Prostap Hormone Injection Training - Essex Equip

About

This online half day course is open to all Advanced HCAs and nursing assicoates who are currently working with clients that require Prostap injections. HCAs that attend this course will be undertaking advanced practice that requires a minimum of two years’ experience in primary care and must be trained to or have the equivalent of NVQ 3 in accordance to National Minimum Competencies.

The course requirements are that the HCA has existing skills in sharps management such as phlebotomy and is receiving annual updates for immunisations and the management of resuscitation and anaphylaxis.

The course will provide all necessary documentation for the administration of the injection to include a competency framework to use with the mentor in practice, a protocol for the administration of Prostap injections and an example of a Patient Specific Directive (PSD) for prescribing and legal purposes.

Aims and Objectives

• To provide HCAS with the knowledge and skills required for the procedure of administering Prostap injections.

• To provide the HCA with resources, education and awareness of the legal issues, accountability and prescribing through delegation.

• To provide the mechanisms for the HCA to be signed off as competent by a trained nurse in their workplace and follow the protocols and framework supplied for safe practice.

 Course Content

• The role of the HCP in extended practice

• What is Prostap?

• The uses of Prostap in patient condition management

• Undertaking a risk assessment of the patient prior to injection

• How is Prostap prescribed / legal issues / prescriptions: PSD

• What are the side effects / contraindications / follow up care / anaphylaxis

• Record keeping /documentation/communication with patients / capacity / consent

• Safe handling and storage of injections; including infection control

• Injection administration and techniques including practical session Protocols/ competencies and supervised practice by mentor

Booking information:

How to apply for funding and apply for this course

Please complete the MS Form available at the following link: Funding Request MS Form

The Training Hub will review and respond to your funding request. If funding is approved, it will be your responsibility to book your place on the course you wish to attend, we will provide the instructions to do this. Applications will be reviewed in order of the course date (soonest courses first) and date received. If you have any questions, please contact us at hwetraininghub@nhs.net.

Please note, you will need to send us your booking confirmation within 1 week of your funding being approved as places are limited. Failure to do this will result in your funding being withdrawn and you will need to reapply.

Course cost

The approximate course per delegate is: £133.00

If your funding request is approved the Training Hub will cover the full cost of this course.