Health Care  
Core Clinical Skills Training  

 

Now open to Non Health Care Students

Under the new "GP Practice Assistant" scheme released by the HSE, non healthcare workers can now work as a GP practice Assistants carrying out some approved in house clinical skills. You do not need a healthcare qualification to work as a GP Practice Assistant.

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This approved Core Clinical Skills Training Course is aimed at people health care workers & students. During the course students learn the most common skills performed on a day to day basis in healthcare settings. To perform these procedures well it requires staff to have training to be competent in these areas. The course is delivered by registered healthcare staff. 

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Public Course Training Dates​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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University College Cork

Level One: Nursing & Midwifery Education Centre

Brookfield Health Science Complex

College Road, Cork 

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Saturday 21st June 2025 Cork 50€ Deposit secured here

9am - 1pm

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Entry Criteria: Healthcare workers & Students ​​

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Course Duration: Half day

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Award: Certificate 

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Course Cost: 150€ 

 

 

Course Content:

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• Introduction
   

• How To Approach Special Populations 

• How To Confirm Name & Date Of Birth 

• Communication Skills & Consent

• Infection Control 

• Patient Assessment (Primary & Secondary Survey)

• Breathing Assessment With Peak flow

• Circulation Assessment  (Pulse, Spo2 & ECG ) 

• Recording Level of Consciousness 

• Blood Glucose Measurement  

• Manual & Automatic Blood Pressure 

• Temperature Recording Practicals

• Manual Pulse Recording 

• Spo2 (Oxygen) Recording 

• 12 Lead Electrocardiograph (E.C.G) Lead Placements

• Oxygen Masks & Flow Rates 

• Salbutamol Nebuliser  

• Pupillary Assessment (P.E.R.R.L.A)
• Urine Testing 
• Anaphylaxis / Adrenaline 

• Open Discussions

• Close 
   

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