, Practical & Written Assessments.
- Medication Awareness – Legislation, Medication Storage, Types of Medications & their Uses, Adverse Reactions, Medication administration, Controlled Drugs, Drug Errors & Policies and Procedures.
- Safeguarding – Legislation, Vulnerable Adults, Types of Abuse, Signs & Symptoms & Actions to be taken.
Moving & Positioning
Foundation – 6hr Session at £55 per trainee
Refresher – 3hr Session at £45 per trainee
Course Summary
Learners will receive training in the following areas at Level 1 & 2:
- Manual handling (The Legal Aspects)
- The body and what can go wrong during manual handling
- Principles of safe moving & handling
- In-house policy and assessments
- Practical training and competency assessment of various manoeuvres used in the workplace
Upon successful completion of this course learners will be able to:
- List legal responsibilities with regard to moving and handling
- Explain the consequences of poor moving and handling practice
- Explain body anatomy in relation to moving and handling
- Describe the principles of safe moving and handling
- Demonstrate safe moving and handling practice
Infection Control
Level 1 & 2 – 5 hr Session at £55 per trainee
Level 1 – 3 hr Session at £45 per trainee
Course Summary
The areas covered by this training:
- The Legal Aspects
- Disease Transmission
- Hand Washing & Gloving
- Housekeeping
- Needles & Other Sharps
- Waste Disposal
- Implementing infection control measures in the workplace
Basic Life Support
Foundation – 6hr Session at £55 per trainee
Refresher – 3hr Session at £45 per trainee
Course Summary
Learners will receive training in the following areas at Level 1 & 2:
- Knowing what action should be taken in the event of an emergency occurring at work
- Has been taught and practised cardiopulmonary resuscitation methods
- Has been taught and practised dealing with an unconscious casualty
- Has been taught and practised with regard to correct AED use
- Knowing the correct actions to take with regard to control of wounds and bleeding
- Knowing the action to take on a range of other first aid situations
- Knowing how first aid stocks should be maintained and the contents of boxes
Safeguarding Adults
Level 1 & 2 – 5 hr Session at £55 per trainee
Level 1 – 3 hr Session at £45 per trainee
Course Summary
The areas covered by this training:
- Understanding what is meant by the term ‘vulnerable adult’
- Knowing the forms abuse may take
- Recognising signs and symptoms
- Knowing what to do and what not to do
- The legislation and guidance concerning safeguarding adults at risk
- Implementing CSTF aligned safeguarding adults at risk procedures in the workplace
Medication Awareness
Foundation – 6hr Session at £55 per trainee
Refresher – 3hr Session at £45 per trainee
Course Summary
Learners will receive training in the following areas at Level 1:
- Delegates obligations and that of their employer in regards to the documentation and the administration of medication
- How medication should be stored
- Different types of medication and how they work
- Knowledge of the common adverse reactions
- The seven guidelines of administration of medication
- Controlled drugs and oxygen
- Drug errors
- Disposal of medication, etc.
Additionally, the course covers the following areas at Level 2:
- Implementing policies, procedures, competency checks and audits
Cancelling A Training Booking
- If you need to cancel a training session, we require 7 days of notice prior to the date of training. This will provide us an opportunity to fill the vacant space.
- Cancellations made less than 7 days prior to the session date and for non-attendance, no refund will be given
- If we cancel the session, a full refund will be provided or a transfer to another session offered. We reserve the right to cancel a training session if there are less than 3 delegates in attendance
- Refunds will be issued within 10 working days from the date of cancellation
- Payment is required by the end of business, the day prior to training. If payment has not been made by the due time, Apex Healthcare reserve the right to cancel any training sessions booked
- If you or the participant arrives beyond the scheduled start time it will be up to the trainers discretion as to whether you/participant is able to still join the session.
- Any delegate unsuccessful in the assessment, we may arrange for a re-assessment. Please note there will be a charge for any re-assessment necessary.
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Location
Apex Healthcare Services Ltd. Suite 20, 62 Portman Road, Reading, Berkshire. RG30 1EA (Corner of Portman Road and Wigmore Lane by Access Storage)
Phone
training@apexcare.info
Center Hours
Mon - Fri
09:30AM - 16:30PM