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Remote access to e-Learning

It is possible to access e-learning from home or any other computer not on an NHS network.

Click on the link under downloads to view the Guide to Remote Access to e-Learning.

However:

You need to request access when logged on at work and it may take up to eight calendar days for it to be approved.

The Trust is unable to provide any assistance with accessing e-learning at home beyond the guidance given in these instructions. If you are unable to access the e-learning at home you will need to complete it at work.

Please discuss with your manager before undertaking any e-learning at home for which you may wish to claim the time back.

You are responsible for undertaking your own risk assessment of your workstation at home, the Trust cannot be held liable for any health issues arising from undertaking e-learning at home. You are advised to do the DSE e-learning course before undertaking any other e-learning.

Statutory and Mandatory Training

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Equality & diversity

Training must be done every 3 years.  You may do 000 Equality and Diversity - Pre-Assessment and need do no further training if you pass this. Doing this shouldn't take more than 30 minutes.  If you fail this course or if you have not done this training before please do 000 Equality and Diversity - General Awareness instead.

Information governance (or data protection)

Staff with routine access to personal information (whether that information relates to patients or staff) should do 000 Introduction to Information Governance.

All other staff should do 000 The Beginner's Guide to Information Governance.

All staff need to do this training on an annual basis.  There is a refresher module for annual use after completing one of the main modules 000 Information Governance: The Refresher Module.

Infection control

The relevant course is 000 Infection Control Course 1 (Clinical) or (Non-clinical).

Training needs to be done every year – can be done via e-Learning in alternate years.

000 Manual handling awareness

Admin and clerical staff should attend practical training initially but after that can do e-learning every 3 years as a refresher.

000 Safeguarding adults

Training must be done every 3 years – after an initial taught session updates may be done via e-Learning.

Safeguarding children

All clinical staff need to complete training every year – 1 hour face to face every three years, annual e-learning updates in between, the course is 000 Safeguarding Children & Young People Level 2 - Secondary Care

Non-clinical staff need to complete training every 3 years, the course is 000 Safeguarding Children & Young People Level 1 Non-Clinical Staff

**Please note the course Child Protection Awareness in Health does not meet our training needs.**

000 BOC Medical Gases - Nurses

After initial training at induction this e-learning needs to be completed every three years.

Each section has a practical element that should be covered with your line manager or Designated Nursing Officer and a multiple choice test.

Other training

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193 Display Screen Equipment e-learning 1700-0017-0000

Anyone who uses a computer (at work or home) should do this e-learning to check that their workstation or desk is correctly set up.

End of life care

Over 100 engaging e-learning sessions are structured in four courses: Advance care planning; Assessment; Communication skills and Symptom management.  Search for ‘e-elca’ to see a list of all the courses.

IT training

Search for ‘NHS Elite’ or NHS Health’.

 

The Essential IT Skills (EITS) scheme has been devised by Connecting for Health, and so has been tailored specifically to the NHS.  It covers the skills necessary to use clinical IT systems effectively and safely.  The scheme comprises two parts: the E-Learning for IT Essentials (ELITE) course covers general PC skills, while the E-Learning for Health Information Systems (ELHIS, or 'Health') looks at the issues of security, confidentiality and data quality.

193 Managers Appraisal Skills e-learning v2 2300-0016-0000

This e-learning should be completed by managers prior to attending appraisal training.

000 Mental Capacity Act 2005

This course needs to be done by all clinical staff working with adult patients.