What sort of training do you provide for staff?

We are committed to the development and training of our staff. We are registered for 24 hour nursing care so we always have at least 1 fully qualified registered nurse on duty supervising our care teams within each of our homes. Our Care Home Managers are also fully trained registered nurses. All general/mental nurses are registered with the Nurse & Midwifery Council (NMC) and are required by law to keep up their training and competency on an annual basis. The Home ensures that all our nurses are active on the register and are fit to practice.

Our aim is to ensure the care teams are qualified to at least SVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care. We have invested in qualified in house SVQ Assessors who provide our care assistants with the support and training to gain a Scottish Vocational Qualification (SVQ) in Health & Social Care awarded by the Scottish Qualification Authority (SQA). We also ensure that all our staff are fully competent in moving and handling techniques, infection control, Protection of Vulnerable Adults (POVA), Health & Safety, Fire Safety, tissue viability and pressure care awareness, food hygiene and practice, palliative care and person centred care as well as many more operational practices delivered through our in house and external training courses. Our staff development plan also covers our statement of aims and objectives, which ensure our staff are also educated in our philosophy of care.