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Paediatric First Aid Course Certified

To Administer First Aid to Babies and Children

Paediatric First Aid for Nannies

Paediatric First Aid Course CertificateWhen applying to the Agency, you will be asked to provide proof of an original up-to-date Paediatric First Aid Certificate.

If you don’t currently hold an up-to-date qualification, you will be required to take the course in order to be placed with one of our Clients.

Valid for 3 years, this qualification meets the Ofsted Early Years.

Foundation Stage (EYFS) and Childcare Register requirements for paediatric first aid training.

Taught in a classroom setting, the course offers a practical, hands-on approach that delivers the training and confidence to use first aid skills in a real-life situation. For added reassurance, you will be assessed throughout the course using a range of practical demonstrations, question and answer sessions, quizzes and engaging activities designed to coach and support them.

You will also learn basic adult first aid skills, from how to note details of an accident to how to administer medication. All good stuff.

Where can you take the first aid course?

We can highly recommend either St John Ambulance or the British Red Cross. Both run a 2-day course held over 2 consecutive days, however, the British Red Cross also run the 2-day course over 2 weeks. Conveniently, both have venues throughout the UK and, as its a full day, do take a packed lunch in case the venue doesn’t have a cafeteria.

What Paediatric First Aid Nanny can do

Once qualified, you will understand the role and responsibilities of the paediatric first aider and be able to assess an emergency situation safely, you will also be able to:

Provide first aid for an infant and a child:

  • who is unresponsive and breathing normally, including child and infant resuscitation
  • who is unresponsive and not breathing normally
  • who has a foreign body airway obstruction
  • with external bleeding
  • with injuries to bones, joints and muscles (including spinal injuries)

Understand how to administer emergency first aid to an infant and a child with a chronic medical condition or sudden illness including:

  • sickle cell crisis
  • diabetic emergencies
  • asthma attack
  • allergic reaction including anaphylactic shock
  • meningitis
  • febrile convulsions
  • seizures
  • has sickness or fever

Understand how to administer first aid to an infant and a child:

  • who is experiencing the effects of extreme heat and cold
  • who has sustained an electric shock
  • with burns or scalds
  • who has been poisoned
  • who has been bitten or stung
  • with minor injuries, including cuts, grazes, bumps and bruises, small splinters and nose bleeds
  • with conditions affecting the eyes, ears and nose
  • with head and spinal injuries
  • with anaphylaxis
  • who is suffering from shock

You will also understand how to complete records relating to illnesses, injuries and emergencies.

Nanny Jobs

We require a minimum of 5 years’ experience working in a private household for UK based roles and, for overseas roles, 5 years’ experience.

We don’t charge candidates any application fee.

Whilst we don’t offer CV writing services, we can certainly assist you with laying out your CV clearly in preparation for finding that perfect position.

This varies from client to client, however, your consultant will confirm at the time of offering you an interview whether the client will pay/contribute towards these expenses.

Whilst your childcare experience is invaluable, we require a minimum of 3 + years’ experience working as a nanny within a private household. This ensures that our candidates are fully prepared and given the best chance to succeed in their placements.

We are an authorised body who can assist you with your DBS and the turnaround is pretty swift.

As you will be working with children, you will be required to apply for the Enhanced DBS, which also includes the Barred Listing. We can assist all our applicants with this process

We are affiliated to a fast-track agency who charge £55 to recieve an enhanced DBS.

Due to current GDPR legislation, we are not able to hold data for more than two years if we have not engaged in meaningful contact with you. Therefore, if it has been a while since you were last placed in a position, or in contact with us, you will have to update your documents and information. This also ensures we are fully up to date with your most recent skills and work history to achieve the best placement reflective of your most recent experience!

Imperial is an introduction agency only and all candidates placed in positions are paid directly by the client.

This will be at the employer’s sole discretion. Some employers will contribute but you should budget to move at your own expense in case moving costs aren’t offered.

Most Nannies and Governesses will prepare meals and eat with their charges except on their day(s) off.  When off duty, you can either eat when you are out and about or at the family home.

You can be rest assured that all clients who recruit through Imperial will provide written terms of employment set out in the form of a contract. Your consultant will assist you in every step of the way and will ensure your salary, hours of work, days off and holiday entitlements are laid out clearly for both parties to agree.

All applicants must hold a Paediatric First Aid certificate after having completed a 2 day course. This fully incorporates all the necessary modules and is valid for 3 years after which time you will need to repeat the 2 day course.

Rest assured, any visas to be applied for will be organised and paid for by the Client.

Some overseas positions do require that you undergo a medical examination for visa or medical insurance purposes only. Your consultant will advise you at the time of discussing the position with you, however, these generally apply to visas required for positions in the Middle East.

All roles entail a 12-week probation period to allow for a smooth settling in.

All travel is paid for during your working day and your consultant will advised you according to the specific position.

This varies from client to client and country to country and your consultant will set out your entitlement at the time she discusses the position with you.

The client is responsible for providing a flight  at the start and at the end of your employment.  With our overseas placements, one or two return flights to the UK/country of residence are usually included. However, this is at the discretion of the client.

This will be at the discretion of the client and should be agreed upon at the start of employment. If the position is in Switzerland and you were based in the UK but wished to fly to France, that is a reasonable request. Flying from Switzerland to Australia or the USA is not!! However, if employment went well and the client is feeling generous, you never know what you may be offered!

In a word: Yes!  The positions you will see on our website are current and available as are all the candidates we advertise.

We always keep our candidates up-to-date and any feedback from clients will always be relayed back to you. We never keep our candidates hanging on or waiting for an answer. We keep in communication with all candidates and have a strong working relationship based on mutual respect.