Highfield

Level 3

QN: 610/7045/2

Curriculum Active

Highfield Level 3 Diploma in Adult Care (RQF)

Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by Highfield. Classified as a Occupational Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 2114 hours.

Qualification Level

Level 3

Awarding Body

Highfield

Syllabus Units

84 Units

Guided Hours

2114 hrs

Instant access to interactive lessons, quizzes, and spaced revision.

Course Syllabus & Study Modules

Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.

Administer medication to individuals and monitor the effects

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand legislation, policy and procedures relevant to administration of medication
Know about common types of medication and their use
Understand procedures and techniques for the administration of medication
Prepare for the administration of medication
Administer and monitor medication

Carry out comprehensive substance misuse assessment

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the signs and implications of a range of substance mis
use related problems
Understand the range of substance mis
use services and interventions
Prepare for comprehensive substance mis
use assessment
Assess possible risks to the individual
Assess individuals’ substance mis
use and related problems
Follow up the assessment process

Carry out initial assessments to identify and prioritise the needs of substance misusers.

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the range of difference substances and their effects.
Evaluate individuals’ substance mis
use and understanding of substance mis
use services.
Assess individuals’ needs and appropriate interventions., Make referrals to substance mis

Choice and Independence in Adult Care

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Be able to promote individuals’ rights to make choices
Be able to promote individuals’ independence
Understand the role of risk assessments in promoting person-centred approaches, choice and independence

Continuous Development in Adult Care

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Know what is required for competence in own work role
Be able to demonstrate commitment to own development
Understand the value of reflective practice
Be able to use reflective practice to improve ways of working
Be able to develop leadership behaviours

Contribute to effective team working in health and social care settings

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand theories of teams and team working
Understand the principles that underpin effective team
Be able to work as part of a team
Be able to support individual team members
Be able to review the work of the team

Coordination of Activity Provision in Social Care

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the process of activity coordination
Be able to involve others in activity provision
Be able to budget for activity provision
Be able to select venues for activities
Understand how to monitor and evaluate activity provision

Develop and sustain effective working relationships with staff in other agencies

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the context of working in partnership.
Develop effective working relationships with staff in other agencies, Sustain effective working relationships.

Develop professional supervision practice in health and social care settings

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the purpose of professional supervision in health and social care settings
Understand how the principles of professional supervision can be used to inform performance management in health and social care settings
Be able to undertake the preparation for professional supervision with supervisees in health and social care settings
Be able to provide professional supervision in health and social care settings
Be able to manage conflict situations during professional supervision in health and social care settings
Be able to evaluate own practice when conducting professional supervision in health and social care settings

Diabetes Awareness

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand diabetes and the associated implications
Know the most common types of diabetes and their causes
Understand how to implement a person-centred approach when supporting individuals with diabetes
Understand the nutritional needs of individuals with diabetes
Understand factors relating to an individual's experience of diabetes
Understand the importance of monitoring diabetes
Understand the links between diabetes and other conditions

Duty of Care in Adult Care

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand how duty of care contributes to safe practice
Know how to address conflicts or dilemmas that may arise between an individual’s rights and the duty of care
Know how to respond to concerns and complaints
Know how to recognise and respond to adverse events, incidents, errors and near misses

Effective Communication in Adult Care

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand why effective communication is important in the work setting
Understand the variety in peoples’ communication needs and preferences
Be able to communicate effectively with others
Be able to meet the communication and language needs, wishes and preferences of individuals
Understand the role of independent advocacy services in supporting individuals to communicate their wishes, needs and preferences
Understand confidentiality in care settings

Encourage learning and development

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the principles of learning and development
Be able to support individuals' learning and development
Be able to evaluate individuals’ learning and development

End of life and dementia care

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand considerations for individuals with dementia at end of life
Understand how to support individuals with dementia affected by pain and distress at end of life
Understand how to support carers of individuals with dementia at end of life

Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Human Rights in Adult Care

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand influencers on working practices to promote equality, diversity, inclusion and human rights
Understand the importance of equality, diversity, inclusion and human rights in own work setting
Know how to promote equality, diversity, inclusion and human rights
Be able to work in an inclusive way

Essential Digital Skills for Working in Care

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand how to use digital devices and systems in care settings, including how to build confidence and handle information digitally
Understand how to use digital devices and systems to support and monitor individuals accessing care and support
Understand how to communicate, collaborate and learn using digital devices in care settings
Understand how to maintain own online safety and how to support individuals and others to be safe and responsible online
Understand how to use digital systems for transactions and problem-solving in care settings

Facilitate learning and development activities to meet individual needs and preferences

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the role of learning and development activities in meeting individual needs
Be able to identify learning and development activities to meet individual needs and preferences
Be able to plan learning and development activities with individuals
Be able to prepare for learning and development activities
Be able to facilitate learning and development activities with individuals
Be able to evaluate and review learning and development activities

Handling Information in Adult Care

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand requirements for handling information in care settings
Be able to implement good practice in handling information

Health and Safety (General) in Adult Care

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand own responsibilities, and the responsibilities of others, relating to health and safety
Understand procedures for responding to accidents and sudden illness
Be able to carry out own responsibilities for health and safety

Health and Safety (Topics) in Adult Care

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Be able to move and handle equipment and other objects safely
Be able to handle hazardous substances and materials
Be able to promote fire safety in the work setting
Be able to implement security measures in the work setting

Health and Wellbeing in Adult Care

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the importance of individuals’ wellbeing
Know how to monitor individuals’ health and wellbeing
Be able to assess and respond to changes in an individual’s health and wellbeing
Be able to promote individuals’ health and wellbeing

Identify and act upon immediate risk of danger to substance misusers

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Identify immediate risk of danger to substance misusers, Act upon immediate risk of danger to substance misusers

Identify the physical health needs of individuals with mental health needs and plan appropriate actions

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand how to assess the physical health needs of individuals with mental health needs
Be able to carry out assessments of the physical health needs of individuals with mental health needs
Be able to record the outcome of assessments
Be able to plan actions needed following physical health assessments
Be able to identify resources and services needed by individuals following physical health assessments
Be able to make referrals

Implement therapeutic group activities

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the principles of therapeutic group activities
Be able to plan and prepare for therapeutic group activities
Be able to support individuals during therapeutic group activities
Be able to contribute to the evaluation of therapeutic group activities

Increase awareness about drugs, alcohol or other substances with individuals and groups

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand legislation and policy relevant to substance use
Understand substance use, its effects and treatments
Identify individuals’ knowledge and values about substances
Increase individuals’ knowledge and understanding of substances

Infection Prevention and Control in Adult Care

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand how to prevent and control the spread of infection
Be able to prevent and control the spread of infection

Introduction to personalisation in social care

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the meaning of personalisation in social care
Understand systems that support personalisation
Understand how personalisation affects the way support is provided
Understand how to implement personalisation

Leadership and Management in Adult Care

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the concepts of ‘leadership’ and ‘management’ in adult care settings
Understand the skills needed as a leader and as a manager in adult care settings and why managers in social care need both skill sets
Understand how and why leadership and management styles and skills may need to be adapted to address different situations

Maintaining the Independent Advocacy Relationship

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Know what to do when faced with practice dilemmas
Deal positively with conflict
Maintain accurate records
Prioritise competing work commitments
Use personal value base and power appropriately
Use supervision as a tool to reflect and improve practice
Use local and national networks
Respond to concerns of ab

Manage induction in health and social care settings

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the purpose of induction for health and social care settings
Be able to manage the induction process in health and social care settings
Be able to support the implementation of induction processes in health and social care settings
Be able to evaluate the induction process in health and social care settings
Be able to implement improvements to the induction process in health and social care settings

Managing symptoms in end of life care

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the effects of symptoms in relation to end of life care
Be able to manage symptoms of end of life care
Understand how to manage symptoms of pain
Be able to integrate symptom management in the care management process

Mental Capacity and Restrictive Practice in Adult Care

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the principles of mental capacity
Understand the application of the principles of mental capacity and consent
Understand restrictive practices

Obtain venous blood samples

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand current legislation, national guidelines, policies, procedures and protocols in relation to obtaining venous blood samples
Understand the anatomy and physiology relating to obtaining venous blood samples
Be able to prepare to obtain venous blood samples
Be able to obtain venous blood samples
Be able to prepare venous blood samples for transportation

Person Centred Practice in Adult Care

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the application of person-centred practices in care settings
Understand the importance of individuals’ relationships
Be able to work in a person-centred way

Personal Wellbeing in Adult Care

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand own wellbeing, self-care and resilience
Understand the importance of maintaining and improving own wellbeing
Know how to maintain and improve own wellbeing
Know how to manage own stress and anxiety

Prepare for and support quality audits

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the principles underpinning the management of quality
Be able to prepare for quality audits
Be able to support quality audits

Principles of supporting individuals with a learning disability regarding sexuality and sexual health

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the development of human sexuality
Understand how the sexual development of individuals’ with a learning disability can differ
Understand the issues of sexual health and how these can be supported
Understand relevant legislation influencing the support of sexuality and sexual health for individuals with learning disabilities
Know how to support the sexual expression of an individual with a learning disability

Promote effective communication with individuals with sensory loss

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the importance of effective two way communication
Understand different methods that can support communication with individuals with sensory loss
Be able to support the individual with communication
Evaluate the effectiveness of methods of communication used to support an individual with sensory loss

Promote nutrition and hydration in health and social care settings

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand what makes up a balanced diet
Understand nutritional guidelines
Be able to promote nutrition in health and social care settings
Be able to promote hydration in health and social care settings
Understand how to prevent malnutrition in health and social care settings
Be able to carry out nutritional screening in health and social care settings
Be able to monitor and record nutrition and hydration needs with individuals in health and social care settings
Understand factors that affect special dietary requirements in health and social care settings

Promote positive behaviour

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand how legislation, frameworks, codes of practice and policies relate to positive behaviour support
Be able to promote positive behaviour
Understand the context and use of proactive and reactive strategies
Understand the use of restrictive interventions
Be able to respond appropriately to incidents of challenging behaviour
Be able to support individuals and others following an incident of challenging behaviour
Be able to review and revise approaches to promoting positive behaviour

Provide services to those affected by someone else’s substance use.

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Know about the available support services.
Understand issues that affect children and young people within families affected by drug and alcohol use.
Identify options for individuals affected by someone else’s substance use., Enable individuals affected by someone else’s substance use to review the effectiveness of selected options.

Provide support to individuals to continue recommended therapies

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the importance of supporting individuals to continue recommended therapies
Be able to encourage individuals to complete activities recommended by therapists
Be able to provide support to continue recommended therapy
Be able to observe
record and report on observations during recommended therapy
Be able to contribute to evaluation and review of recommended therapies

Provide support to maintain and develop skills for everyday life

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the context of supporting skills for everyday life
Be able to support individuals to plan for maintaining and developing skills for everyday life
Be able to support individuals to retain, regain or develop skills for everyday life
Be able to evaluate support for developing or maintaining skills for everyday life

Provide support to manage pain and discomfort

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand approaches to managing pain and discomfort
Be able to assist in minimising individuals’ pain or discomfort
Be able to monitor
record and report on the management of individuals’ pain or discomfort

Providing Independent Advocacy Support

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Establish safe boundaries to maintain the Advocacy relationship
Establish the advocacy relationship
Assist the individual receiving advocacy support to explore and make choices
Construct an action plan
Support the individual receiving advocacy support to self-advocate
Act on the instruction of the person receiving advocacy support
Review and end the advocacy relationship

Purpose and principles of Independent Advocacy

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand Independent Advocacy
Explain principles and values underpinning Independent Advocacy
Describe the development of Advocacy
Be able to explain different types of Advocacy support and their purpose
Understand the roles and responsibilities of an Independent Advocate
Understand Advocacy standards

Recognise indications of substance misuse and refer individuals to specialists

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Know the regulations and legislation that applies to the mis
use of substances in line with organisational procedures
Understand the indications of substance mis
Be able to assess and monitor risk in accordance with organisational procedures
Understand how to handle information and maintain records in line with organisational procedures
Be able to refer individuals to appropriate services in line with organisational requirements

Resource Management in Adult Care

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand resource management issues
Understand financial management arrangements
Understand human resource issues
Understand recruitment and retention issues
Understand how to analyse the impact of resource management on service delivery

Responding to the advocacy needs of different groups of people

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Make Advocacy accessible to individuals and different groups, Define social exclusion
Explain the medical and social model of disability, Promote diversity
Use non instructed Advocacy

Safeguarding in Adult Care

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the national and local context of safeguarding and protection from ab
use and neglect
Know how to recognise signs of ab
Understand ways to reduce the likelihood of ab
use and neglect occurring
Know how to respond to suspected or disclosed ab
Know how to recognise and report unsafe practices
Understand the principles of online safety

Stroke Awareness

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Know what a stroke is
Know how to recognise stroke
Understand the management of risk factors for stroke
Understand the importance of emergency response and treatment for stroke
Understand the management of stroke

Supervision and Performance Management in Adult Care

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand supervision in adult care
Understand procedures to address performance management issues

Support families who are affected by Acquired Brain Injury

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the impact on families who care for an individual who is in a minimally responsive or vegetative state
Understand the long term effects of acquired brain injury on family
Understand legislation that is relevant to carers of an individual effected by acquired brain injury
Be able to assess the support required by families who hold the primary caring role
Be able to work in partnership with other professionals and agencies

Support individuals at the end of life

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the aims and principles of end of life care
Understand factors affecting end of life care
Understand advance care planning in relation to end of life care
Be able to provide support to individuals and key people during end of life care
Understand the role of organisations and support services available to individuals and key people in relation to end of life care
Be able to support individuals through the process of dying
Be able to take action following the death of individuals
Be able to manage own feelings in relation to the dying or death of individuals

Support individuals in the use of assistive technology

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the range, purpose and effectiveness of assistive technology available to support individuals
Be able to support the selection of assistive technology with individuals
Be able to support the use of assistive technology aids with an individual
Be able to evaluate the effectiveness of the use of assistive technology to meet identified outcomes

Support individuals through detoxification programmes

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand how assessments should be undertaken, Introduce individuals to detoxification programmes
Develop and review detoxification treatment and care plans
Manage closure of individuals’ detoxification programmes

Support individuals to access education, training or employment

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the value of engagement in training, education or employment for individuals
Understand how legislation, guidance and codes of practice support an individual to access training, education or employment
Understand the support available to individuals accessing education, training or employment
Be able to support an individual to identify and access education, training or employment that meet needs and preferences
Be able to support individuals to undertake education, training or employmen
Be able to evaluate engagement in education, training or employment

Support individuals who are bereaved

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the effects of bereavement on individuals
Understand principles for supporting individuals who are bereaved
Be able to support individuals to express their response to loss
Be able to support individuals who are bereaved
Understand the role of specialist agencies in supporting individuals who are bereaved
Be able to manage own feelings when providing support for individuals who are bereaved

Support individuals who are substance users.

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand about different substances, their effects and how they might be used., Enable individuals to adopt safe practices associated with substance use.
Support individuals when they have used substances.
Support individuals in reducing substance use.

Support individuals with a learning disability to access healthcare

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand legislation, policies and guidance relevant to individuals with learning disabilities accessing healthcare
Understand the function of different healthcare services that an individual with learning disabilities may need to access
Understand the role of professionals within different healthcare services that a person with learning disabilities may need to access
Understand how plans for healthcare and regular health checks underpin long-term health and well-being for individuals with learning disabilities
Be able to complete and review plans for healthcare
Understand the issues that an individual with learning disabilities may face when accessing a variety of healthcare services
Be able to support an individual with learning disabilities when accessing a variety of healthcare services

Supporting infection prevention and control in social care

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand how infection prevention and control policies and guidelines can be applied within different settings
Be able to support infection prevention and control practices in the work setting
Be able to minimise the risk and spread of infection when using equipment
Understand how to respond to outbreaks of infection in the work setting
Be able to follow correct recording and reporting procedures regarding infection prevention and control

Team Leadership in Adult Care

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand team leadership in adult care
Understand team development in adult care

Test for substance use.

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Prepare to test individuals for substance use., Test for substances.
Communicate outcomes of testing for substances.

The Principles of Infection Prevention and Control

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand own and others’ roles and responsibilities in the prevention and control of infections
Understand legislation and policies relating to prevention and control of infections
Understand systems and procedures relating to the prevention and control of infections
Understand the importance of risk assessment in relation to the prevention and control of infections
Understand the importance of using Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in the prevention and control of infections
Understand the importance of good personal hygiene in the prevention and control of infections

Understand advance care planning

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the principles of advance care planning
Understand the process of advance care planning
Understand person centred approaches to advance care planning

Understand and Apply Trauma-Informed Care in Adult Care Settings

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand what is meant by trauma and trauma-informed care
Understand the impact of trauma on individuals
Know how to apply trauma-informed approaches in adult care practice
Understand the importance of self-awareness and wellbeing when working in a trauma-informed way

Understand and Support Neurodiversity in Health, Social Care and Education

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the concept of neurodiversity
Understand the impact of neurodiversity on individuals and others
Understand legislation, policy and rights relating to neurodiversity
Know how to support neurodivergent individuals using inclusive and person-centred approaches
Understand how to promote awareness and positive attitudes towards neurodiversity

Understand how to provide support when working in end of life care

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand current approaches to end of life care
Understand an individual's response to their anticipated death
Understand factors regarding communication for those involved in end of life care
Understand how to support those involved in end of life care situations
Understand how symptoms might be identified in end of life care
Understand advance care planning

Understand How to Support Individuals with Autistic Spectrum Conditions

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the main characteristics of autistic spectrum conditions
Understand how autistic spectrum conditions can impact on the lives of individuals and those around them
Understand different theories and concepts about autism
Understand the legal and policy frame
work that underpins good practice in the support of individuals with autistic spectrum conditions
Understand how to achieve effective communication with individuals with an autistic spectrum condition
Understand how to support individuals with an autistic spectrum condition

Understand Mental Health Problems

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the types of mental ill health
Understand the impact of mental ill health on individuals and others in their social net

Understand Mental Well-Being and Mental Health Promotion

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the different views on the nature of mental well-being and mental health and the factors that may influence both across the life span
Know how to implement an effective strategy for promoting mental well-being and mental health with individuals and groups

Understand Physical Disability

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the importance of differentiating between the individual and the disability
Understand the concept of physical disability
Understand the impact of living with a physical disability within society
Understand the importance of promoting inclusion and independence

Understand Sensory Loss

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the factors that impact on an individual with sensory loss
Understand the importance of effective communication for individuals with sensory loss
Understand the main causes and conditions of sensory loss
Know how to recognise when an individual may be experiencing sight and / or hearing loss and actions that may be taken

Understand Stroke Care Management

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand how to support individuals to manage stroke according to legislation, policy and guidance
Understand specific communication factors affecting individuals following a stroke
Understand changing physical needs of individuals affected by stroke
Understand the impact of the effects of stroke on daily living
Understand the associated complications for an individual with stroke
Understand the importance of adopting a person centred approach in stroke care management

Understand the administration of medication to individuals with dementia using a person centred approach

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the common medications available to, and appropriate for, individuals with dementia
Understand how to provide person centred care to individuals with dementia through the appropriate and effective use of medication

Understand the context of supporting individuals with learning disabilities

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the legislation and policies support the human rights and inclusion of individuals with learning disabilities
Understand the nature and characteristics of learning disability
Understand the historical context of learning disability
Understand the basic principles and practice of advocacy, empowerment and active participation in relation to supporting individuals with learning disabilities and their families
Understand how views and attitudes impact on the lives of individuals with learning disabilities and their family carers
Know how to promote communication with individuals with learning disabilities

Understand the diversity of individuals with dementia and the importance of inclusion

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the concept of diversity and its relevance to working with individuals who have dementia
Understand that each individual’s experience of dementia is unique
Understand the importance of working in a person centred way and how this links to inclusion

Understand the Effects of Ageing in Activity Provision

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the effects of human ageing
Understand the impact of age-related changes and activity

Understand the Impact of Acquired Brain Injury on Individuals

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand acquired brain injury
Understand the impact on individuals of acquired brain injury
Understand the specialist communication needs of an individual with acquired brain injury
Understand the impact that personality changes can have on an individual and those providing support
Understand the impact of challenging behaviour

Understand the process and experience of dementia

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the neurology of dementia.
Understand the impact of recognition and diagnosis of dementia.
Understand how dementia care must be underpinned by a person centred approach.

Understand the role of communication and interactions with individuals who have dementia

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand that individuals with dementia may communicate in different ways.
Understand the importance of positive interactions with individuals with dementia.
Understand the factors which can affect interactions and communication of individuals with dementia.

Undertake physiological measurements

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand relevant legislation, policy and good practice for undertaking physiological measurements
Understand the physiological states that can be measured
Be able to prepare to take physiological measurements
Be able to undertake physiological measurements
Be able to record and report results of physiological measurements

Undertake tissue viability risk assessments

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the need for tissue viability risk assessment
Be able to undertake tissue viability risk assessment
Be able to record and report on tissue viability risk assessment
Understand when the risk assessment should be reviewed

Ways of Working in Adult Care

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand agreed ways of working
Understand working relationships in care settings
Be able to work in ways that are agreed with the employer
Be able to work in partnership with others

Regulatory & Verification Details

Qualification Number (QN): 610/7045/2
Regulated Status: Available to learners
Awarding Body: Highfield
Qualification Type: Occupational Qualification
Operational Start: Apr 2026