NVQ
Laboratory and Associated Technical Activities (LATA) NVQ
We have already successfully completed training programmes for several hospital
laboratory organisations at Level 3 (which has enhanced both their organisation
and our reputation in this prestigious field of medicine and enabled them to move
forward and create a centre of excellence within the healthcare scientist framework
in the NHS), which has enabled staff to achieve Band 3 Senior Assistant Healthcare
Scientist. We are currently engaged with laboratory staff both in the public and
private sectors at a number of locations to provide further courses at Levels 2,
3 and 4. Update are also involved in providing consultation documentation for several
NHS trusts on the Laboratory and Associated Technical Activities NVQ Programme.
This award is dedicated to the Healthcare Scientist framework in the life science
disciplines. If you are looking to develop your staff and have their skills and
knowledge recognised by a national qualification then we have the right training
package to ensure success. All our training delivery and support staff are professionally
qualified, have teaching, training and relevant assessor qualifications.
Laboratory staffs provide a vital role within the public and private health sectors.
Without these intrinsic members of the team all other healthcare professionals would
be hindered in the delivery of their tasks. This NVQ is designed for the following
life science disciplines:
- Pathology
- Microbiology
- Haematology
- Biochemistry
- Blood Transfusion
- Immunology
- Virology
- Histology
- Cytology
This qualification is appropriate for full or part-time workers employed within
the NHS, or independent health care sector. It offers the opportunity to obtain
a nationally recognised vocational qualification for the work that is actually
performed and provides the employer with a measured degree of proficiency for employees.
This NVQ instils confidence as it quantifies the ability of the learner to perform
their job. Being rewarded for a job well done delivers more job satisfaction and
raises the professional self-esteem. An NVQ gives dignity and status to everyone
and as such can only enhance the quality of life of those who gain them.
These qualifications are work based so they are solely delivered within the workplace.
Healthcare Scientists in the life science disciplines are defined as being able
to carry out a wide range of functions in pathology laboratories, including preparation
of test media, making up and sterilising chemical solutions and separating blood
serum and plasma.
The Laboratory and Associated Technical Activities NVQ can be taken at Levels 1
to 4
- Level 1 is usually for Entry-level Assistant Healthcare Scientists who perform limited
clinical, technical or scientific tasks in a narrow area.
- Level 2 is for Assistant Healthcare Scientist Key Support Workers who perform clinical,
technical or scientific tasks in a narrow area and makes judgements involving straightforward
job-related facts or situations.
- Level 3 is for Senior Assistant Healthcare Scientists who perform a wider range
of protocol driven clinical, technical or scientific tasks and makes judgements
which may require analysis.
- Level 4 is for Associate Healthcare Scientists, or those who are aspiring to this
role, who perform clinical, technical or scientific procedures and make judgements
requiring analysis and comparison of options.
As you would expect the level structure is not exhaustive and appropriate level
selection is not left to chance. A full and individual skills scan assists us to
ensure that prospective new learners are working towards the applicable level within
their current job role.
BESPOKE
We can uniquely tailor a package to your needs, using a combination of any of our
support facilities that best meets your operational requirements. If you feel that
this approach would best suit your organisation then please feel free to discuss
your requirements with the appropriate staff involved in the programme and we will
endeavour to apply them to any of the awards.
Level 2 NVQ in Health (Blood Donor Support)
You need a total of 10 competences to achieve this award. You must
select at least:
- two Core competences
- two General Clinical/Therapeutic Activities competences
- three Pathway Specific competences (BDS3, BDS4, BDS6)
- and three other Pathway Specific competences in
this endorsed title
Core competences: you must select at least two of these:
- HSC21 Communicate with, and complete records for individuals Either HSC22
Support the health and safety of yourself and individuals or GEN3 Maintain
health and safety in a clinical/therapeutic environment
- HSC23 Develop your knowledge and practice
- HSC24 Ensure your own actions support the care, protection and wellbeing of Individuals
General Clinical/Therapeutic Activities competences: you must select at least
two of these:
- GEN2 Prepare and dress for work in clinical/therapeutic areas
- GEN4 Prepare individuals for clinical/therapeutic activities
- GEN5 Support individuals during and following clinical/therapeutic activities
- GEN6 Prepare environments and resources for use during clinical/therapeutic activities
- GEN7 Monitor and manage the environment and resources during and after clinical/therapeutic
activities
Pathway Specific competences: you must complete all three of these:
- BDS3 Prepare donors, materials and equipment for blood or blood component donation
and monitor donors during the donation process
- BDS4 Conclude the collection of blood or blood component donations and support,
advise and monitor donors following donation procedures
- BDS6 Contribute to the promotion and effective functioning of blood and blood component
sessions and services
Pathway Specific competences: you must select at least three of these:
- BDS1 Undertake pre donation assessment at blood/blood component donation sessions
- BDS2 Obtain and test capillary blood samples
- BDS5 Prepare the refreshment area and serve refreshments at donation sessions
- BDS7 Register donors at donation sessions
- BDS8 Organise information and enter donation outcomes
- BDS9 Prepare the documentation, donations and samples for transport
- BDS10 Welcome donors at donation sessions and provide information
- GEN9 Prepare vehicles for the transport of people, materials and/or equipment within
the health sector
- GEN10 Operate and control vehicles and collect, transport and set down passengers
and/or materials and equipment within the health sector
- GEN11 Assess and respond to accidents, breakdowns and incidents during the transportation
of people, materials and/or equipment to meet health needs
Level 3 NVQ in Health (Advanced Blood Donor Support)
You need a total of 10 competences to achieve this award. You must select at least:
- two Core competences
- two General Clinical/Therapeutic Activities competences
- three Pathway Specific competences
- and three competences from any of the competences in this endorsed title, or any
Level 3 Pathway Specific competences (other than Perioperative Care Support) or
any of the Level 3 Work Effectiveness competences.
Core competences: you must select at least two of these:
Either HSC311 Promote effective communication for and about individuals
or CU6 2 Maintain communications and records within the organisation
- Either HSC32 Promote, monitor and maintain health, safety and security in the working environment
or GEN3 Maintain health and safety in a clinical/therapeutic environment
- HSC333 Reflect on and develop your practice
- Either HSC35 Promote choice, wellbeing and the protection of all individuals
or HSC34 Promote the wellbeing and protection of children and young people
General Clinical/Therapeutic Activities competences: you must select at least
two
of these:
- Either CHS2 Assist in the administration of medication or CHS3 Administer medication
to individuals
- CHS4 Identify the individual whose skin integrity is at risk and undertake the appropriate
tissue viability risk assessment
- CHS11 Undertake extended personal care
- CHS12 Undertake treatments and dressings related to the care of lesions and wounds
- CHS19 Undertake physiological measurements
- CHS35 Provide first aid to an individual needing emergency assistance
- CHS36 Provide basic life support
- EUSC14 Take a presenting history from an individual to inform assessment
- EUSC2 Obtain supporting information to inform the assessment of an individual
- FB115 Perform routine ECG procedures
- GEN2 Prepare and dress for work in clinical/therapeutic areas
- GEN4 Prepare individuals for clinical/therapeutic activities
- GEN5 Support individuals during and following clinical/therapeutic activities
- GEN6 Prepare environments and resources for use during clinical/therapeutic activities
- GEN7 Monitor and manage the environment and resources during and after clinical/therapeutic
activities
- GEN8 Assist the practitioner to implement clinical/therapeutic interventions
- GEN14 Provide advice and information to individuals on how to manage their own condition
- GEN17 Contribute to the discharge of an individual into the care of another service
Pathway Specific competences: you must select at least three of these:
- BDS11 Obtain venous blood samples
- BDS12 Test venous blood samples and record results
- BDS13 Determine the individual’s requirements and obtain information related to
potential donation of blood or blood components
BDS14 Assess individuals’ fitness and suitability to donate blood or blood components
- BDS15 Communicate the assessment decision regarding an individual’s fitness and
suitability to donate blood or blood components
- BDS16 Insert intravenous needles for the collection of blood at blood donation sessions
Your final three competences can be selected from:
- any of the above competences
- any Level 3 Pathway Specific competences other than Perioperative Care Support
(PCS),
for which you have approval