Competency Assessor Training for Medication Administration

Enhance your medication competency training skills with this two-day, CPD-accredited course. Designed for senior healthcare professionals, this training equips you to carry out effective medication competency assessments and ensure safe medication practices within your team.

Course overview

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Key information

  • Duration: Two days

  • CPD Accredited: Yes

  • CPD Points: 2

  • Location: Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire

  • Cost: From £750 (plus VAT) per person

Course content

Our Medication Competency Training is interactive, practical, and designed to refresh skills while removing complacency. This course combines hands-on activities with up-to-date legislation, ensuring that all healthcare scenarios are covered and the right questions are asked during a medication competency assessment.

Course topics include:

  • Foundation principles
  • In-depth medicines management skills
  • In-depth medicines administration skills
  • Understanding NICE Guidance, Fundamental Standards and more
  • Recognising roles and responsibilities
  • Spotting and reducing errors
  • Assessing risks and preventing accidents
  • Effectively challenging a medical professional
  • Proficiently assessing and approving ways to manage and administer medication
  • Assessor questions and documentation

Participants will learn how to assess medication competency effectively, think through a range of scenarios, and understand how even small details can impact a patient’s wellbeing. 

If you’re looking for medication competency training in Stoke, this course provides the knowledge and practical tools needed to carry out safe and effective assessments.

Have a question? Email us here.

Upcoming dates

  • October 7-8, 2025 | 9:30am – 4:30pm | Newstead House, Stoke-on-Trent Book Now

Interested in hosting a course in-house? Contact us for a tailored quote — we can deliver training at your premises or welcome your team to our dedicated facility in Stoke-on-Trent.

Who Should Attend

This course is ideal for:

  • Senior healthcare workers responsible for medication competency for carers
  • Managers and supervisors in care homes, domiciliary care, and healthcare settings
  • Trainers looking to refresh or enhance their medication competency assessment skills

No prior teaching qualification is required. Momentum People provide comprehensive guidance and resources to support your learning.

What You Will Learn

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Conduct thorough medication competency assessments using up-to-date templates
  • Understand the principles of medicines management and safe administering medication training
  • Define and recognise the roles and responsibilities of assessors and healthcare providers
  • Identify and mitigate risks, reduce errors, and ensure safe medication administration
  • Evaluate carers’ skills using medication competency tests for carers
  • Engage in interactive scenarios to enhance assessment and training effectiveness

You will also receive:

  • A complete medication competency assessment template
  • Updated handouts, and competency forms
  • CPD certification and assessor accreditation

Course Format

  • Face-to-face delivery in a supportive environment
  • Interactive demonstrations, group exercises, and discussion sessions
  • Hands-on practice with assessment scenarios and medication competency tests
  • Small group sizes for personalised guidance and feedback

Course Benefits

  • Build confidence in evaluating staff competency to ensure safe medication administration in line with regulatory standards
  • Learn to conduct thorough competency assessments using up to date templates, handouts and documentation forms
  • Gain practical skills in recognising assessor and healthcare provider roles, identifying risks and reducing errors
  • Develop the ability to challenge medical professionals appropriately when necessary, improving safety and accountability
  • Receive CPD certification and assessor accreditation to enhance professional development and recognition
  • Take part in interactive, engaging learning through hands on activities, group exercises and real world scenarios
  • Benefit from a holistic approach that combines pharmaceutical expertise with behaviour and communication training, making the course both clinically sound and engaging

Upcoming Dates

Select the date below to book your place.

How to Book

Places are limited to maintain quality. Book your place online here or email training@momentumpeople.co.uk to reserve your spot.

Where is the training delivered?

Momentum People, Newstead House, Stoke-on-Trent
Newstead Industrial Estate, Alderflat Drive, ST4 8HX

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Course reviews

This is a very intense course which is very well led. Giving a lot of information to be an assessor.

Wendy Few,

Priors Court School

Very useful and dynamic, everything is explained in an easy and fun way to learn.

Caroline Pascual Persico,

Priors Court School

Why Train with Momentum People

With over 20 years of experience in health and social care education, Momentum People is a trusted provider of CPD-certified medication competency training across the UK. Our courses are clinically informed, practical, and interactive, empowering trainers to deliver sessions that are clear, compliant, and impactful.

Gain the skills, confidence, and accreditation to assess and improve medication competency for carers within your team. Book your place now and contribute to safer healthcare environments.

Frequently Asked Questions

No. The course is suitable for professionals from all backgrounds. All resource materials and medication competency assessment templates are provided.

Yes. You will receive CPD certification and become a recognised assessor in medication competency.

Yes. You will be fully equipped to conduct competency assessments for the safe administration of medicines immediately following completion of this course.

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Want to find out more?

Ask any questions you have to team on 0330 100 2821 or email training@momentumpeople.co.uk