Enteral Feeding
Master Specialised Clinical Skills & Ensure Total Compliance
Equip your complex care workforce with the vital practical skills, safety protocols, and clinical confidence required to safely manage enteral nutritional regimes via PEG, PEJ, or NG tubes. Fully aligned with CQC standards, NHS frameworks, and clinical competency guidelines
Why Expert Enteral Feeding Training is Critical for Your Team
Supporting an individual who relies on enteral tube feeding requires high levels of clinical precision, strict hygiene protocols, and an empathetic approach. Improper handling can lead to severe distress, tube dislodgement, line blockages, or life-threatening systemic infections. Our Enteral Feeding training is a premier specialist module within our clinical & complex care training suite, designed to maximize safer clinical practice across the UK.
This hands-on, practical course is designed and delivered by experienced healthcare professionals and clinical trainers, ensuring your staff move seamlessly beyond theory to achieve genuine competency.
Whether you support individuals in residential care homes, supported living services, or independent complex care settings, Almans Education gives your team the practical tools to deliver safe, effective, and person-centred clinical care.
What This Course Covers
Our robust, clinical curriculum ensures your workforce is competent, compliant, and confident in handling enteral feeding tubes and complex medication administration. Key modules include:
Anatomy and Physiology: Understanding the digestive tract, alternative nutritional pathways, and the clinical reasons for enteral tube placement (e.g., PEG feeding).
Infection Prevention & Control (IPC): Applying rigorous aseptic techniques and hand hygiene during feed preparation to prevent contamination.
Feed & Fluid Administration: Best practices for setting up nutritional feeds, calculating prescribed fluid requirements, and using feeding pumps or gravity methods.
Complex Medication Administration: Safely flushing the enteral line and administering crushed or liquid medications via the tube.
Stoma Site Care & Maintenance: Correct protocols for cleaning insertion sites, checking external bolsters/fixation devices, and monitoring skin integrity.
Troubleshooting & Emergency Response: Dealing with tube blockages, leakage, accidental dislodgement, feed intolerance, and professional incident escalation procedures.
Course Eligibility & Entry Requirements
At Almans Education, we tailor our specialist clinical training to build solid competencies for frontline care teams.
Prior Qualifications: While there are no strict academic entry requirements, learners should ideally have completed their foundational Medication Administration or Infection Prevention and Control training before enrolling.
Language Proficiency: A good standard of written and spoken English is necessary to accurately read feeding regimes, track fluid balance charts, and engage with vital medical instructions.
Clinical Scope: This course focuses on the care, maintenance, and day-to-day use of existing enteral systems. It does not qualify non-nursing staff to perform initial surgical or diagnostic insertion procedures.
Who Should Attend This Training?
This training is essential for individuals looking to progress into specialized roles and care providers looking to enhance their clinical capabilities. It is highly recommended for:
Complex care staff, support workers, and healthcare assistants (HCAs)
Nurses seeking an evidence-based clinical skills refresher
Domiciliary care and supported living staff caring for individuals with complex medical needs
Residential care home teams and nursing home staff
Children’s support teams working within specialized youth or school services.
Delivering Excellence Across All Core Care Specialties
Whether you are an individual looking to progress your career or an organisation seeking professional workforce development solutions, Almans Education is here to support your journey with flexible, practical, and industry-led training