PMVA Refresher Course
Because confidence and competence need maintaining. Two days of practical refresher training delivered across Leeds, Yorkshire, and nationwide by NHS Grade A clinical tutors.
PMVA skills shouldn't simply be learned once and forgotten.
Our two-day PMVA Update Course gives previously trained staff the opportunity to refresh practical skills, revisit essential knowledge and rebuild confidence in areas they may not regularly use in their day-to-day role.
Rather than treating refresher training as a box-ticking exercise, we use the time to identify where learners need support and give them meaningful opportunities to practise.
Structured two-day update course to properly revisit knowledge and practical skills.
Clear, competitive pricing with discounts available for full group bookings.
Capped class sizes so learners receive focused guidance and time to repeat skills.
Delivered directly at your premises or arranged at a local venue around shift patterns.
What your team will revisit
The goal of our two-day update course is simply to have staff leaving feeling refreshed, reassured, and genuinely capable, rather than simply having renewed a certificate.
We revisit key legal standards and review practical holds to ensure bad habits are eliminated and team coordination remains safe, lawful, and person-centred.
Course Details
Discounts available for group bookings. Designed for staff who have previously completed PMVA initial training.
Refreshing knowledge and practical skills
Revisiting essential principles, risk assessment, and hands-on physical interventions.
Refreshing Knowledge & Judgement
Learners revisit and update their understanding of:
- Current law, reasonable force, and professional responsibilities
- Health considerations, medical risks, and safer working practices
- Communication, de-escalation, and recognising escalation earlier
- Risk assessment, situational awareness, and safer decision-making
- Person-centred care, dignity, and ethical practice
Refreshing Practical Skills
Learners also have the opportunity to revisit and practise:
- Safe disengagement from common holds and grabs
- Teamwork, positioning and safer approaches
- Safe holds, and physical interventions through guided practice
- De-escalation techniques involving chairs and PODs
- Safer techniques for administering intramuscular medication
- Controlled descents, transitions, and floor management
- Safe and appropriate use of seclusion options
- Scenario-based exercises designed to rebuild confidence and competence
Give your team training they'll remember when it matters
Whether you're arranging initial PMVA training for a new team or updating existing staff, we'll take the time to understand your organisation and help you choose the right training for you.
We don't believe organisations should have to choose between quality training and affordable training, and with us you don't!
Need full certification for new staff?
If you have team members who have never completed an accredited course or whose certificates have expired, explore our four-day PMVA Initial Course.