On this page you will find details of education and learning resources that will support your professional development as you care for your residents and clients.
Learning and Development Opportunities are available Care Homes, Care at Home and Social Care workers who work within Lothians’ Health and Social Care Partnerships.
A-Z: Learning and Development
Click on the titles below to discover more information on opportunities available:
Confirmation of Death (formerly Verification of Death)
The training opportunities above are provided by a variety of teams, please click through the titles to discover more information, including how to book and contact details.
Assessment of Competency
Depending on learning and/or skill to be undertaken there may be a requirement for assessment of workers’ competency.
Competency assessment promotes safe working practice and supports individuals to get the right care, at the right time, in the right place by appropriately trained and competent staff.
Common learning and skills that require assessment of competency include: vital signs (pulse, blood pressure etc.), catheterisation or other clinical skill.
More information and guidance on how to assess competency across the health and social care partnerships can be found on the Enabling Competency Assessment Across Health and Social Care in the Lothians page.
Teams Providing Education
There are many teams involved in providing education both in the workplace and in the classroom. These teams include:
Clinical Education & Training Team (CET) an NHS Lothian team who work closely with other to deliver training and support.
Lothian Care Academy (LCA) works with a variety of teams, to promote and develop a learning hub, which includes information and tools to support continuing professional learning (CPL), and a learning and development directory including other training opportunities from external sources.
Care Home Support Teams (CHST) provide local education and support in care home settings.
Specialist clinical teams also provide education on specific topics.
Most of these learning and development topics link with support offered to staff and/or residents by various teams.
For more information on services which offer support to resident’s and how to refer to them or for information on teams which can help support staff or Care Homes please visit the website’s A-Z, by clicking the button below:
