The one-stop solution for staff who need to complete their essential training on medicines administration and handling, and be assessed as competent to put this knowledge into practice in the workplace. Combines our Safe Handling of Medicines Foundation E-learning Course, and our Online Competency Assessment for the Administration of Medicines.
Medication Management & Competency Assessment for Children’s Services
The accredited virtual learning course for senior staff responsible for assessing competence, auditing medicines and managing medicines errors and incidents.
About This Course
For face-to-face training options, please contact us on 0333 939 0053 or email [email protected]
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- Course Information
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Course Information
Are you responsible for managing medicines in your children’s service? Senior staff should have a detailed understanding of how to competency assess their staff and how to manage medicines incidents in their organisation. Opus’ 3-hour interactive workshop aims to help children’s services exceed the standard for medicines management by providing detailed knowledge of the processes involved with auditing medicines, assessing competency of staff and reducing medicines errors.
Course Content:
- Meeting the standards for medicines
- Identifying good practice
- Understanding procedures
- Hazards and risks with medicines
- Importance of records
- Importance of audit
- Incident management
- Assessing competence of staff
- Action planning
The accredited face to face course for senior staff responsible for assessing competence, auditing medicines and managing medicines errors and incidents.
This course is:
- Accredited by CPD
- Developed and presented by qualified Pharmacist trainers
- Compliant with Ofsted requirements
- Evidenced by a certificate of successful completion
Pricing
Virtual Learning
- £595 + VAT for up to 16 delegates
- Equates to £37 per delegate
Face to Face Training
- £675 + VAT for up to 16 delegates
- Equates to less than £43 per delegate
- Travel costs may apply
FAQs
How long do the courses take?
We offer full day Foundation courses (6 hours) and also can combine any two 3-hour courses to create a full day session.
Our Foundation e-learning courses take between 1.5 to 2 hours to complete. Competency Assessments and Refresher courses take approximately 1 hour and Bite-size courses take approximately 30 minutes.
Our distance learning workbooks can be completed in your own time and at your own pace.
Are OPUS courses accredited?
Where do courses take place?
Virtual learning sessions are accessed via Zoom link and are presented by a Pharmacist-trainer.
E-learning courses are completed online and can be used on any internet-enabled device, including Macs, PCs and iPads.
Distance Learning Workbooks are posted promptly to an address of your choosing. Larger order can be couriered to you or sent recorded delivery.
How many people can attend a Face to Face course?
Manager’s courses are undertaken in smaller groups of up to 10 delegates.
When do I get my certificate?
For our face to face courses, the trainer will mark your assessments and all successful delegates will be able to access their certificates within 48 hours of the course via our Online Learning Zone.
Virtual learning certificates are available immediately upon successful completion of the assessment via our Online Learning Zone.
How long does my certificate last for?
Competency assessments certificates are valid for 1 year in line with CQC guidance. Skills for Care guidance recommends that training be updated at least annually and OPUS offers online competency assessments which can be used a year after your training for this purpose and refresher courses which can be completed when your certificate expires.
How do I get set up for E-learning?
If you are purchasing more than one licence for an organisation, you may want to assign someone from your organisation to issue passwords to your staff and to print certificates. This person will be termed as a group "manager/instructor”. Provide the instructor’s name and email during checkout and they will receive all login details they need by email.