Advanced Venepuncture

Description

Learn advanced theory and knowledge of blood taking and practice advanced phlebotomy techniques.

Who is this course for?

Aimed at phlebotomists, health care assistants, nurses and similar roles with approximately one year’s experience of basic venepuncture.

What will I learn?

Explore advanced theory and techniques of blood taking, with hands-on practice of techniques to apply to real-world more challenging blood taking situations.

Topics covered:

· Deeper understanding of the theoretical aspects of venepuncture

· Venepuncture using open (needle and syringe) and closed systems (Vacutainer and Monovette)

· Butterfly needles

· Intravenous cannulation for venepuncture

· Hand venepuncture

· Foot venepuncture

· Needle phobia management

· Venepuncture of children

· Numbing agents

· Infrared vein detectors

· Venepuncture troubleshooting

· Management of venepuncture-related syncope

Pre-course requirements

Before attending this course, learners must have approximately one year’s experience with basic venepuncture techniques.

Assessment

This course is not formally assessed. A certificate of attendance will be issued.

Is there any funding available?

Eligible individuals employed in General Practice within Humber and North Yorkshire may access NHSE funding opportunities, available via the Primary Care Workforce and Training Hub.

Details of applicable funding options and eligibility can be found below, or in this document. If you are unsure or have any queries, please contact the Humber and North Yorkshire Training Hub on hnyicb.traininghub@nhs.net who will be happy to help advise.

If you are eligible for a funded place, please select the relevant ‘Funded' option at the checkout, and you will not be charged. As places on each date are limited, each eligible person may book with funding on only one date per course – if you wish to swap dates, please cancel your initial booking before re-booking another date. To avoid funding waste, multiple bookings for the same individual, non-attendance without cancellation, or short notice cancellation (except in exceptional circumstances) will not be funded. Eligibility will be checked for all funded bookings, if it is determined that you have incorrectly claimed eligibility for funding, an invoice for the full course fee will be issued.

>Local Enhanced Services (LES) Funding

This course can be available utilising NHSE Local Enhanced Services (LES) funding. Eligibility is for staff employed by a General Practice/ PCN within Humber and North Yorkshire, that is signed up to the (Phlebotomy/ECG/Wound Care <delete as appropriate>) LES Specification.

Please visit: Local Enhanced Services (LES) Training - Training Hub, to learn more.

If you are eligible for a ‘LES funded’ place, please select the 'Funded' option at the checkout.

> CPD Funding for Nurses, NAs & AHPs

This course can be available utilising NHSE CPD funding for eligible individuals (Nurses, NAs and Allied Health Professionals). To be eligible, the person attending must be:

· A Nurse, Nursing Associate, or Allied Health Professional (e.g. Paramedic/Physiotherapist – full AHP list detailed here)

· Employed by a General Practice/ PCN within Humber and North Yorkshire

· Have not chosen to claim an individual CPD funding allowance for 2025/26 instead of accessing funded training

· Have not already exceeded the fair-share limit of two CPD funded courses with Academicare between Sept. 2025 - Sept. 2026 (unless on the New-to-Practice Nursing Foundation Programme)

Please visit: CPD Funded Training - Training Hub to learn more.

If you are eligible for a ‘CPD funded’ place, please select the 'Funded' option at the checkout.