The Coventry and Warwickshire Training Hub is delighted to announce that our ‘New Cervical Sample Taker Training‘ programme has achieved accreditation from the Royal College of Nursing (RCN).
The accreditation is an acknowledgment of the high-quality training that we provide, which meets the RCN’s rigorous standards. It also demonstrates our commitment to supporting healthcare professionals in developing their skills and knowledge in cervical sample taking within the NHS Cervical Screening Programme.
Our programme is designed for appropriate registered healthcare professionals who wish to undertake this 9 month programme to become a cervical sample taker. The course is open to a range of healthcare professions, including:
- Registered Nurses
- Registered Nursing Associates*
- Registered Midwives
- Physicians Associates who are registered on the Physician Associate Managed Voluntary Registered (PAMVR)
- Registered healthcare professionals working in integrated sexual health (ISH) clinics
- General Medical Council (GMC) Registered Medical Doctors
The course, which is due to run on the 16th and 17th of May, is currently only open if you have previously registered your interest/are on the waiting list and have received an invitation. If you would like to express your interest in attending this course or future courses, please email cw.traininghub@nhs.net to join the waiting list.
* Taking cervical samples is a delegated activity and the Nursing Associate works within the remits of their professional code. The screening provider must consider safety, quality, competency and the treatment of disease, disorder or injury legislation when deploying a Nursing Associate. When a Nursing Associate has registered with the NMC, a registered professional listed under the legislation (registered nurse or GP) will need to supervise their practice. The individual who provides this professional support must be present at the GP practice in order to undertake indirect supervision of the Nursing Associate when carrying out the procedure.
