The HSE Offshore Medic training course is ELCAS funded and now includes development opportunity for Team Medics

HSE Offshore Medic Course

Description

The offshore installations and pipeline works (first aid) regulations 1989 placed a duty on those in control of offshore installations, pipeline works, or any associated activities to make provision for persons to administer first aid and emergency treatment to those who become ill or injured at work. This is a UK Health and Safety Executive approved course which encompasses all aspects of the legal requirements, alongside the latest clinical thinking.

Some of the key points of our course include:

* Our course is mapped to a national standard awarding 12 credits at level 3. This will mean you can put these credits to other higher educational qualifications.
* ELCAS Approved for our armed force medics (this enables the student to claim upto 80% of the course costs)
* All training aids and materials given 1 month prior to course start for pre-reading.
* Various payment options and plans available.
* Choice of consecutive or modular
* Professional and qualified tutors.
* Working partnership with Falck Nutec to enable Medipro to facilitate your BOSIET, MIST (Norwegian standards) and GP medical.
* All enrolled students will have direct access to Medipro's internet storage drive where they can get access to additional learning material and support relevant to their role. This information is continually updated and additional material is added so the student can keep up to date with the latest clinical developments and releases enabling thier practice to be the most up to date evidence based practice.
* Accredited courses within our programme includes Pre Hospital Trauma Management RCS Ed and CIEH Food Hygiene.
* Portfolio of certificates including pre-hospital thrombolysis, pre hospital trauma management (RCS Ed), advanced life support skills, food hygiene, offshore medic

PLACEMENTS - Many of our students are in full-time employment and it is often difficult to get a large block of time to complete this course. This is why we have adapted our delivery to suit your needs. Once you have completed the initial 2 week classroom section you have 6 months to complete the 60 hours placement section after which you return your placement booklet and we issue you your certificate.

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Duration

The initial HSE Offshore Medic Course is a four week modular programme (60 hours taught and 60 hours placement). This allows our students to complete the course in four consecutive weeks or four individual weeks over a 12 month period. The first and second weeks are classroom based theory and practical, the remaining two weeks are placements. Placements are arranged either by the student if they are already in a clincial setting (subject to approval) or by Medipro.
They consist of various practice areas which are A&E ambulance trust, A&E department and primary health care. All placements are arranged in the local area.

Due to the arrangements locally with Falck Nutec and the hospitals, we can, with lots of notice, arrange the whole course (including 10 hour placements) and your BOSIET/MIST and GP medical in the 4 week slot....

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Syllabus

This Offshore Medic course contains a number of subjects designed to deal with the most common injuries and illnesses treated by offshore medics, along with severe medical and traumatic emergencies. They are delivered by our most experienced tutors who are all practising clinicians and include; doctors, advanced practitioners, paramedics, nurses and offshore medics.

A sample of the subjects covered include:

History taking and clinical examination
CIEH Food safety level 2
Wound care including suturing
Basic/advanced life support
Pharmacology, drugs and using the BNF
Trauma care approved by the RCS Ed
Invasive techniques (IV, intubation, catheterisation, IO)
Hyperbaric medicine
MI and ECG recognition with thrombolysis
Common ear, nose and teeth conditions
Major incident management
Offshore procedures

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Certification

Upon successful completion of the assessment (written and practical) a HSE Offshore Medic certificate, RCS Pre Hospital Trauma Management, CIEH Food Safety, OCN level 3 credits and ALS skills will be awarded which is valid for 3 years.

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Pre-Course Requirements

The HSE state that before commencing a HSE Offshore Medic course a student should have prior medical knowledge, Medipro accept students who are:

RGN and EN nurses who appear on the UKCC register
Army CMT1 or RMA 1
Navy Leading Medical Assistants
RAF Medical Assistants
HPC paramedics
ODP's

Medipro are able to provide students who don't appear on this list above with a educational package through the delivery of other courses and placements to get you to the standard required to complete the offshore medic course. Please contact us for further details.

CRB - students requiring placements from Medipro will require to have a current valid Enhanced CRB complete prior to any placements. We encourage you to apply for this as soon as possible. Please contact us for details.

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Location

Courses are run at our training centre which is in Stokesley, North Yorkshire which is in the North East of England. This is ideally located for students from across the Northern and Yorkshire region.

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Cost

The following cost options are available (all prices incl VAT)

Full 4 week course (including Medipro arranged placements)...£2460.00

2 week classroom without placements (Student arranged placement)...£1650.00

**ELCAS students - only the offshore medic course is eligible for this scheme - not the offshore survival and GP medical)**

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Next Course Date

2012 dates- 16 - 27 April (FULL)/ 14 - 25 May / 28 May - 8 June / 11 - 22 June / 2 - 13 July / 23 July - 3 August / 13-24 Aug / 3 -14 Sept / 17-28 Sept / 1 - 12 Oct / 15 - 26 Oct / 12-23 Nov / 3 - 14 Dec (2 weeks classrrom - placements after these dates)

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