Managing Medication

Audience: 

This course is for senior staff who are registered with the SSSC as supervisors or managers, and who manage medication policies and procedures within their organisations

About this course:

This course covers the key responsibilities of staff that manage end-to-end medication policies, procedures and processes within the services they work in.    This course enables a critical appraisal of organisational policies and procedures against legislation, guidance and best practice guidance.

Format:

This course is delivered face to face.

The training will take place at Norton Park Conference Centre, 57 Albion Road, Edinburgh, EH7 5QY from 9.30am – 4.30pm

Prices:

£150 per person (15 candidates maximum) which includes the marking of an online assessment booklet based on the newly updated National Occupational Standards.

Who is it for:

Supervisors and Service Managers who implement organisational medication policies and procedures and have management responsibility for medication processes.

Learning Outcomes:

This course covers the following key areas:  staff training, competency checks, monitoring of safe practice, performance management, compliance with SSSC Fitness to Practice guidelines, analysis of errors, managing consequences (including managing statutory notification requirements), management of medication support plans and risk assessments, managing medication capacity assessments, pharmacy liaison, on-call responsibilities etc.

Our Trainer:

Dawn Newlands – Dawn has more than 24 years’ experience in supporting the learning and development of social care staff.  She enjoys supporting teams to understand the person they are supporting.  She has delivered extensive medication training to both practitioners and managers and is adept at delivering this course in a thought provoking way to drive best practice.

Terms & Conditions

Your cancellation charges

If you are unable to attend the course you are booked on, you may substitute, by prior arrangement and after notifying us, someone else from your organisation.

If you are unable to attend, and not in a position to transfer your place to another person, then the following charges will apply:

3-8 weeks’ notice: 25% of fee

1-3 weeks’ notice: 75% of fee

Less than 1 weeks’ notice: 100% of fee

ARC’s cancellation

Please note that full payment is required for non-attendance on a booking that has been transferred.

ARC Scotland events and courses are periodically updated and while we endeavour to deliver the courses as advertised there may inevitably be occasions where we have to change content without prior notice or, in exceptional circumstances, to cancel an event.

In the case of a course cancellation delegates will either be offered an alternative date, a credit note or a full refund and we will also consider any reasonable request to cover non-refundable travel arrangements if a course is cancelled within 2 working days of the start day.