Immunisation and Vaccination Training

Name: Immunisation and Vaccination Training for Nurses & HCAs
Start: 2025-04-14T09:00:00+0100
End: 2025-04-15T17:00:00+0100
Location: Belfast

This comprehensive course meets the national standards for immunisation training and enables attendees to confidently, competently, safely and effectively promote and administer vaccinations.

Suitable for: Nurses and Healthcare Assistants. (It is recommended that attendees have at least 2 years’ experience in their job role).

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Aims & Objectives

Aim

Gain the skills and knowledge needed to competently and safely administer immunisation and vaccination injections with comprehensive and up-to-date understanding and skill.

Objectives

Learn how to practice safe and effective injection
Be able to provide accurate and up to date information about the relevant diseases and vaccines to patients/parents/carers
Know how to support individuals to make informed decisions about vaccination
Understand the protocols for PGDs
Promote public confidence in vaccination and improve the uptake
Demonstrate competence in vaccine storage
Outline anatomical features
Identify correct injection technique and demonstrate how to inject through the use of simulation manikins
Discuss patient consent and recording
Refresh knowledge on anaphylaxis
Understand and follow national recommendations

Capabilities

Please note, HCAs can only administer influenza, shingles and pneumococcal vaccinations to adults and intranasal influenza vaccine to children.

Clinical Observation

Following this training, delegates must be supervised administering injections in their workplace, until deemed competent by their supervisor. This supervised practice must be recorded in a provided logbook, and signed off by the supervisor upon successful completion. Supervisors do not require a formal teaching qualification but must be competent in immunisation. It is the delegates responsibility to source their own clinical supervisor, we recommend that delegates do so prior to course commencement.

Whilst there is no requirement as to how many times this supervised practice should occur, both the supervisor and new practitioner need to feel confident that the practitioner has the necessary skills and knowledge to administer vaccines. If the practitioner gives a range of different vaccines to patients of different ages, their supervisor should ensure this is taken into account and they should be given the opportunity to observe and also be assessed on this range.

Annual Update

Please note, immunisers should attend annual updates in order to ensure the ongoing delivery of a high quality, safe and effective national immunisation programme.

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Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course delegates should be able to:

Describe the relevant vaccine types, their contents, the indications, current recommendations, and contraindications for shingles, adult pneumococcal, LAIV and adult influenza vaccines
Describe the risks of giving live vaccines to immunocompromised people
Describe the most common side effects of these vaccines and how these should be managed
Describe any issues/controversies currently relevant to flu, shingles and pneumococcal vaccines
Demonstrate the ability to respond to patients concerns about any issues relating to these vaccines and correct any misconceptions
Identify the patient according to local policy
Prepare the patient/parents/carers for the procedure
Describe situations when referral to a registered healthcare professional is appropriate
Explain the differences between Patient Group Directions (PGDs) and Patient Specific Directions (PSDs)
Appropriately record consent (according to national and local policy)
Explain the importance of the cold chain and the appropriate standards and systems in place for vaccine storage and handling
Explain the procedure to be taken in the event of a needle stick injury
Demonstrate appropriate sharps managementDemonstrate appropriate selection and preparation of vaccine equipment
Demonstrate correct technique for vaccination
Demonstrate good knowledge and practice of infection control
Demonstrate appropriate care following administration of the vaccine
Give evidence of anaphylaxis and basic life support training
Complete appropriate documentation (refer to national and local policies as appropriate)

14

Apr

Immunisation and Vaccination Training for Nurses & HCAs

Belfast

£348.00

Monday, 14 April 2025 - Tuesday, 15 April 2025

09:00 AM - 05:00 PM (2 days)

Belfast

£348.00 incl. VAT

Mon 14 Apr 2025 - Tue 15 Apr 2025

09:00 AM - 05:00 PM (2 days)

This training follows the National Minimum Standards and Core Curriculum for Immunisation Training of Healthcare Support Workers 2015.

18

Aug

Immunisation and Vaccination Training for Nurses & HCAs

Belfast

£348.00

Monday, 18 August 2025 - Tuesday, 19 August 2025

09:00 AM - 05:00 PM (2 days)

Belfast

£348.00 incl. VAT

Mon 18 Aug 2025 - Tue 19 Aug 2025

09:00 AM - 05:00 PM (2 days)

This training follows the National Minimum Standards and Core Curriculum for Immunisation Training of Healthcare Support Workers 2015.

Cost

£290.00 (including VAT)

Time

9:00am – 5:00pm

Duration

2 days

Location

Kingsbridge Training Academy
10 Falcon Way, Boucher Road,
Belfast, BT12 6SQ

Accredited by

14 CPD Hours