Our objective is to equip healthcare professionals with the necessary skills to work together and provide safe, compassionate, high quality paediatric care. Our strategy towards this goal is aligned to the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health mission statement to "transform child health through knowledge, innovation and expertise".
We offer a range of teaching methods, including local point of care training to deliver bespoke, interactive, simulation-based experiences as well as knowledge-based learning where appropriate.
Course Portfolio
Our course portfolio ranges from paediatric clinical skills and care pathways to essential transferrable skills such as teamwork. Courses are created in partnership with our paediatric speciality networks, Health Education Wessex and the University of Southampton.
Acute Medicine
Cardiology
Education
Genetics
Infectious Disease
Mental Health
Neonatology
Nephrology
Oncology
Palliative Care
Respiratory
Sleep Medicine
Surgery
Acute Medicine
Acute Medicine
The QiS Paediatric Critical Care Level 1 Nursing Competencies have been developed from the RCPCH Time To Move On document (2012) and the recognition that paediatric critical care needs to be effectively provided in the ward environment, as well as in designated areas or hospitals.
Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a technique to facilitate behaviour change by drawing out a patient’s own motivations and goals, rather than imposing those of the health professional.
Delivering Patient Empowerment, Shared Decision Making & Transition
The Ready Steady Go and Hello programmes help empower young people and adults to manage their healthcare by equipping them with the skills, knowledge and confidence to manage their condition by using a structured framework to facilitate discussion and education.
The PIER Medical Update day is back by popular demand, join us at the Ark Centre in Basingstoke for speciality updates and case presentations from around the region.
Wessex and Thames Valley Paediatric Infection Course
This one-day course is for consultants, trainees and specialist nurses who look after acutely unwell children with infections. Most of the teaching will be based on cases that have presented across the region. An interactive, case based approach will be adopted to highlight pitfalls in diagnosis and management of a range of presentations.
Managing Acute Behavioural Disturbance in Children and Young People
This is a full-day course, delivered by CAMHS consultants and specialist nurses, which covers topics including De-Escalation, Rapid Tranquillisation and Medicolegal Frameworks. It is aimed at doctors, nurses and AHPs in Paediatrics, Emergency Medicine and CAMHS.
Mental Health Law for Paediatricians and Emergency Medicine Physicians
Topics covered include the Mental Health Act, Consent and Capacity, and those attending are invited to bring along examples of challenging situations to discuss with the group. This is open to consultants and trainees in Paediatrics, Emergency Medicine and CAMHS.
This study day for paediatric and adult MDTs involved in looking after young people with kidney disease. The day will cover some of the more complex renal conditions moving to adult services.
This course provides a basic introduction in the delivery and understanding of caring for the child/young person who is undergoing treatment for a cancer diagnosis, and their family.
This course is suitable for registered paediatric nurses who, as part of their role, are expected to care for children and young people with a cancer diagnosis but have no or limited experience of this patient group.
This course provides an insight into new and complex elements of nursing involved in delivering care for children and young people who are undergoing treatment for a cancer diagnosis and their families.
This course is suitable for registered staff who, as part of their role, are expected to care for children and young people with a cancer diagnosis. You should already have a good level of experience and knowledge in delivering basic care to this patient group. You must also have attended or completed foundation level training in relation to paediatric oncology care.
The module focuses on the knowledge and skills required by nurses and AHP's who care for children with oncological and malignant haematological conditions.
The module will cover diagnostics, treatment and management of childhood cancers, as well as genetic factors that influence treatment.
This is a 6 day taught programme and is aimed to facilitate the personal and professional development of the registered nurse or health care professional within the speciality of paediatric oncology and haematology.
A One-Day course suitable for community nurses administering bolus cytarabine chemotherapy. This course is designed for nurses working with the Wessex and Thames Valley Area, so will only accept booking from the region.
A two-day course suitable for nurses administering infusion and bolus chemotherapy for Piam Brown nurses and POSCUs that work with us as their principle treatment centre. This course is designed for nurses working with the Wessex and Thames Valley Area, so will only accept booking from the region.
Thames Valley and Wessex Children's Cancer Education Day
The Thames Valley and Wessex Children's Cancer Network would like to invite you to attendmultidisciplinary education and networking event aimed at professionals working within children's cancer services in the Thames Valley and Wessex geographical area.
A generic foundation level palliative care study day aimed at ward based nurses. Topics covered include Breaking bad news, Advanced Care Plans, Symptom Management Plan and much more
This training day will be an opportunity to explore the new version 5 of the Children and Young People’s Advance Care Plan and learn how to plan for the future where that future is uncertain and the ‘right’ answers or path aren’t clear.
We are delighted to offer a study day aimed at empowering all professionals caring for long term ventilated children. The day takes a multi-disciplinary approach to the care of this complex and ever-growing patient group with guest speakers from a variety of relevant disciplines.
This half day virtual course is designed to explore the physiology of pulse oximetry, how it works and what it measures. The half day will provide you with an opportunity to learn how to set up and run an effective home pulse oximetry service, to understand how to set up a pulse oximeter for a sleep study, download artefact free data and generate effective pulse oximetry reports.
A face to face introduction to paediatric bronchoscopy and lung ultrasound for paediatric trainees and healthcare professionals with a background or interest in respiratory medicine, critical care or emergency medicine.
With over a decade of experience in teaching professionals about sleep and its disorders in children we have responded to demand by introducing a new modular online learning programme.
Back by popular demand, we are running the sleep update day on Chronic Insomnia in Children. This is aimed at any community based professionals working with children such as Heath Visiting, School Nursing, Portage, Social care, Community Paediatricians, Occupational Therapists
We are very pleased to offer a new, short introductory course, which provides sleep basics for everyday practice. The course is tailored towards professionals that work in the field of Health Visiting and School Nursing, Portage, Social Care and other community based specialities.
The SHH training workshops will give you with the knowledge and tools to integrate the SHH programme in your hospital and join the growing SHH community.
Aimed at practitioners across the South West and Thames Valley & Wessex with an interest in paediatric pre-assessment. The course is delivered over 3 virtual taught study days. Attendance to all 3 of the study days is compulsory, and assessment is carried out through completion of a competency document.
This study day is free to attend for professionals working within our network hospitals caring for children undergoing surgery. Topics includes, pre-assessment, reasonable adjustments, anxiety management and much more.
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