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...
Social care jobs & careers fair
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Join us at the Social care jobs & careers fair! Thursday 20th January 2022 Ocean – Exmouth seafront 10.00am to 2.00pm For further information all queries to proudtocare@devon.gov.uk or 01392 383000 ask for ‘Proud to Care’ If you would like to attend, please contact us and let us know the names and email addresses of those who will be attending and we can sign you up!
FREE training available through the Health and Social Care Skills Accelerator Programme - Incontinence Care
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
The training is partly funded by the European Social Fund (ESF). These workshops are suitable for anyone new to the sector or people already working in health and social care and looking to refresh their knowledge. Workshops: Communication in Care, Monday 17 January, 12noon -2:00pm MCA & DOLs, Tuesday 18 January, 12noon -2:00pm Skin Care, Wednesday 19 January, 12noon -2:00pm Incontinence Care, Thursday 20 January, 12noon -2:00pm Courses: Care Certificate Programme includes Level 3 First Aid. It’s a twelve week...
North care homes locality support meeting
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
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...
FREE training available through the Health and Social Care Skills Accelerator Programme - Care Certificate Programme
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The training is partly funded by the European Social Fund (ESF). These workshops are suitable for anyone new to the sector or people already working in health and social care and looking to refresh their knowledge. Workshops: Communication in Care, Monday 17 January, 12noon -2:00pm MCA & DOLs, Tuesday 18 January, 12noon -2:00pm Skin Care, Wednesday 19 January, 12noon -2:00pm Incontinence Care, Thursday 20 January, 12noon -2:00pm Courses: Care Certificate Programme includes Level 3 First Aid. It’s a twelve week...
East care homes locality support meeting
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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: East - Thursday 20 January 4.00pm to 5.00pm South & West - Tuesday 18 January 2.00pm to 3.30pm North - Thursday 20 January 1.00pm to 2.30pm If you have not received the calendar invite please email socialcarebusinessrelations-mailbox@devon.gov.uk...