Description
Aims and Objectives:
This qualification develops the knowledge and skills needed when working in a lead adult care worker role in care settings. It covers a wide range of areas, including supporting individuals with their physical and emotional care, daily living needs, and health and social care procedures.
It is aimed at all those who wish to work or are working in a lead adult care worker role in health and social care settings in England.
Learners must achieve a minimum of 58 credits for the diploma.
Learners must achieve 39 credits from the mandatory units and a minimum of 19 credits from the optional units. At least 35 credits must be achieved at level 3 or above.
Learners can progress into employment in residential or nursing homes, domiciliary care, day centres, or some clinical healthcare settings within job roles such as:
- Senior Care Support Worker
- Lead Personal Assistant.
It is anticipated that learners will progress to the Level 4 Diploma in Adult Care or the Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care and Children and Young People’s Services (England). Learners may also progress on to qualifications for management or lead practitioner roles in adult care, or to specialist qualifications reflecting the context in which they work.
This is a regulated qualification.
Assessment Methods:
All units are internally assessed.
Assessment enables the learner’s workplace practice to provide evidence for individual units as well as the whole qualification through a portfolio of evidence.
Minimum Age of Learner: 16, however ideal for 18+
- Total Credit Value: 58
- Total Qualification Time: 580 hours
- Guiding learning (hours): 473 hours
UNIT 1: Promote Communication in the Care settings
UNIT 2: Handling Information in Adult Care
UNIT 3: Promote own continuous personal and professional development
UNIT 4: Person-Centred practice, Choice, and independence
UNIT 5: Understand how to promote personal well-being
Unit 6: Promote equality, diversity, inclusion, and human rights in care settings.
UNIT 7: Promote health and safety in care settings
UNIT 8 Support the health and well-being of individuals in care settings.
UNIT 9: Scope and responsibilities of an adult care worker
UNIT 10: Understand duty of care
UNIT 11: Understand how to safeguard individuals
UNIT 12: Understand mental capacity and restricted practices
UNIT 13: Infection prevention and control in a care setting
Optional
- Unit 1: End-of-life care
- Unit 2: Mental Capacity Act
- Unit 3: Move and Position Individuals
- Unit 4: Administer medication
The awarding bodies for this course are NCFE and TQUK.
Students are expected to complete this course between 6 and 12 months
Course fee: £1195.00
- We offer discounts on group or repeat bookings do ask member of staff for details or contact us via info@teacherassist.co.uk or call 0113 212 1347
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