Professional Courses

Introduction:
An accredited Resuscitation Council UK (RCUK) course teaching the core skills of adult Advanced Life Support (ALS). This course emphasises team-based resuscitation, clinical leadership, and post-resuscitation care. The RCUK Advanced Life Support course provides comprehensive training in the recognition, management, and treatment of adult cardiac arrest and peri-arrest situations. Delivered by accredited RCUK ALS instructors, the programme focuses on evidence-based resuscitation practices, structured team leadership, and effective communication. Participants will develop the competence and confidence to deliver high-quality advanced life support as both a team member and a team leader, in alignment with current RCUK guidelines.

Course Duration:
One day (RCUK accredited format of blended e-learning and one day in person).

Course Positioning:
This course is designed for registered healthcare professionals. It is particularly relevant to clinicians working in emergency, critical care, and pre-hospital settings who are required to manage cardiac arrest and medical emergencies as part of their clinical role.

Learning Outcomes:
By the end of the course, participants will be able to apply the principles of advanced life support in accordance with the RCUK 2025 guidelines. They will demonstrate proficiency in immediate recognition and management of cardiac arrest, effective team leadership and communication, and structured post-resuscitation care.

Teaching and Learning:
The course is delivered through a blend of interactive lectures, workshops, skills stations, and immersive simulation scenarios. Faculty members provide expert guidance and feedback to support skill acquisition and promote reflective learning.

Assessment and Certification:
Candidates are assessed continuously throughout the course by RCUK-accredited ALS instructors. Assessment methods include observation of practical skills, participation in simulations, and a structured multiple-choice examination (pre-course). Successful candidates receive an RCUK Advanced Life Support Provider Certificate, valid for four years, in accordance with Resuscitation Council UK regulations.

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Introduction:
The Foundations in Pre-Hospital Critical Care (FPHCC) course is designed for healthcare professionals seeking to build essential knowledge, practical skills, and clinical behaviours required for the safe and effective delivery of pre-hospital critical care. The course aims to develop candidates’ underpinning knowledge, technical competence, and non-technical skills to operate confidently as part of a pre-hospital critical care team. The course reflects the real-world demands of high-acuity, time-critical care in dynamic environments, blending theoretical instruction with immersive simulation, delivered under the supervision of experienced pre-hospital clinicians.

Course Duration:
Four days (blended learning: theory, skills, and immersive simulation)

Course Positioning:
Applicants to the FPHCC course must be registered healthcare professionals with significant experience in acute or emergency care. The course is not introductory in nature and is intended for those preparing for, or progressing within, roles in pre-hospital critical care, or PHEM subspecialty training.

Learning Outcomes:
On completion, learners will demonstrate knowledge of pre-hospital critical care principles, procedural safety, multidisciplinary teamwork, and leadership behaviours required for advanced practice in pre-hospital emergency medicine.

Teaching and Learning:
The course is delivered using a combination of lectures, workshops, practical skills sessions and immersive simulation. Participants engage in inter-professional learning supported by experienced faculty of pre-hospital critical care clinicians.

Assessment and Certification:
Candidates are assessed through observation, feedback, and structured evaluation appropriate to their scope of practice. Certification is awarded upon successful completion of all required elements.

You can view the full terms and conditions for this and all other courses in our Terms and Conditions.

Introduction:
The Advanced Airway & PHEA Assistant Course provides structured training for clinicians involved in supporting advanced airway management and pre-hospital anaesthesia. The programme emphasises the principles of preparation, equipment familiarity, and teamwork. Participants will gain a detailed understanding of the assistant’s role during all stages of airway management and PHEA process from pre-procedure preparation and checklist use to active assistance during induction, airway management, and post-procedure care. The course highlights the importance of situational awareness, structured communication, and maintaining scene safety.

Course Duration:
One day (theory and simulation-based learning)

Course Positioning:
This course is designed for clinicians operating at, or progressing towards, Levels 4–6 of the Skills for Health Career Framework. It is suitable for those supporting the delivery of pre-hospital critical care as well as registered healthcare professionals such as paramedics, nurses, or doctors seeking to develop the knowledge, skills, and confidence required to support pre-hospital anaesthesia.

Teaching and Learning:
Courses are delivered using a combination of lectures, workshops, practical skills sessions and immersive simulation. Participants engage in inter-professional learning supported by experienced faculty drawn from pre-hospital critical care and emergency medicine.

Assessment and Certification:
Candidates are assessed through observation, feedback, and structured evaluation appropriate to their scope of practice. Certification is awarded upon successful completion of all required elements.

You can view the full terms and conditions for this and all other courses in our Terms and Conditions.

Introduction:
This course is designed to prepare advanced pre-hospital practitioners with the additional knowledge and skills required to deliver safe arterial line insertion and invasive blood pressure monitoring. This evolving and novel intervention allows for accurate monitoring of patients with high acuity illness or injury, assists in physiology guided cardiac arrest management and post resuscitation care. This course covers all aspects of arterial line insertion, considers base evidence as well as the knowledge, skill and behaviours required for safe practice.

Course Duration:
One day of workshops, practical skills stations, immersive simulation.

Course Positioning:
This course is designed for clinicians operating at, or progressing towards, Levels 6–7 of the Skills for Health Career Framework. It is suitable for those working in or supporting the delivery of pre-hospital critical care, including critical care paramedics, physicians, PHEM (Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine) trainees, and other senior clinicians involved in advanced resuscitation and critical care.

Learning Outcomes:
On successful completion learners will be able to demonstrate arterial line insertion in a simulated and supervised environment. Successful completion of the course does not confer authority to practice.

Teaching and Learning:
A blend of theoretical learning and hands-on practical stations, where learners will practise arterial access techniques using simulation models and discuss case-based scenarios relevant to pre-hospital care. Learners will also cover environmental and infection control considerations unique to out of hospital practice.

Assessment and Certification:
Assessment consists of skills demonstrations and scenario assessments designed to ensure safe and competent performance in clinical situations. Upon successful completion, participants will receive a certificate of course completion suitable for professional development records.

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Introduction:
This practical and immersive course develops the essential surgical skills required for clinicians operating in pre-hospital and emergency environments. Focusing on time-critical, life-saving procedures, the programme provides structured training in surgical access, haemorrhage control and airway management techniques performed in the context of pre-hospital critical care.

Course Duration:
One-day immersive workshop combining theory, practical skills, and simulation.

Course Positioning:
This course is aimed at clinicians operating at or progressing towards levels 6–7 of the Skills for Health Career Framework. It is aligned with competencies defined by the Intercollegiate Board for Training in Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine (IBTPHEM) and relevant Royal College of Surgeons guidance.

Learning Outcomes:
By the end of the course, learners will be able to perform key pre-hospital surgical procedures safely and effectively in a simulated environment, applying sound clinical reasoning and situational awareness to their decision-making. Participants will integrate human factors, teamwork and governance considerations into their procedural practice, reflecting on performance to support ongoing professional development in critical care environments.

Teaching and Learning:
Courses are delivered using a combination of lectures, workshops, practical skills stations, and immersive simulation. Participants engage in inter-professional learning supported by experienced pre-hospital critical care clinicians.

Assessment and Certification:
Assessment strategies align with TVAA’s Clinical Education Standard Operating Procedures (CE-SOP 006). Learners are assessed through observation, feedback, and structured evaluation appropriate to their professional scope.

You can view the full terms and conditions for this and all other courses in our Terms and Conditions.

Introduction:
This course is designed for clinicians committed to delivering high-acuity, complex procedural care in emergency department setting. It responds to the Speciality Learning Outcome (SLO6) domain “deliver key procedural skills” within the RCEM curriculum, which encompasses time-critical, life- or limb-saving procedures in emergency medicine. Participants will be supported to develop the competence and judgment necessary to perform these critical interventions safely and reliably.

Course Duration:
One day of workshops, practical skills stations, immersive simulation and structured debrief.

Course Positioning:
This course is targeted at clinicians who are operating at or progressing toward consultant-level roles in emergency medicine (levels 7–8 of the Skills for Health Career Framework). It is directly mapped to the SLO6 competencies outlined in the RCEM curriculum and addresses the procedural, leadership and systems dimensions of emergency medicine practice.

Learning Outcomes:
On successful completion participants will be able to evidence advanced procedural skills, alongside high-level clinical reasoning. They will be able to demonstrate the indications, risks and escalation pathways for rare, high-impact interventions.

Teaching and Learning:
Courses are delivered using a combination of workshops, practical skills sessions and immersive simulation.

Assessment and Certification:
Assessment comprises direct observation during simulation, skills station performance review, scenario debrief contributions, and submission of evidence mapped to SLO6 competencies. On successful completion a certificate of achievement is awarded and documentation provided to support individual progression.

Enrolment:
Open to appropriate clinicians with significant experience in emergency care, and who are committed to EM speciality training.

You can view the full terms and conditions for this and all other courses in our Terms and Conditions.