FAQ
Level 4
QN: 610/5924/9
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FAQ Level 4 Certificate in Intermediate Response Emergency Care (RQF)
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by FAQ. Classified as a Vocationally-Related Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 39 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 4
Awarding Body
FAQ
Syllabus Units
5 Units
Guided Hours
39 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Clinical Practice Guidelines, Medication and Medical Gases
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the benefits and principles of medicine delivery
- Understand how to safely store and prepare for the delivery of medication, in line with own scope of practice
- Be able to prepare for the delivery of medication, in line with own scope of practice
- Understand how to safely store and administer medical gases, in line with own scope of practice
- Be able to administer medical gases, in line with own scope of practice
2
Intermediate Response
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the role and responsibilities of an intermediate responder
- Understand the fundamentals of human anatomy and physiology
- Understand the principles of pain assessment, physiological measurements and common associated deviations
- Be able to carry out patient assessment and undertake physiological measurements, in line with own scope of practice
- Understand own role in the assessment and management of paediatric patients
- Understand how to perform intermediate life support and use the stepwise approach to airway management, in line with own scope of practice
- Be able to perform intermediate life support and use the stepwise approach to airway management, in line with own scope of practice
3
Responding to Major Incidents
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the classification of major incidents and key features of emergency preparedness, resilience and response (EPRR)
- Understand the working principles used at multi-agency major incidents
- Understand the requirements for, and process of, triage
- Understand own role when attending a CBRN(e) incident
- Be able to demonstrate safe working practices and utilise major incident triage tools at a major incident, in accordance with agreed ways of working
4
Supporting and Assisting the Senior Clinician with Advanced Clinical Interventions
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the purpose of advanced procedures performed by the senior clinician
- Be able to support and assist the senior clinician with advanced procedures, in line with own scope of practice
5
Working in a Pre-hospital Care Responder Setting
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to work in a pre-hospital care responder setting, in accordance with agreed ways of working
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 610/5924/9
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- FAQ
- Qualification Type
- Vocationally-Related Qualification
- Operational Start
- Aug 2025