There is little choice, this is all we do and we do it well. All our Vein Trainers are talented at what they do and their enthusiasm is contagious! VeinTrain is a team centred business, utilising decades of experience, evidence-based practice and analysis to deliver what works best for learners. We make learning easy, enjoyable and effective. If you want to ensure you have the highest level of training and expertise then VeinTrain is your choice, like the first class organisation who choose us.
80% of our business is word of mouth!!
Sarah trained as a nurse in 1993 in Glasgow. A clinical background of Emergency Nursing led to seven years in Corporate Nursing at a top London NHS Foundation Trust. Sarah worked for the Director of Nursing and Director of Clinical Studies (Imperial College School of Medicine) as Lead Nurse Multi-professional Practice Education. She developed the Clinical Skills Service for the Trust from 1999-2006 until she left moved to Nottinghamshire. Sarah founded Vein Train Ltd in 2007 and it continues to grow from strength to strength.
Pictured here: At the launch of the Simulation Centre at Chelsea and Westminster, Vein Train's lead trainer met with Sir Nigel Crisp, CEO of the NHS and taught him to place a cannula
Paulette joined Vein Train in 2013 with over 39 years experience including IV therapy, cannulation and venepuncture. As a member of the first intravenous specialist nursing team in the West Midlands she was part of a team responsible for the reduction in IV cannula and CVC line related bacteraemia infections for her NHS Trust.
Pathology: started as a Medical Laboratory Assistant, Bart Health NHS Trust (formerly Bart's and The London NHS Trust) Virology before moving to the Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust where I trained as a Adult Phlebotomist and Medical Laboratory Assistant in Haematology / Clinical Biochemistry, 2004. At present working solely with VeinTrain and is one of our core team members making sure HQ processes work smoothly out in the field as well as delivering fantastic coaching and training.
Join the Vein Train Team!! Full-Time and Bank staff vacancies!!!
We are looking for trainers who want to join a team of over 250 years experience! How many years can you get us up to? How much enthusiasm do you have for training? Are you a high calibre professional?
We are always looking for Phlebotmist supervisors - call us if you have a passion for training!
We are always looking for support and lead trainers with exceptional enthusiam and talent. If you want to join us send your CV to
Supervisors work under the lead trainers helping with the day and supervising during clinical workstations on the simulation equipments
and who knows how much time as we travelled between 13 countries in one room! Then we were funded by UKTI to attend MEDICA, the largest medical trade fair in the world which has already opened lots of doors for partnership working for mutual benefit. Exporting is GREAT so far and I believe we do have a lot to share on these most commonly practiced skills. I also believe it will help VeinTrain continue to grow in the UK, which is great for patients here.
“2016 is about looking at one world but not losing our strong foundation in the UK and Nottingham. Our independent access courses have always secured our overheads which keeps the business stable. Also as a resident of Nottingham, I hope to see lots of clinicians coming through our training suite at HQ so when my friends are in hospitals the photo messages they send me are all beautifully placed and cared for vascular access devices.”
We are delighted to share VeinTrain using this method for people we could otherwise not reach and keep everyone up to date and offering precision based medicine.
How will this training be provided?
Vein Trainers at YOUR DESK
We all know that continued practice is key to achieving the perfect technique and improved procedures for patients, but there’s not always the time to complete courses or attending extra training. This tool is ideal for stock changes of new cannula design to help clincians adapt technique before approaching the patient. Every clinicians should have a
Large Group Teaching of New Product Launch
The Rapid Competency VeinTrain Vein is the lowest cost model designed with the large group or organisation in mind. Ideal for cannula manufactorers introducing new product to whole trusts. Currently only available in orders of 500 we expect to sell this in units of 12 for under £10 per unit. This vein arrives flat packed in a printed cardboard design and is ideal for large training sessions or organsiation updates, we can also bespoke build it so it brand attaches to your organisation, directing learners to your latest policies or for manufacturers to direct toward new product order codes or technique reminders which will help during product transition. These VT Veins are intended for short term use instructions and even have a space to store your VeinTrain Dongle (video instructions) and equipment. It reminds us of lego!!! When you have this set you are off and ready to go, as a trainer you can give this to hundreds of learners and have 300 following you at once. We know we have done it!
The programme has been developed by a group of healthcare professionals with an interest and expertise in venepuncture and cannulation. The aim of the programme is to provide a standardised approach towards training and assessment in order to encourage the use of these skills by well trained and appropriately placed members of the healthcare team. Additionally it should reduce the need for repeated training and assessments when practitioners move between healthcare organisations. NHS staff make the difference where it matters most and we have an obligation to patients and the public to enable them to make best use of their talents. Darzi (2008) High Quality Care For All: NHS Next Stage Review Final Report DoH. London. P 14
