Staff Training:
All Speed Care Services Limited staff will receive a comprehensive induction including:
Vision and Values and Code of Conduct.
Speed Care Services Limited will ensure that;
- All of our support workers complete the Care Certificate as required by CQC and mandatory core training which includes Safeguarding, Moving and Handling, Infection prevention and control, First Aid, recording and reporting, Fire Awareness.
- Additional courses include Food Hygiene, Medication and MARS forms, epilepsy, Peg feeding, MCA/DOLS, Risk Assessment, Positive behaviour management and further courses relating to an individual’s specific care requirements.
- All new support staff are required to complete the Care Certificate within 3 months and an NVQ 3 within 18 months of employment unless they have evidence of prior learning or experience. Service supervisors and managers are supported to complete further NVQ qualifications up to NVQ level 5 in Leadership and Management and Level 5 Safeguarding.
Training and personal development is regularly discussed and reviewed during supervision and observation. Additional training can be requested by completing a training request form. We have in Service training leads who schedule a programme of training and will alert staff whose training is due to expire. This training is a mixture of face-to-face, and online workbooks.