Statutory and mandatory training

At UHL, we are committed to delivering high-quality care and ensuring patient safety. To support this, all colleagues are required to complete a range of mandatory training relevant to their role. Instructions on how to access the training system and complete your courses are provided below.

HELM

You are required to complete your statutory and mandatory training as soon as possible, ideally within your first month of employment. All training is available through HELM, our Health Education Learning Management platform.

To ensure you can track your compliance and complete your training successfully, please follow these instructions to access HELM.

There are two options:

1. If you are new to Leicester, then Log into HELM: https://uhlhelm.com. If you are unsure which email address has been used to register you for the system, please contact your JDA for this information.
2. If you have been working in Leicester for some time OR you have been a Medical Student at the University of Leicester Medical School, then you will already have an account on HELM. 

Checking your HELM dashboard

• Green box: this indicates that the training has been completed, is up to date, and no action is required at this time. Please keep track of the expiry date to ensure future compliance.
• Red box: this indicates that the training is overdue and must be completed urgently. Once completed, the box will turn green.

Before starting at UHL – mandatory

Please ensure you have completed all the training listed on your required training page. You will know that a course is complete when all the boxes appear green.

In addition to these required subjects, please visit the ‘Course Catalogue’ on HELM and complete the following eLearning modules:

• Cyber Security and Data Protection (inc GDPR) Level 2 (eLearning – Helm/Rise)
• Safeguarding People – Level 1 (eLearning – Helm/Rise) (Mandatory Training) 

Resuscitation:

• It is also recommended to arrange a drop-in session through the Clinical Skills Unit to familiarise yourself with UHL resuscitation equipment, including defibrillators.
• If you have completed any nationally recognised courses, such as ALS or ILS, please email a copy of your certificate along with your details to:[email protected].

Prior to starting at UHL – optional

In addition to the courses shown on your required training page and those listed above, you may wish to complete the following modules before starting at the Trust. These can be found in the Course Catalogue on HELM. Any modules not completed beforehand will need to be completed once you begin your appointment.

• Blood Transfusion for all qualified staff (eLearning – Helm)
• Dementia Awareness Category A and B eLearning for Doctors (eLearning – Helm/Rise)
• Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) (eLearning – Helm)
• Introduction To Sepsis (eLearning – Helm)
• ITS Insulin Safety for Hospital Staff (eLearning – Helm/Rise)
• Mental Capacity Act (eLearning – Helm/Rise)
• ReSPECT (eLearning – Helm/Rise) 

If you have completed training elsewhere for:

• conflict resolution
• equality and diversity
• health and safety
• information governance
• moving and handling
• PREVENT
• safeguarding children
• safeguarding adults
• resuscitation

We will check its validity (NHS CSTF) and expiry periods to see if we can add this training directly to your HELM account. We would need you to send us copies of your in date certificates and these will then be forwarded to your Junior Doctor Administrator for processing. Please email them to [email protected] please start the subject field with the words ‘NEW DOCTOR—Training Transfer.’