Training

Training is provided in various locations.

Please select the preferred date and venue below to complete the registration form

Wednesday 18th October 1pm – 3pm – Bridgeton H.C

Wednesday 18th October 3pm – 4.30pm – Bridgeton H.C

Wednesday 15th November 1.30pm – 3pm – Elderpark Clinic, Govan

Thursday 14th December 1pm – 2.30pm – Pollok Health Centre

Day 2 – Will look at Microstrategy Clinical Quality Indicators – SSKINS, MUST & Cauti

All sessions will start 1:00pm prompt 

All sessions will now be delivered via MSTeams, Please access link below to attend. No need to book a place.

Training is provided by the staff within EQUIP-U, currently conducted via MS Teams, however, this may change with the current regulations. Please check details upon booking.

To Book or join waiting list please click HERE

Maintenance sessions are carried out periodically throughout the year, depending on demand. If you find there are no dates available, please contact the PDN team via email to find out more.

Important Note

Prior to booking, please ensure you have the support of your Line Manager to attend as these are carried out in the afternoon.

Next dates for these sessions are listed below and will be held within the QEUH.

To book onto the training session, simply click on the preferred date below.

Thursday 28th September

Monday 30th October

23rd November

18th December

MESI Doppler Machine – Standard Operating Procedure

Community Vascular CNS Referral Pathway

Leg Ulcer Treatment Algorithm

Lower Limb Flowchart

Lower Limb Recommendations

Making Legs Matter Consensus

National Venous Leg Ulcer Pathway

Further Reading Material

Click HERE for further informative videos within Leg Ulcer Management

Record Keeping Sessions

Currently, sessions are On – Demand, which means you can access the training online at anytime.

Record Keeping for District Nursing

All Staff within District Nursing (bands 3 – 7) are expected to undertake this training annually and ensure their competence within record keeping.  Any additional record keeping support can be accessed by emailing David.McCrohon@ggc.scot.nhs.uk

There are 3 steps to completing this training.

1) Watch the on-demand video

2) Read and understand the ‘Standards for Professional Record Keeping’ policy

3) Sign the declaration that you have completed both of the above.

If you have not completed all 3 steps, this may flag your name to indicate training incomplete.

Record Keeping

Step 1

You should now access the on-demand Record Keeping training video here.

Topics covered include : 

• Principles of good Record Keeping
• Excellence in Care
• Expectations from DN staff
• Nursing Assessments 
• Risk Assessing
• Care Planning
• Specialist Forms (wound charts, leg ulcer pathways, waterlows etc)
• Recording visits
• White Cards
• Agile Working

Step 2

• Professional Standards for Record Keeping Policy can be accessed here.

Staff should familiarise themselves with this policy and understand what is expected of them in relation to Record Keeping within the organisation.

Step 3

• Please now complete this short form of confirmation to provide evidence of your learning and achievement.

This will be shared with your Nurse Team Leader and can be used for Revalidation and CPD purposes.

Welcome to the Safe Use of Clinical Sharps training page.

Sol Care Needles

With the introduction of the new Insulin syringes within Community, please ensure you access the training material provided below.

Below is the relevant important information for Sol-Care Insulin Safety Syringe. Please read the material below prior to using the instruments.

Should you have any further concerns or questions please do not hesitate to contact the Practice Development Team.

Completing your safer sharps training

There are 5 key components to this training that must be completed prior to using any sharps devices within the clinical environment.

1. All community nursing staff should first access and complete the below Learnpro modules. 

• GGC: Managing Skin Care for Responsible Persons
• Management of Needlestick & Similar Injuries
• Prevention & Management of Occupational Exposure

2. You must read the Safer Sharps Policy and sign to confirm you understand your roles and responsibilities with your Nurse Team Leader.

3. You must access the Safe Use of Clinical Sharps theory video

(This can only be accessed via an NHS device).

4. You must complete the practical demonstration with your line manager (Nurse Team Leader, District Charge Nurse, Treatment Room Coordinator).

5. Once you have completed Steps 1-4, you must now fill out this online form to evidence your training.  

What is SCIT?

Secure Clinical Image Transfer

The Secure Clinical Image transfer (SCIT) app is the approved method for capturing clinical photographs securely on a registered mobile device in acute and community settings.

The SCIT is an application of which is located on your professional mobile phone. Patients images are taken and immediately transferred to the server, when this occurs the images are no longer accessible from the mobile phone.

To apply for the SCIT app please click HERE

The images can be viewed within 24 hours on Clinical Portal or the Medical Image Manager (M.I.M) software

What is M.I.M?

Medical Image Manager

Medical Image Manager is a purpose-built database solution which allows healthcare professionals to access clinical photographs at workstations in their clinic or ward, using a simple web browser. Medical Image Manager enables all users’ access to the relevant image, in the relevant place, at the relevant time to support patient care. The system has been fully implemented within the acute hospitals of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, and now welcomed by community nursing.

Accessing your patients images

Access can be via M.I.M or/and Clinical Portal.

Via Clinical Portal: Within your patient record, from the list noted on the left, click on “images”, you will see a drop down box appear, click on “photographs”. From this you will access all photographs captured by all services for your patient.

Via M.I.M:

When Applying for the M.I.M software please download and complete the required form, please note this cannot be completed and sent electronically, it must be signed by your Nurse Team Leader and sent to the correct department for approval. To apply for M.I.M please click HERE.

Training Material

Please familiarise yourself with the useful information below.

Venepuncture training is offered from Acute, therefore practical session is given within the Royal Infirmary, Glasgow.

Prior to booking onto the training, please read the information provided below:

LearnPro (mandatory prior to training)

Practitioners must complete the NHSGGC 157: Venepuncture and Cannulation e-learning module on NHS LearnPro.

Failure to complete this before attending training will result in practitioner being refused entry and asked to book once this has been completed.

Practical Training

• Practitioners attend a 2 hour practical workshop (this is not a drop-in session). Sessions available are:
• Venepuncture only
• Cannulation only
• Venepuncture and cannulation

All staff wishing to attend this training must have approval from their Line Manager as the Nominator.

Places for these workshops are booked by completing the Nomination form and emailing to practicedevelopmentnominations@ggc.scot.nhs.uk.

Click Here to access the form.

Practitioners must work in an area where there is a clinical need for the skill.

Competency Assessment

A 2 month period of supervised practice and competency assessment follows attendance at the practical session.

Individuals are not deemed competent until they have received their completion certificate from Practice Development.

It is the responsibility of the individual to review and maintain their competence thereafter.

Competency booklets will be supplied during the training session.

Completed competency booklets should be emailed to practicedevelopment.enquiries@ggc.scot.nhs.uk

Important

If practitioners have already completed venepuncture training and achieved competence in another health board, and are able to provide documentary evidence of this, they should contact Practice Development to confirm this training and competence is transferrable to NHSGGC.

These practitioners should still complete supervised practice using the NHSGGC venepuncture competency book.

A copy of this completed booklet, signed off by your line manager, should be kept in appropriate training files at local level as evidence.

They should also access and complete the NHSGGC 157 venepuncture and cannulation module on NHS LearnPro.

This training is for Glasgow City HSCP for ALL Community Nursing Staff

New to LearnPro is the following modules.

These modules are for all community staff, it is expected that these modules are completed in full by 31st May.

See below for the New Modules available:

• GGC:270 An Overview of Malnutrition.
• GGC:271 Assessing Risk of Malnutrition
• GGC:273 Food First Strategies – Community.

To access these, please log in to your LearnPro account below. 

As part of your role, you are required to complete all relevant statutory and mandatory training via Learnpro. 

Below is a full list of all statutory & mandatory LearnPro modules you must complete.  Theses should be prioritised and must be completed within the first 12 weeks of your employment.