Staffing, Education and Training Sample Clauses

Staffing, Education and Training. In accordance with NHS Screening programmes standards and protocols the provider will ensure that there are adequate numbers of competent and appropriately trained staff in place across the screening pathway to deliver the screening programme in line with best practice programme and laboratory guidelines. Qualifications will be specific to staff delivering the service across the care pathway. Staff must demonstrate competence (which is linked to training). The provider will have in place a workforce plan designed to maintain a sustainable programme, especially where increase in birth rate are predicted and/or where there are difficulties in the recruitment of appropriately qualified healthcare staff. Providers are responsible for funding minimum training requirements to maintain an effective screening workforce including appropriate annual CPD in line with programme requirements, for example a screening study day or completion of national NHS Screening Programme e-learning. Providers must facilitate screener training in line with programme requirements as detailed in each NHS screening programme specification. Providers should ensure training has been completed satisfactorily and recorded and that they have a system in place to assess on- going competency. The provider will ensure that counsellors / antenatal screening coordinators for the sickle cell and thalassaemia screening programme meet Sickle Cell & Thalassaemia counselling competences xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xx/guidance/sickle-cell-and-thalassaemia-screening- education-and-training. PHE screening makes available a variety of education and training for NHS screening staff. Evidence based, up-to-date e-learning resources, study days and courses can be accessed here xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xx/guidance/nhs-population-screening-education-and- training In addition each screening programme will have specific guidance for the initial training and ongoing learning for screeners. This learning should be facilitated, supported and monitored by local screening providers. In line with professional regulations individuals have a responsibility to ensure their practice is up-to-date and evidence based. Local programmes can use the national programme training guidance and resources to support this. Courses have been developed in collaboration with King’s College London (KCL). The genetic risk assessment and counselling module and SCT screening: specialist counselling update are intended to provide a benchmark of professional comp...