Get ready to level up your skills and teach others how to handle meds safely and confidently.

This Train the Trainer – Medication Administration in Care course is designed for experienced professionals who are responsible for delivering medication training within health and social care settings. The course provides participants with the knowledge, confidence, and teaching skills required to train others safely, competently, and in line with current legislation, best practice, and regulatory expectations.

The training combines up-to-date medication management guidance with adult learning principles, enabling participants to both understand medication administration and effectively teach and assess others. The course covers safe practice, error prevention, documentation, and accountability, while supporting trainers to deliver engaging, inclusive, and compliant training sessions.

Bespoke delivery and sector-specific adaptations can be provided on request.

What the Training Will Cover

1. Introduction to the Trainer Role

Responsibilities of a medication trainer

Accountability and professional boundaries

Understanding competence and confidence

2. Adult Learning Principles

How adults learn best

Inclusive and engaging teaching methods

Supporting different learning styles

3. Medication Legislation & Guidance

Relevant UK and Welsh legislation

Roles and responsibilities in medication administration

Organisational policies and procedures

4. Safe Medication Administration

The principles of safe practice

Routes of administration

Timing, dosage, and accuracy

Infection prevention and control

5. Medication Errors & Risk Reduction

Common medication errors and near misses

Causes and contributory factors

Reporting, learning, and prevention strategies

6. Documentation & Record Keeping

MAR charts and documentation standards

Controlled drugs awareness

Storage, disposal, and stock control

7. Person-Centred Medication Support

Consent, capacity, and choice

Supporting dignity and independence

Covert medication awareness

8. Teaching Medication Administration

Delivering medication training sessions

Using case studies and scenarios

Supporting learners in practice

9. Assessing Competence

Observations and competency assessments

Providing constructive feedback

Managing concerns and additional support

10. Quality Assurance & Continuous Improvement

Maintaining training standards

Reflecting on trainer practice

Keeping training current and compliant

Who Should Attend

Senior care staff

Team leaders and supervisors

Registered managers and deputy managers

Experienced carers responsible for training others

Anyone delivering or planning to deliver medication training

Outcome

Participants will leave the course with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to deliver Medication Administration training safely and effectively. Learners will be able to teach best practice, assess competency, manage risk, support person-centred care, and ensure medication training meets legislative and regulatory standards.

As part of our ongoing quality assurance and trainer support, we will hold twice-yearly online standardisation/support meetings for those who have successfully completed the Train the Trainer – Medication Administration in Care programme.These sessions will provide an opportunity for trainers to come together and discuss:

good practice and any changes or developments relating to medication administration;

any issues, worries or concerns they have encountered when delivering training;

training techniques and approaches – including what is working well and what may not be working;

new techniques or approaches trainers have developed within their own services;

consistency and good practice in training and assessing learners; and

current, real-life medication error case studies and the learning that can be taken from them.

The aim is to provide ongoing support and standardisation, encourage reflective practice and shared learning, and help trainers maintain a consistent and safe approach to medication training within their services.

If you would like to discuss Fee's or Group Bookings, please contact us at info@altrissasctraining.co.uk

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