Mindfulness courses
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Free mindfulness courses are now available to help improve health and wellbeing and reduce stress. You’ll learn ways to bring mindfulness and awareness into your daily life, both within work and at home, through regular meditation and gentle movement. The sessions are run as weekly or monthly courses by the Devon Wellbeing Hub and the University of Exeter. Monthly skills class starts on Tuesday 19 October, 6.00pm – 8.00pm and runs until 24 March 2022. Weekly course starts on Wednesday...
North Devon Care Homes Team offers virtual training sessions
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
The free sessions are open to all services in North Devon only and they run from November to the end of January. The timings vary so please check available time slots. There is a wide range of topics covered: CAUTI, constipation, diabetes part 1 and 2, end of life, nutrition and hydration, pneumonia, flu and COVID-19 awareness, pressure damage, UTIs, Restore2 and sepsis. To book a sessions please visit the North Devon Healthcare website. If you have any queries please...
Free personal assistant and unpaid carer training - Moving and Handling and Food Safety
12:00 am
Bespoke training (virtual and practical) is being offered by Exeter College in partnership with Devon CCG and Devon Carers. The workshops will enhance your knowledge and skills within your role and provide you with the appropriate tools to confidently and safely care for and support others within your role. The expectation is for individuals to attend the whole course. Please only book onto the session if you have not had any moving and handling training within the last 12 months....
FREE Practice leadership training: train the trainer
12:00 am
Plymouth City Council is asking for expressions of interest from community based providers (supported living / residential services who support people with learning disabilities) in Plymouth and Devon to put forward team or practice leaders for a new pilot programme of training that will start in January 2021 and it will take place over four separate days over four months. This is a train the trainer qualification which is delivered by Positive Behavioural Support UK (PBSUK). PBSUK has experienced behaviour...
East Care Homes Locality Support meeting
10:30 am - 11:30 am
These forums are engagement opportunities for care home providers and their registered managers, DCC Market Management Team and the locality Assistant Director/Social Care Operational team. You can view all of the previous meeting minutes in the online library. The next Care Home Locality Forums: North - Thursday 20 January 1.00pm to 2.30pm South & West - Tuesday 18 January 2.00pm to 3.30pm East - Tuesday 7 December 10.30am to 11.30am If you have not received the calendar invite please email socialcarebusinessrelations-mailbox@devon.gov.uk...
Digital Skills to Improve Productivity- Digital Advantage Devon by Cosmic
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Digital Skills to Improve Productivity Learn how to use Digital tools and techniques to improve productivity. In this FREE workshop we will show you ways to create zero inbox, clever tricks for ToDo lists and ways to digitise meeting notes to never miss an action again. Tools explored include the Microsoft 365 suite and other mobile Apps. Book here. The online meeting details will be sent to you after registration at least 48 hours before the workshop. Sign up now...
Free Leadership Development Workshop: Performance Management Strategies
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Develop your understanding of performance management and learn about best practice tools to manage performance throughout your workforce lifecycle. Explore typical areas of staff underperformance and learn how to uncover the key issues. Understand how your own style and behaviour impacts on your staff and develop plans to create solid performance management plans. Book on this free workshop today.