Staff Training and Support

Training and Development

We recognised that having an experienced, trained, and competent workforce is our chance of success. It makes all the difference. You can take comfort in knowing that our staff are trained to provide safe and responsive care, which includes as a standard, the comprehensive Mandatory and Statutory Training (MANSTAT) programmes, Care Certificates, and National Vocational Qualifications in Health and Social Care levels 2 to 5.

In addition, we provide a wide range of specialist training programmes, for example:

• Oliver McGowan

• Prevention and Management of Violent, Aggressive and Challenging Behaviour

• Prader-Willi Syndrome

• Mental Health

• Epilepsy

• Positive Behaviour Support

• Recovery Approaches

• Basic Sign Language or Makaton

• Intensive Interaction for People with profound and Multiple Learning Disability (PMLD)

• Diabetes

• Head-to-Toe Physical Health Assessments

• Falls

• Clinical Risk Assessment Management

• Suicide Prevention

Staff Support

• Supervision and Appraisal

• Individual and Group supervision sessions

• Reflective Sessions, and Debriefing, provided by trained mental health nurses and psychotherapists

• Sharing-n-Learning Programmes

• Team Building and Away Days

• Director’s Surgeries

• Board-to-Unit Visits

• Out of Hours Management On-Call

• Work-Life Balance Programmes

• Employee Benefits Schemes

• Practice Mentoring