HCA Development Programme – Autumn-Winter 2024-2025 Cohort

Please read all the information below before making a booking on this programme. 

This programme is for new HCAs working in Primary Care, who have been in role for less than 12 months.

This programme is led by Julie Frost, one of the Learning and Development Centre’s most experienced Clinical Educators.

This is a unique programme comprised of in-person and virtual teaching sessions. These will be delivered by experienced clinicians and topic specialists.

Delegates will be supplied with a Programme Workbook to support and consolidate learning.

Training sessions are scheduled to take place once per month, starting in September 2024 and finishing in January 2025.

Delegates should be available to attend all sessions in order to complete the programme. 

Once a booking has been made we will be in touch to request a little more information about your role and your learning requirements from the programme. 

If there are any queries please contact Learning and Development Centre: ldc.sentinel@nhs.net

Programme Outline:

Wednesday 25th September 2024 – 09:30 to 16:00

Face to face training – Fresha Exeter, 23 Bittern Road, Sowton Industrial Estate, Exeter EX2 7LW

With Julie Frost and Judith Magowan

• Introduction and overview to the programme.
• The HCA Role in Primary care.
• Analysis of training needs
• Hypertension Care for HCAs

Tuesday 22nd October 2024 – 09:30 to 12:30

Virtual Session in Zoom 

With Julie Frost and Dr Connie Fearnley

• Red Flags in Primary Care for HCAs

Wednesday 13th November 2024 – 09:30 to 16:00 

Face to face training – Fresha Exeter, 23 Bittern Road, Sowton Industrial Estate, Exeter EX2 7LW

With Julie Frost, Pauline Bird and Shenda Diaz

• Diabetes Care for HCAs
• ECG Workshop for HCAs

Wednesday 11th December 2024– 09:30 to 12:30

Virtual Session in Zoom  

With Julie Frost and Alexandra Bishop

• Wound Care for HCAs

Wednesday 15th January 2025 – 09:30 to 12:30

Virtual session in Zoom

With Julie Frost

• Career Development
• Evaluations
• Programme Feedback
• Summary
• Peer support

Programme bookings should be made using the account of the delegate attending; do not book a place on another person’s behalf.  If there are any queries about creating a Learning and Development Centre account or making a course booking please contact ldc.sentinel@nhs.net in the first instance.

The virtual sessions should be attended using a device on which the slides will be easy to read. Zoom accounts should match the name of the person attending the course.  It is essential that delegates should have access to a microphone and a camera to participate in these interactive sessions. 

If there are any queries please contact us for further information!  ldc.sentinel@nhs.net