Group bookings ONLY: Please note this training course is only available to employers, such as NHS Trusts, CCG’s, Independent Providers etc. This is because the course is delivered onsite within the customers training facilities for groups.

Vaccination and immunisation training courses

Our expert medical trainers at Guardian Angels offer a range of specially designed vaccination and immunisation training courses to professional healthcare workers, including registered nurses. We tailor our immunisation and vaccination training to suit the needs of each organisation, running courses to meet your individual patient and service-user requirements - such as childhood immunisation or flu vaccinations. All of our vaccination and immunisation training courses are delivered in accordance with all of the following national standards and guidelines:

• Public Health England National Minimum Standards
• Core Curriculum for Immunisation training
• Department of Health’s Immunisation against infectious disease green book
• RCN Supporting the delivery of Immunisation education
• RCN Immunisation Knowledge and Skills Competence Assessment Tool

What immunisation and vaccination training do we offer?

We provide a variety of one and two day immunisation and vaccination training courses, including:

• One-day flu vaccine and anaphylaxis training courses
• One-day immunisation and vaccination update training course
• Two-day childhood immunisation and vaccine training course
• Two-day general practice immunisation and vaccine training course
• Two-day HCA/HSW/assistant practitioner immunisation training course
• Two-day immunisation and vaccines for travel

What do our training courses cover?

Each vaccination or immunisation course is delivered in-line with the core subject requirements, but as a general guide, each course covers the following content:

• National policy, standards and guidelines for immunisation and vaccines
• Our immune system and how vaccines work
• Preventable diseases and the effectiveness of Immunisations
• Available vaccines and their pharmacological background
• The use of prescriptions, patient specific directions (PSD) and a patient group directions (PGD)
• Legal, ethical, moral and consent issues
• Contraindications, adverse reactions and anaphylaxis within an immunisation setting
• Safe management of immunisations e.g.
• Storage, Handling and Administration
• Communication during the consultation
• Defensible documentation and record keeping
• Immunisation risk assessments and ‘at risk’ groups
• Health promotion
• General health and vaccine screening

Course duration

Because each vaccination and immunisation training course is different they vary in length, but typically expect delegates to attend for either one or two full days of training at a time and location to suit you.

Assessment and certification

The course process consists of continual assessment by the course tutor, case studies, practical scenarios, OSCE's and workbook completion. Guardian Angels Training will provide the necessary competency proformas required to ensure safe and evidenced-based clinical practice following completion of our training course, allowing the registered provider to ensure mandatory competency assessments are completed within the workplace by a nominated mentor/supervisor. For more information regarding competency assessments or to request an onsite competency assessment conducted by one of our specialist registered nurse trainers, feel free to get in touch and we’ll be happy to help. Upon successful completion of the course, delegates will receive a certificate valid for 2 years.

Further information

For more information about our clinical observation training course or to learn more about our other training courses and how they can help you to deliver a better standard of patient care, please feel free to contact our team who will be happy to help.

Group bookings ONLY: Please note this training course is only available to employers, such as NHS Trusts, CCG’s, Independent Providers etc. This is because the course is delivered onsite within the customers training facilities for groups.