Distance learning course or module. No face to face attendance needed
Registered staff
This one day event explores key aspects of Paramedic Practice-Based Education, the challenges faced, and how educators can help address them.
Info & BookingOpen to all staff and students
A diverse library of learning resources, designed to enhance your understanding of anti-racism and guide you in being an effective ally to individuals from global majority backgrounds.
Info & BookingOpen to patient facing staff
Hour long sessions, aimed at sharing knowledge and good practice, answering tough questions and supporting staff to feel confident when attending patients who may have experienced Non-Fatal Strangulation.
Info & BookingOpen to Paramedics, NQPs, Nurses, Advanced Technicians.
The Waveform Course: ECG Interpretation for Clinicians is designed for Trust clinicians to achieve an understanding of the Paramedic & Nurse ECG Recognition Standards.
Info & BookingAll SWASFT staff.
This remote workshop is aimed at those who are looking to further their Excel knowledge. It covers conditional formatting rules, sorting advanced data, advanced formulas and functions as well as additional tips and tricks. Attendees will leave feeling confident in using conditional formatting rules and using advanced functions in Excel, as well as using more advanced features such as pivot tables and data validation.
The provider have suggested the intermediate Excel workshop should be a prerequisite for this advanced session.
L6 - 20 Credits - Open to all staff - non-registered & registered.
Enhance your ability to be an effective supervisor and supervisee and to view models of clinical supervision as an intrinsic part of the working environment. These six study units have been produced to help healthcare professionals to understand the principles of clinical supervision and how it works in practice. Helpful for all roles, however this is also a core module for those aiming for a career within specific education roles within the Trust.
This 20 credit degree-level module is aimed at all professional healthcare workers, run in Partnership with the University of Plymouth.
Registered Staff - prospective students will need to check individual module eligibility criteria before enrolling.
Bournemouth University
Students will be applying for funding on a module of YOUR CHOICE (where available) at Bournemouth University.
Funding is available for a variety of health related modules for registered staff and is the equivalent of up to 1 x Level 6 or Level 7 20 or 40 Credit Module within the 2025/256 academic year.
L6 or Masters Level - 20 Credits. Registered Healthcare Professionals
University of the West of England
Using a combination of educational approaches, RCDM aims to empower clinicians to consider alternative and appropriate patient dispositions that are not only patient-centred but mitigate both personal and corporate clinical risk.
Available to all staff, students and volunteers
The ever popular Pre-Hospital burns course is back virtually. Specialist Burns Nurse Nicola Beavan presenting on - all types of burns that can be encountered, what they can be caused by and how to control and even stop them from occurring.
Info & BookingRegistered Staff - prospective students will need to check individual module eligibility criteria before enrolling.
University of Plymouth
Students will be applying for funding on a module of YOUR CHOICE (where available) at the University of Plymouth.
Funding is available for a variety of health related modules for registered staff and is the equivalent of up to 1 x Level 6 or Level 7 20 or 40 Credit Module within the 2025/256 academic year.
HCPC Registered Paramedics with 120 Level 4 & 120 Level 5 credits or Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL) portfolio
University of Cumbria
BSc Top Up / BSc (Hons) Paramedic: Practice Development programme is designed to meet the educational needs of paramedics looking to continue their professional development.
**Last chance to sign up to this opportunity - it will no longer be available after this financial year**
Registered healthcare professionals
-University of the West of England
-20 credit module
-Available at Level 6 (BSc level) or Level 7 (Masters level)
-Designed using a mix of face-to-face & online learning
-Registered emergency care practitioners are eligible
Registered Healthcare Professionals
University of the West of England
The multi-professional level 7 (masters level) 20 credit Pathophysiology and Diagnostic Reasoning for Advancing Practice (PADRAP) module will build on knowledge to improve understanding and critical evaluation of the pathophysiology and diagnostics of common diseases seen in clinical practice.
Registered Healthcare Professionals
University of the West of England
On successful completion of this 20 credit Physical Assessment and Clinical Reasoning of the Presenting Child module, you will be able to Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the evidence base underpinning physical assessment and clinical reasoning.
Registered healthcare professionals
-University of the West of England
-20 credit module
-Available at Level 6 (BSc level) or Level 7 (Masters level)
Registered Healthcare Professional. Completion of Health & Social Care Research Methods & Methodology is a pre-requisite.
-University of the West of England
-40 credit module - UZWRG9-40-3
-Available at Level 7 (Masters level)
-Mode of delivery to be confirmed by University.
-Open to registered healthcare practitioners.
-You must have completed & passed the Health and Social Care Research: Methods and Methodology (UZWRGQ-20-M) module or equivalent to be eligible.
Available as a 40 credit module - UZWRG9-40-3. The Dissertation will comprise individual learning contracts in order to facilitate self directed learning with a supportive facilitator. A core module if working towards your Masters.
Registered Healthcare Professionals
-University of the West of England
-20 credit module
-Available at Level 6 (BSc level) or Level 7 (Masters level)
-Critically reflect on the development of your own leadership skills to consider how best to deliver and enhance collaborative working across organisational boundaries and systems
Registered Healthcare Professionals
University of the West of England
This 20 credit Supporting and Managing Those at Risk of Suicide module, available at level 6 (UZZRXT-20-3) or level 7 (UZZRUS-20-M), will explore prevalence and changing trends of self-harm and suicide, from local, national and global perspectives, whilst examining ethical and legal considerations.
Suitable for all staff wishing to (& eligible to) pick up a module via SWAST CPD.
Discover the academic writing fundamentals to help you achieve success in your healthcare-related degree.
Ideal for those who have been out of higher education for a while but are keen to pick this up. Or just for those who feel they would like a refresher to give the best chance of success!
Academic writing forms a significant part of your healthcare degree, and is key to your success at university. This three-week course from Kingston University and St George’s, University of London will give you the tips, strategies, and tools you need to develop your academic writing skills. In honing your skills, you’ll boost your confidence and be able to focus on your course content to become a motivated and independent learner.
Patient facing staff only (all grades including registered HCPCs and non-registered.)
This one day virtual interactive masterclass will provide an insight into a range of specialist legal issues, delivered by a professor within the field.
Designed to enhance awareness & improve understanding of an important range of medico-legal considerations which are increasingly affecting the everyday working lives of healthcare professionals. A key focus is to allow participants to develop a greater understanding of how the law works in theory and in practice, and to help prevent complaints arising from a legal perspective.
Patient facing staff only (all grades including registered HCPCs and non-registered.)
This is an interactive masterclass aiming to enhance awareness and improve understanding of an important
range of medico-legal considerations which are increasingly affecting the everyday working lives of
healthcare professionals.
Now available to students.
Primarily designed for patient facing staff - open to registrants & non-registrants
One day virtual workshop. Many people feel uncomfortable telling others that they can't do something. They may feel obligated when a colleague asks a favour, or feel pressurised when someone senior to them needs something done. There are times when saying ‘no’ is a necessity, but in our experience, there is so much anxiety around the possible consequences of using it, that people don't say anything at all, or agree to things they'd rather not, or get landed with work that isn't theirs and so on.
This practical course will share techniques to be less accommodating as a default response, and to feel better about setting clear boundaries with others.
Available to all staff (not currently available to students)
The Level 3 Award in Education and Training (AET) is commonly regarded as the 'gold standard' for the training industry in the UK. This certified course is being offered as a self-paced course, offering guided learning, enabling staff to fit around their shift patterns to suit.
Deadline for applications: Mon 28th April 2025 at 8am.
An overview of the available Microsoft 365 training we have on offer.
Info & BookingOpen to all staff.
This PowerPoint training is an up to 90-minute interactive workshop delivered remotely via Microsoft Teams. This engagement gives users a basic understanding of the tools and how to locate and utilise them within PowerPoint. Each session will include a Q & A.
Info & BookingAll SWASFT staff.
This remote workshop is aimed at those who are looking to improve their Excel skills. It covers conditional formatting rules, sorting advanced data, advanced formulas and functions as well as additional tips and tricks. Attendees will leave feeling confident in using conditional formatting rules and using advanced functions in Excel, as well as using more advanced features such as pivot tables and data validation.
The provider have suggested the foundation Excel workshop should be a prerequisite for this intermediate session.
Designed predominantly for front-line staff (registrants & non-registrants), but non-clinical staff are also welcome to sign up.
Created by a dementia nurse specialist with over 30 years experience, Finding the Light in Dementia is designed to provide a deep understanding of dementia. Covering an overview of the how our brains work, as well as practical tips and approaches when it comes to what to consider, how to connect and how best to communicate with a person living with dementia.
This course is available as both an online study day and e-learning platform.
Designed predominantly for front-line staff (registrants & non-registrants), but non-clinical staff are also welcome to sign up.
A flexible virtual training package, for those who prefer to learn at their own pace. Available as part of a package along with live study days, or by itself if you aren't able to attend any of the live sessions.
Content has been created by a dementia nurse specialist with over 30 yrs experience, Finding the Light in Dementia is designed to provide a deep understanding of dementia. This resource provides an overview of the how our brains work, as well as practical tips and approaches when it comes to what to consider, how to connect and how best to communicate with a person living with dementia. This training has been delivered to other ambulance services with positive feedback.
Designed predominantly for front-line staff (registrants & non-registrants), but non-clinical staff are also very welcome to sign up.
One day live virtual workshop / study day. Available as part of a package along with a self-paced virtual training package or by itself if you'd prefer just to attend a live session.
Created by a dementia nurse specialist with over 30 years experience, Finding the Light in Dementia is designed to provide a deep understanding of dementia. Covering an overview of the how our brains work, as well as practical tips and approaches when it comes to what to consider, how to connect and how best to communicate with a person living with dementia.
This course is available as both an online study day and e-learning platform.
Available to all staff of all grades (registered & non registered) in both patient-facing roles. Patient-facing includes scenarios where the patient is contacted over the phone.
1 day virtual workshop designed to enhance skills & confidence & to provide a framework to deliver courageous conversations.
Sometimes we feel over worked and under appreciated. Other times, we might like to give feedback but hold back for fear of reprisal. Occasionally, we may feel undermined by a colleague or boss. The common thread in these scenarios is the need to have a potentially difficult conversation.
These conversations take strategy, skill and above all courage. This workshop is designed to help build these skills & confidence.
The EAA uplift programme is only suitable for those staff that have been moved into the EAA Preceptee position by HR, who have been informed they are eligible for this.
We will be trialling self-booking of the EAA uplift programme for certain groups of staff. If you are in one of these staff groups, information will have been sent to you direct to let you know you can self-book.
Open to all staff.
Most of us by now have completed a Microsoft Form; but are you a bit baffled by how to create one yourself? Want to capture a lot of data quickly but don't have time to do this manually or want to help yourself or your team to work more efficiently?
This Forms Foundation training is a 90-minute interactive virtual workshop delivered remotely via Microsoft Teams. This engagement gives users a basic understanding of the tools and how to locate and utilise them within Forms. Each session will allocate time for Q & A.
All SWASFT staff.
Do you feel you need to build some basic skills and foundation knowledge around Excel? You may be a member of staff who uses Excel rarely, but when you do, you find it a bit overwhelming to do simple tasks. Or perhaps you use it fairly regularly within your role, but have never had any formal training & would like to get back to basics so that you can feel you are using it in the most effective way...
If you think this is you, sign up for this remote 90 minute workshop to build skills and confidence!
The trainer advises attending a foundation level workshop as a prerequisite to the intermediate level.
Registered staff - All depts [ECAs not eligible]
March & July 2025 starts.
30 credit, Level 7 distance learning module with optional drop-in sessions, created in partnership with the University of Gloucestershire.
Ideal for staff who need to complete an approved Practice Educator course but are also keen to challenge themselves academically at Masters Level (Level 7).
Created with registered healthcare professionals (primarily Paramedics) in mind & the language may at times refer to ambulance placements or paramedics specifically.
Available to all frontline staff and students
The SWASFT MatNeo webinar sessions will take place on a monthly basis, covering a range of topics to help you approach maternity and neonatal jobs with confidence.
October's webinar will act as a forum to learn more about supporting families experiencing baby loss. Hear from subject-matter experts, discuss best practice in pre-hospital care and ask questions in a supportive environment.
Suitable for all staff and students. May be most applicable for staff who have contact with patients.
This pre-recorded session offers information and guidance if someone discloses to a professional that they have been raped or sexually assaulted. Delivered by Duncan from The Bridge, which is a Sexual Assault Referral Centre.
All staff booked on to the Conflict Resolution Education Day
This page contains access to the joining instructions for: Conflict Resolution Education Day
Info & BookingAvailable to all staff and Paramedic Science students
These sessions will take place on a monthly basis, covering a range of topics to help you tackle those paedatric jobs with confidence.
They have been generously offered to SWASFT by staff & students by the Bristol Royal Children's Hospital.
This year we will be trialling self-booking of Education Days for certain groups of staff.
If you are in one of these staff groups, information will have been sent to you direct to let you know you can self-book.
Certain groups may be booked on by their team administrator to coordinate locally - they will inform you if your group is using this method.
All staff welcome to sign up, but this training is predominantly aimed at staff who don't necessarily have any clinical training.
Predominantly aimed at staff who don't necessarily have any clinical training, eLifesaver is your opportunity to learn what an emergency looks like and how you should respond to it. By learning essential lifesaving skills, you have the power to help increase the number of people who could survive an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in the South West.
Info & BookingAvailable to registered clinicians (+AP's and AT's & students).
The ParaPass App is a vast, user friendly, digital platform that includes tools and information to support paramedic learning and development, developed by the same people who produced JRCALCPlus.
N.B. Everyone who needs access to PGD's via ParaPass Lite will continue to have access via the usual processes. However, you will need to sign up below to gain full access to the ParaPass App.
Available to all Paramedics
Virtual Practice Educator Update days are now available for qualified, Practice Educators (Mentors) across the Trust that support our future Paramedic workforce; existing Practice Educators should attend the Update annually. These sessions will be offered an incentive payment and will all be delivered virtually.
If you have not taken one of our approved courses to qualify as a Practice Educator, you must do this before signing up to the Update Day.
All staff & students - most beneficial to patient focused roles
Open to all All staff & students. A three-step course aiming to deliver practical, focused, frontline palliative care skills and knowledge to all ambulance clinicians across the whole Southwest. The first step will be a focused handbook on palliative care, sent out before the course start date.
The second step is a virtual, interactive teaching day on July 12th. (*This is now a recorded session for those that couldn't attend*). During this day we will build on the concepts in the handbook. .
The final step will be to attend a 1-hour Q&A session. This will allow you to ask any specific questions to a palliative care specialist.
All staff - All depts
This e-learning course has been written by SWASFT to align with the CoP practice education guidance and has been written primarily with clinicians in mind. It is endorsed by the CoP and suitable for the NQP portfolio.
However, this non-accredited course is suitable for any staff who is involved in practice education or mentorship of other staff, and the learning outcomes and content are universal.
Available to all staff and Students
A series of short films and e-Learning modules to help you understand, identify, and manage sepsis. Whether you are a clinician, careworker, or simply a concerned parent, son/daughter or friend, these modules will help you understand more about sepsis and how you can help save lives.
Info & BookingOpen to all L&D staff
L&D departmental change & welfare survey
Info & BookingOnly available to those who can meet the criteria outlined in this advert
To apply for Non Medical Prescribing / Independent Prescribing, you MUST be able to meet an eligibility criteria.
This is set by the College of Paramedics (CoP) and the Higher Education Institutes (HEIs).
Available to all staff
You can now access e-learning modules, produced by the National Autistic Society (NAS), to develop your knowledge of autism. These e-learning modules are fully funded, and therefore free to access, for anyone living or working in Gloucestershire.
Info & BookingAvailable to all staff
A free online educational resource from the Zero Suicide Alliance.
Info & BookingAvailable to all staff
A free online educational resource from ELfH that will be recorded on ESR for your CPD.
Info & BookingAvailable to all staff
This free online learning programme aims to support healthcare professionals in their management and care of people with diabetes who use injectable therapies.
Info & BookingAvailable to all staff
A collection of ECG Distance Learning resources available online.
Info & Booking