Paediatric First Aid for Nannies
When applying to the Agency, all applicants will be asked to provide proof of an original up-to-date Paediatric First Aid Certificate. If they don’t currently hold an up-to-date qualification, they 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, they 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.
They 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 are the first aid courses held?
There are a number of training centres who offer the recognised certificate. St John Ambulance hold a blended course which is part on-line and part in-person. The British Red Cross run a 2 day in-person only course. Conveniently, both have venues throughout the UK and, attendees are advised to take a packed lunch in case the venue doesn’t have a cafeteria. Tiger Lily and Safe & Sound First Aid Training are other companies that offer recognised First Aid courses.
What Paediatric First Aid Nanny can do
Once qualified, they will understand the role and responsibilities of the paediatric first aider and be able to assess an emergency situation safely. They 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.
