Target Audience/Eligibility Criteria
This training is aimed at Practice Nurses, Nurse Associates & Pharmacists whose role involves administering immunisations or advising on vaccinations as part of their clinical practice and have undertaken no previous training.
Course Aim
To provide the required knowledge and skills to enable Practice Nurses and Pharmacists to administer and advise on immunisations and vaccinations following a practical programme undertaken with an experienced practitioner in the general practice setting. In addition it will strengthen competencies around managing adverse events including anaphylaxis.
Course Content
Course content will include:
| ·Vaccine Immunology | ·Vaccination and the Law |
| ·Vaccine Preventable Diseases | ·Active and Passive Immunity |
| ·What’s in a Vaccine and Why? | ·Killed/Inactivated live Attenuated Subunit |
| ·Toxoid Vaccines | ·Travel Vaccination |
| ·Infection Barriers | ·What is a Vaccine? |
| ·Why Immunise? | ·Vaccine Storage |
| ·Managing Pain | ·Vaccine Efficacy |
| ·Vaccine History | ·Delivering Safe Immunisation Sessions |
| ·Developing, Testing and Licensing Vaccines | ·Occupational Health Aspects of Immunisation |
| ·Individuals with Special Vaccination Requirements | ·Managing Adverse Vaccine Events Post Immunisation |
·Childhood Immunisations
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·Adult Immunisation Schedule |
| ·PDG’s – Adult and Children | ·Injection Technique (including size of needles) |
Pre-requisites:
All delegates need to be up to date with their annual Basic Life Support and Anaphylaxis training.
Course Duration –
This course runs for 3 full days. Please note all 3 days must be attended.
Trainer/Facilitator – The main lecturer for the Workshop will be Dr D Baxter, Consultant in Public Health
Date/Time/Venue
- Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 14th – 16th May 2025
- Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 17th – 19th September 2025
- Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 15th – 17th October 2025
All 8.30 – 5pm at Stockport NHS Trust, Stepping Hill Hospital, G24, Pinewood House, Poplar Grove, Stockport SK2 7JE
Cost
This course is free of charge for all those who work in Stockport General Practices.
Booking Process/Additional Information
- Please complete the Application Form and send to stella.matley@stockport.nhs.uk (no payment details required for Stockport General Practice)
- Any enquiries please email Stella Matley – stella.matley@stockport.nhs.uk or call 0161 419 4685.
- Annual Immunology Study Days are available for delegates who have attended Dr Baxter’s three day workshop within the last five years. Please contact the Medical Education Centre for details.
- To contact the Greater Manchester Area, screening & Immunising Team with a vaccine & immunisation enquiry please contact – england.gmsit@nhs.net or call 0113 825 5197. When sending an email enquiry please include the following information:
- Your name, job title & email address
- Address of the practice or area you work in
- Your practice code (if you have one) must be included)
- For travel vaccination support – please access NathNac via www.nathnac.net.