Deputy Mayor Opens Bluebird Care Rother And Hastings’ New Training Suite
Published: 19/07/2018
A simulation training suite that is geared to provide staff with an extremely high standard of hands-on training, has been built at the Bluebird Care Rother and Hastings office, on Cinque Ports Street.
A simulation training suite that is geared to provide staff with an extremely high standard of hands-on training, has been built at the Bluebird Care Rother and Hastings office, on Cinque Ports Street.
The suite, named Bluebird Cottage, which was officially opened on Friday 29th June by Deputy Mayor of Rye, Councillor Rebecca Gilbert, forms a micro environment and mimics the type of situation that Bluebird Care staff face every day. It is equipped with a key safe, hospital bed, hoist and relevant potential hazards including household furniture and rugs.
Bluebird Cottage is modelled on a Bluebird Care customer and the care plan is created around their life to help give that real-life experience.
Bluebird Care Rother and Hastings’ Registered Manager, Karen, said:We were thinking about the training we wanted to provide and how we could improve it then went from there. Training is generally provided in quite a clinical environment with PowerPoints or notes and this is not the same as what our staff experience in the community.
We wanted to provide the training in an environment that was a lot closer to what they will experience.
Equipment was kindly donated by St Michael's Hospice, with whom Bluebird Care Rother and Hastings are proud to be working closely with. Bluebird Care Rother and Hastings donated £100 to the Hospice as a token of their appreciation.
Director, Sai Visakan, explained:
I would particularly like to thank Cllr Rebecca Gilbert, Deputy Mayor of Rye who opened our suite and extend a special thank you to Emma Harmer at St Michael's Hospice who helped us to source all of the items we needed.
