Clinical Skills FAQ

What courses do you offer and how do I book?

We offer the following courses that are bookable via easylearning.

• Arterial Blood Gas Sampling
• Central Venous Access Devices
• Electrocardiogram Recording
• Intravenous Therapy (IV)
• Male Urethral Catheterisation
• Peripheral Venous Cannulation (PVC)
• Phlebotomy (Venepuncture)

You will need an account to login to easylearning. If you require more information, please see the easylearning pages:

• easylearning

If I’m unable to attend on the day. Who do I contact?

Please notify your line manager and email the Clinical Skills.

• ClinicalSkills@uhb.nhs.uk

Do you offer courses to non UHB staff?

No, unfortunately at the moment we are only able to provide spaces to Trust employees.

Will I need to complete e-learning?

Yes, there is pre-requisite learning for all of our clinical skills courses that must be completed on Moodle.

All the relevant courses can be found on Moodle:

• Clinical skills

Do I need to wear my uniform?

Yes, we ask that all attendees wear the appropriate work wear as they would in their day-to-day role.

Where can I find the clinical skills centres?

We have four clinical skills centres across the organisation:

Good Hope Hospital

The Clinical Skills Centre is located in a separate building near the main staff car park at Good Hope Hospital.

• Google Maps: Clinical Skills Centre at Good Hope Hospital

Heartlands Hospital

The Heartlands Hospital clinical skills rooms are located on the Ground Floor of the main Education Centre.

• Google Maps: clinical skills rooms at Heartlands Hospital

Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (QEHB)

The Clinical Skills Department at QEHB is located on the First Floor. It can be found via the main entrance and following the signs at the top of the escalator.

• Google Maps: Clinical Skills Department at QEHB

Solihull Hospital

The Clinical Skills Room at Solihull Hospital is located in the main Education Centre on the First Floor of the north side of the building.

• Google Maps: Clinical Skills Room at Solihull Hospital

Where do I find the competencies?

All Trust competencies can be found on the Intranet. We recommend using the search function to find the relevant policy or procedure.

• Policies and procedures (this is an intranet link and will only be accessible if you are logged into the Trust network)

What is the process for completing and submitting competencies?

The following steps will need to be completed to achieve practice competency for any of our clinical skills.

Complete online learning

You are required to finish the entire online learning module just once, but you are welcome to revisit the content at any time for future reference. 

Attend a clinical skills session

The next step is to attend an in-person clinical skills session. We offer sessions year-round at all Trust hospital locations. Sessions can be booked through the easylearning platform.

• easylearning

Supervised clinical practice

After attending the in-person clinical skills session, you must complete supervised practice in your clinical area to achieve competency.

Any competent staff member can sign off on evidence of supervised practice, but a registered clinician must sign off on the final competence assessment.

Submit competency

Upon completing your competency documentation, you must submit it.

A digital copy should be uploaded to easylearning. Your line manager will keep a copy and you should retain a copy for your personal records.

• easylearning

Am I able to use competencies obtained from a previous employer?

Yes, if you are RCN or HCPC registered you can transfer your competencies by following the Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL) process. The APEL form is available as a download file.