Shingles Vaccination Training for HCAs (Dors

This half day course is suitable for experienced health care assistants and will provide all of the resources and tools that the HCA will need to deliver shingles immunisations.

A prerequisite for attendance is experience of general practice, including prior vaccination administration – such as influenza vaccine. HCAs that attend this course will be undertaking practice that requires professional maturity in their role and must be trained to, or have the equivalent of an NVQ 3/Diploma in Health & Social Care.

Delegates will receive a comprehensive workbook and competencies to be signed off by a mentor in practice. The HCA will require a period of supervised practice and review of practice annually including annual CPR and anaphylaxis updates.

Course content will include:

• What is shingles
• Undertaking a risk assessment of the patient prior to immunisation
• Consent and documentation
• Legal implications of advanced practice
• Knowledge of NMC guides to medicine management and patient specific directives
• Safe handling and storage of vaccination including infection control
• Practical demonstration to include consultation and procedure

Upon completion of the course and workbook the HCA will have an awareness of the roles and responsibility associated with administration of the shingles vaccination.

The HCA will have received the knowledge and training to administer the shingles vaccination with the support of a Protocol and Patient Specific Directive

Main contact

Name: Louise Greenwood

Email: louise.greenwood@wessexlmcs.org.uk

Phone: 023 8025 3874

If you have any communication or mobility needs that the event organisers need to be aware of please contact them  in advance of the course to let them know.