When
6th May 2025
8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Location
Wairau Hospital
The Cervical Screening Training Course offered by Well Women and Family Trust (WWFT) is NZQA accredited and reflects NZQA Unit standard 29556 V4 Conduct Cervical Screening (L6 credit 10) & the National Cervical Screening Programme Standards of practice. Worth 40 CPD hours
This is a blended learning course and is divided into six parts:
- Pre-reading resources (allow 3 hours)
- Compulsory online modules 8 hrs to be completed prior to practical day through our online platform with Tāku Ako
- One day practical in class module (compulsory 8 hours attendance)
- Written Assignment (allow 3 hours)
- Clinical experience (min 10 LBC and 5 HPV swab) with 10 LBC Consultation reports with supervisor approved by WWFT
- Clinical assessment in workplace by approved assessor
The Cervical Screening Training will equip participants with the knowledge and skills to become competent cervical screeners. We offer a holistic approach to Wāhine Hauora (women’s health). The topics include information on the National Cervical Screening Programme, focus on equity, anatomy and physiology, cervical and other female cancers, colposcopy, sexual health, period, menopause, abnormal uterine bleeding, HPV vaccination, managing results, current issues in cervical screening. The in person practical day is set aside for questions, focus on equity, and scenario based practical sessions using our anatomically correct mannequins. Please note you will not get to practice on live models at the course.
Entry to the cervical smear taker training programme is restricted to:
- Registered Health Professionals who
- Hold a current NZ Practicing Certificate
- Have personal indemnity insurance
Have a nominated accredited cervical screen taker as a clinical supervisor for completion of the clinical component
Access to appropriate client base who require Cervical Screening
We retain student records for three years after course completion, after which they will be securely destroyed. It is the student’s responsibility to keep copies of all submitted documents for their records.
The cost is $1200 per student, and the course runs over 6 months, extensions are available if needed but students must complete within 12 months to remain on NCSP register of screeners. The clinical supervisors in the workplace need to be qualified cervical screeners, preferably been screening for 2 years and are regularly screening. This can be a nurse, NP or GP. The supervisor needs to be physically in the room with students for the entire consultations. The students are required to do 5 HPV and 10 LBC supervised consultations.
For the final clinical assessment, the regional students can nominate another senior screener who fits the supervisor criteria but has not been their supervisor. If you do not have a suitable person within your workplace to complete this final assessment, contact your local PHO for assistance to identify a suitable assessor.
Venue: Seminar Room 1 (Upstairs), Arthur Wicks Building, Wairau Hospital, Blenheim
Course registrations are via the WWFT Website (search Regional Courses under ‘Training’ tab) at Home | Well Women & Family