We offer a range of training courses under the topic of Venous Access & Blood Sampling and details on each are available below.

Central Venous Access Device

Length of course: 1 hour practical session

Who is it for? Registered nurses, midwives and other allied healthcare professionals caring for patients who have a central venous access device.

Pre-course requirements: Learners will have completed and passed the eLearning, including anaphylaxis, prior to attending the practical session.

Related policies: Vascular Access Device Policy, Aseptic Non Touch Technique Policy, Medicines Management Policy, Injectable Medicines Standard Operating Procedure, Mental Capacity Act (2005) Policy, Consent Policy, Anaphylaxis Policy

Aim: By the end of the course learners will have the skills and knowledge to safely and correctly care of patients with a central venous access device (CVAD). This will include an introduction and demonstration to the various devices,  accessing a CVAD, obtaining a blood sample, administration of medicine, removal of certain CVADs and dressing change. 

Note: this course does not cover central venous pressure measurement; staff from ICU who require this skill will need to attend a CVAD course delivered by the ICU Education Team.

For further information please contact the clinical skills team clinicalskillsteam@nbt.nhs.uk

Venepuncture & Cannulation

Length of course: 1 hour practical session

Who is it for? Registered nurses, midwives and other allied healthcare professionals caring for patients who have or require a Cannula and/or requires Venepuncture.

Pre-course requirements: Learners will have completed and passed the Venepuncture and Cannulation eLearning, prior to attendance.

Related policies: Vascular Access Device Policy, Aseptic Non Touch Technique Policy, Mental Capacity Act (2005) Policy, Consent Policy, Venepuncture.

Aim: By the end of the course learners will have the skills and knowledge to safely and correctly insert a cannula and perform Venepuncture. Also covered is the care of patients with a venous access device. This will include an introduction and demonstration to the various equipment and documentation.

For further information please contact the clinical skills team clinicalskillsteam@nbt.nhs.uk

IV Therapy Workshop

Length of course: 1 hour practical session

Who is it for? Registered nurses, midwives and other allied healthcare professionals caring for patients receiving intravenous therapy.

Pre-course requirements: Learners will have completed the pre-course eLearning on the Managed Learning Environment prior to booking a place on the practical session. Learners will need to have completed and passed the drug calculations test before attending.

Related policies: Medicines Management policy, Injectable Medicines Standard Operating Procedure, Aseptic Non-touch Technique Policy, Anaphylaxis Policy, Vascular Access Devices Policy, Administration of Intravenous Opioid Bolus Drugs to Adults Policy, Chaperone Policy, Mental Capacity Act (2005) Policy, Consent Policy.

Aim: To have the skills, knowledge and practice to safely manage the care of patients receiving IV therapy.

During the course learners will be orientated to trust equipment, correct method to drawing up IV medication using ANTT method and management of potential risks surrounding IV therapy using scenario based questions.

For further information please contact the clinical skills team clinicalskillsteam@nbt.nhs.uk 

Specialty: Cellular Pathology

GMC Number: 4007908

Year of first qualification: 2003, University of Bristol

Speciality: Cellular Pathology

Clinical interests: Colorectal and anal cancer, GIST, Molecular Pathology

Telephone: 0117 414 9883

GMC Number: 4721189

Year of first qualification: University of Wales, College of Medicine MBBCH

Specialty: Urology

Clinical interests: Bladder cancer and core urology

Secretary: Owen Collings

Telephone number: 0117 414 5003

Specialty: Anaesthetic

GMC Number: 3609529

Year of first qualification: 1980, India

Speciality: Histopathology

Clinical interests: Haematopathology, gynaecological pathology, skin lymphoma, myeloid disorders

Telephone: 0117 414 9886

GMC Number: 6145643

Year & location of first qualification: 2006, University of Bristol

Specialty: Intensive Care Medicine and Anaesthesia 

Clinical interests: Research, echocardiography

Secretary: Department of Anaesthesia Secretaries 

Telephone: 0117 442 4641

BSc(Hons)
MBChB
MRCP(UK)
FRCA
FFICM 

GMC number: 4201953

Year of first qualification: 1995, University of Birmingham

Speciality: Cellular Pathology

Clinical interests: Thoracic and gynaecological pathology

Secretary: Alison Johnson

Telephone number: 0117 414 9878

GMC Number: 4620484                                                                                                                                    

Year of first qualification: 1999, University of Bristol

Specialty: Urology

Clinical interests: General urology and non-muscle invasive bladder cancer

Secretary: Owen Collings 

Telephone number: 0117 414 5003

Miss Burden's trained in Bristol and Exeter, where her interest in urology first sparked. She spent a year working in Christchurch Hospital in New Zealand. Upon returning to the UK, she started surgical training in the South West. She undertook a research MD during surgical training in novel urological diagnostic tests. Miss Burden joined NBT as a consultant urological surgeon in 2016.

Roles include -
-NBT clinical lead for Bladder Cancer
-NBT work experience lead
-Bristol Urological Institute lead for teaching and courses
-Educational supervisor

She has an interest in teaching and currently lectures and supervises students at the University of Bristol. She runs several local teaching courses including the 'Essentials in Urology' and teaches on courses for the British Association of Urological Surgeons.