Highfield Qualifications
Level 5
QN: 610/1880/6
Curriculum Active
Highfield Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Adult Care (RQF) (England)
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by Highfield Qualifications. Classified as a Occupational Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 2180 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 5
Awarding Body
Highfield Qualifications
Syllabus Units
72 Units
Guided Hours
2180 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Active support: lead interactive training
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the theoretical background to person-centred interactive training
- Be able to plan person-centred interactive training sessions to enhance whole team performance
- Be able to lead person-centred interactive training sessions in situ
- Be able to provide support to improve the performance of others
2
Assess the individual in a health and social care setting
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand assessment processes
- Be able to lead and contribute to assessments
- Be able to manage the outcomes of assessments
- Be able to promote others’ understanding of the role of assessment
- Review and evaluate the effectiveness of assessment
3
Continuous Development for Leaders of Adult Social Care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to demonstrate commitment to own development
- Be able to demonstrate commitment to self-awareness
- Be able to manage own workload effectively
4
Decision Making for Leaders of Adult Social Care Services
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand effective decision making
- Be able to carry out effective decision making
5
Develop and evaluate operational plans for own area of responsibility
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to align objectives of own area of responsibility with those of own organisation.
- Be able to implement operational plans in own area of responsibility.
- Be able to monitor and evaluate operational plans in own area of responsibility..
6
Develop procedures and practice to respond to concerns and complaints
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the regulatory requirements, codes of practice and relevant guidance for managing concerns and complaints
- Be able to develop procedures to address concerns and complaints
- Be able to lead the implementation of procedures and practice for addressing concerns and complaints
- Be able to review the procedures and practices for addressing concerns and complaints
7
Develop, maintain and use records and reports
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the legal and organisational requirements for recording information and providing reports.
- Be able to prepare professional records and reports that meet legal requirements, and agreed ways of working.
- Be able to use records and reports to inform judgements and decisions.
8
Effective Communication for Leaders of Adult Social Care Services
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to use communication skills to achieve positive interactions
- Understand how to manage and re
- solve conflict
- Be able to communicate effectively with others
- Be able to develop communication practices that promote positive outcomes
9
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 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
10
Explore models of disability
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the complexities of models of disability
- Be able to review how models of disability underpin organisational practice
- Develop others’ awareness of models of disability
11
Facilitate change in health and social care settings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the principles of change management in health and social care settings
- Be able to facilitate a shared understanding of the need for change in health and social care settings
- Be able to develop an approved change management plan in health and social care settings
- Be able to gain support for a proposed change in health and social care settings
- Be able to implement approved change management plans in health and social care settings
- Be able to evaluate the change management process in health and social care settings
12
Facilitate coaching and mentoring of practitioners in health and social care settings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the benefits of coaching and mentoring practitioners in health and social care settings
- Be able to promote coaching and mentoring of practitioners in health and social care settings
- Be able to identify the coaching and mentoring needs of practitioners in health and social care settings
- Be able to implement coaching and mentoring activities in health and social care settings
- Be able to review the outcomes of coaching and mentoring in health and social care settings
13
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
14
Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand and use the Mental Capacity Act, Provide Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA)
- Work with the decision maker, Challenge decisions made by the decision maker
- Work with people who lack capacity
- Work with accommodation and care review referrals
- Work with serious medical treatment referrals
- Work with adult protection referrals, Construct an IMCA written report that meets statutory requirements
15
Independent Mental Health Advocacy
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know how Mental Health legislation affects IMHA qualifying patients, Provide Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA)
- Respond to requests for IMHA support, Engage with professionals
- Respond to individuals who have diverse needs
16
Information Management for Leaders of Adult Social Care Services
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand effective information management
- Be able to implement systems for effective information management
17
Lead a service that supports individuals through significant life events
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to implement organisational systems and procedures necessary to support individuals experiencingsignificant life events
- Be able to ensure sufficient and appropriate resources to support individuals experiencing significant life events
- Be able to ensure staff can respond to individuals experiencing significant life events
18
Lead active support
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how the active support model translates values into person-centred practical action with individuals
- Be able to use practice leadership to promote positive interaction
- Be able to use practice leadership in supporting others to develop and implement person-centred daily plans to promote participation
- Be able to use practice leadership in supporting others to maintain individuals’ quality of life
19
Lead and manage end of life care services
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to apply current legislation and policy in end of life care in order to develop end of life services
- Understand current theory and practice underpinning end of life care
- Be able to lead and manage effective end of life care services
- Be able to establish and maintain key relationships to lead and manage end of life care
- Be able to support staff and others in the delivery of excellence in the end of life care service
- Be able to continuously improve the quality of the end of life care service
20
Lead and manage group living for adults
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to develop the physical group living environment to promote positive outcomes for individuals
- Be able to lead the planning, implementation and review of daily living activities
- Be able to promote positive outcomes in a group living environment
- Be able to manage a positive group living environment
21
Lead and manage infection prevention and control within the work setting
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand current infection prevention and control policies, procedures and practices.
- Be able to lead the implementation of policies and procedures for infection prevention and control.
- Be able to manage the exchange of information about infections.
- Be able to lead the practice of infection prevention and control.
- Be able to manage risk management in infection prevention and control.
- Be able to review the effectiveness of policies, procedures and practices for infection prevention and control.
22
Lead and manage practice in dementia care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand current policy and practice guidance for dementia care.
- Be able to support others to develop an understanding of current research of the impact of dementia on individuals and their families.
- Be able to lead practice that promotes the well-being of individuals with dementia.
- Be able to lead practice that support staff to establish and maintain relationships with carers of individuals with dementia.
- Be able to support staff to deliver dementia care.
- Be able to develop own practice in leading the delivery of dementia care.
23
Lead person centred practice
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the theory and principles that underpin person centred practice
- Be able to lead a person-centred practice
- Be able to lead the implementation of active participation of individuals
24
Lead practice which supports individuals to take positive risks
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the relationship between person-centred assessment, care planning and positive risk taking for individuals.
- Be able to promote understanding of the legal and policy frameworks which underpin an individual’s right to make decisions and take risks.
- Be able to develop practice which includes the individual and others in positive risk assessment and planning.
- Be able to support others to understand individuals’ ambitions and the support they will need to achieve them.
- Be able to develop systems for positive risk taking.
- Be able to evaluate the practice of positive risk-taking.
25
Lead the management of transitions
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the impact of change and transitions on the well being of individuals
- Be able to lead and manage provision that supports workers to manage transitions and significant life events
26
Leading Continuous Improvement and Innovation in Adult Social Care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand continuous quality improvement in adult social care
- Be able to lead continuous improvement in practice
- Understand how to implement effective change
- Be able to lead a culture that supports innovation and change to improve outcomes for individuals
27
Leading Health and Safety in Adult Social Care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand health and safety requirements in adult social care
- Be able to lead the implementation of health and safety requirements in adult social care
- Understand effective risk management
- Be able to lead the implementation of policies, procedures and practices to effectively manage risk
28
Leading Person-Centred, Outcomes-Based Practice in Adult Social Care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand person-centred, outcomes-based practice
- Understand the value of person-centred practice in partnership working in enabling individuals to achieve their desired outcomes
- Be able to lead practice to facilitate positive outcomes for individuals through person-centred practice
- Understand the role of relationships in promoting health and wellbeing
- Be able to lead practice in recognising individuals’ relationships
- Understand positive risk-taking in the context of supporting individuals
- Be able to lead the implementation of policies, procedures and practices to manage risk and positive risk-taking
29
Leading Team Learning and Development in Adult Social Care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand principles of learning and professional development in adult social care
- Be able to lead learning and professional development practices in adult social care
30
Leading the Implementation of Safeguarding in Adult Social Care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand requirements for safeguarding in adult social care
- Be able to lead the implementation of practices, policies and procedures to support safeguarding in adult social care
31
Leading the Promotion of Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Human Rights in Adult Social Care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand equality, diversity, inclusion, and human rights
- Be able to lead a culture that promotes, values and celebrates equality, diversity, inclusion and human rights
32
Leading the Vision and Future Direction of Adult Social Care Services
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to develop a vision and future direction for the service
- Be able to lead commitment and implementation of the vision and future direction of the service
33
Manage an inter-professional team in health and social care settings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the principles of inter-professional working within health and social care
- Be able to manage service objectives through the inter-professional team
- Be able to promote inter-professional team working
- Be able to manage processes for inter-professional work with individuals
- Be able to evaluate the effectiveness of inter-professional team work
34
Manage domiciliary services
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand factors that influence the management of domiciliary services
- Be able to manage domiciliary services
- Be able to implement systems for working safely in domiciliary services
- Be able to supervise and support practitioners in order to promote individual’s needs and preferences in domiciliary services
- Be able to respond to day to day changes and emergencies in domiciliary services
- Be able to manage human resources required for domiciliary services
35
Manage finance within own area of responsibility in a health and social care setting
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand financial management in own work setting
- Be able to plan budget requirement for own area of responsibility
- Be able to manage a budget
- Be able to evaluate financial expenditure within own area of responsibility
36
Manage health and social care practice to ensure positive outcomes for individuals
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the theory and principles that underpin outcome based practice
- Be able to lead practice that promotes social, emotional, cultural, spiritual and intellectual well being
- Be able to lead practice that promotes individuals’ health
- Be able to lead inclusive provision that gives individuals’ choice and control over the outcomes they want to achieve
- Be able to manage effective working partnerships with carers, families and significant others to achieve positive outcomes
37
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
38
Manage physical resources
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the importance of sustainability when using physical resources.
- Be able to identify resource requirements for own area of responsibility.
- Be able to obtain required resources for own area of responsibility.
- Be able to monitor and review the quality and usage of resources in own area of responsibility.
39
Manage quality in health and social care settings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the context of quality assurance in a health and social care setting
- Be able to implement quality standards in a health and social care setting
- Be able to lead the evaluation of quality processes in a health and social care setting
40
Managing Comments and Complaints in Adult Social Care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the management of comments and complaints
- Be able to lead practice in listening and responding to comments and complaints
41
Professional practice in health and social care for adults
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand theories that underpin practice within health and social care.
- Be able to lead the implementation of values, principles and statutory frameworks that underpin service provision in own area of work.
- Be able to use evidence based practice in the provision of health and social care services.
- Be able to engage others in reflective practice.
42
Professional Relationships and Partnership Working for Leaders of Adult Social Care Services
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the context of relationships and partnership working
- Be able to lead effective relationships with individuals, carers and families
- Be able to manage working relationships with colleagues in own setting to achieve positive outcomes for individuals
- Be able to work in partnerships with professionals and other agencies
43
Professional Supervision of Others in Adult Social Care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the purpose and practice of professional supervision in adult social care settings
- Be able to provide regular professional supervision in adult social care
44
Promote access to healthcare for individuals with learning disabilities
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand issues related to access to healthcare services for individuals with learning disabilities
- Understand the healthcare needs that may affect individuals with learning disabilities
- Understand good practice in supporting people with a learning disability to access healthcare services
- Understand how to support others to develop
- monitor and review plans for healthcare
- Be able to develop processes to support others to meet the healthcare needs of individuals with a learning disability
- Be able to promote good practice to others in their support of individuals with learning disabilities accessing healthcare
45
Promote awareness of sensory loss
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to raise awareness of sensory loss
- Be able to raise awareness of sensory loss
- Be able to review action to promote awareness of sensory loss
46
Promote good practice in the support of individuals with autistic spectrum conditions
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how the different and evolving theories about autism reflect the complexity of autistic spectrum conditions
- Understand the implications of the legal and policy frame
- work underpinning the support of individuals with autistic spectrum conditions
- Be able to promote good practice in the support of individuals with an autistic spectrum condition
- Be able to promote to others positive communication strategies for individuals with an autistic spectrum condition
- Be able to implement strategies to support individuals with an autistic spectrum condition to manage their sensory world
47
Promote professional development
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand principles of professional development
- Be able to prioritise goals and targets for own professional development
- Be able to prepare a professional development plan
- Be able to improve performance through reflective practice
48
Promoting Individuals’ Health and Wellbeing for Leaders of Adult Social Care Services
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the importance of promoting individuals’ health and wellbeing
- Be able to lead a culture that promotes individuals’ wellbeing and independence in all aspects of day-to-day practice
- Be able to lead practice in promoting individuals’ health and wellbeing
49
Promoting Personal Wellbeing
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand own wellbeing, self-care and resilience
- Understand the importance of maintaining and improving own wellbeing
- Understand the relationship between resilience, health and wellbeing
- Know how to maintain and improve own wellbeing
- Know how to manage own stress and anxiety
50
Providing Independent Advocacy to Adults
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Provide Independent Advocacy support to adults in a range of settings, Treat the individual receiving Advocacy support as an individual, Assist the individual receiving Advocacy support to explore choices and potential consequences
- Support adults through a range of meetings
51
Recognise indications of substance misuse and refer individuals to specialists
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Recognise indications of substance mis
- Assess and monitor risk., Handle information and maintain records., Refer individuals to appropriate services.
52
Recruitment and selection within health and social care settings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the recruitment and selection processes in health and social care settings
- Be able to contribute to the recruitment process in health and social care settings
- Be able to participate in the selection process in health and social care settings
- Be able to evaluate the recruitment and selection processes in health and social care settings
53
Support individuals during the last days of life
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the impact of the last days of life on the individual and others
- Understand how to respond to common symptoms in the last days of life
- Be able to support individuals and others during the last days of life
- Be able to respond to changing needs of an individual during the last days of life
- Be able to work according to national guidelines, local policies and procedures, taking into account preferences and wishes after the death of the individual
- Be able to manage own feelings in relation to an individual’s dying or death
54
Support individuals with multiple conditions and/or disabilities
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the implications of multiple conditions and/or disabilities for the individual
- Be able to support an individual with multiple conditions and/or disabilities
- Be able to develop others to support the individual with multiple conditions and/or disabilities
- Be able to review service provision in respect of individuals with multiple conditions and/or disabilities
55
Support individuals with sensory loss with communication
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand language development
- Understand factors that affect the language and communication of an individual with sensory loss
- Understand the complexities of specialist communication systems
- Be able to support the individual with communication
- Be able to support others to make use of specialist communication
- Review communication work
56
Support the use of assistive technology
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the contribution that assistive technology can make to the lives of individuals
- Be able to facilitate the use of assistive technology
- Be able to develop others to facilitate the use of assistive technology
- Be able to review the provision of assistive technology
57
Team Leadership for Leaders of Adult Social Care Services
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to provide leadership for a team
- Be able to manage team
58
The Principles of Business and Resource Management for Leaders of Adult Social Care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand principles for effective resource management
- Understand principles of effective human resource management
- Understand market provision in adult social care
- Understand integrated approaches in health and social care
59
The Principles of Governance and Regulatory Processes for Adult Social Care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand legislation and statutory guidance that underpins adult social care provision
- Understand internal governance arrangements within own organisation
- Understand systems and requirements for the regulation of adult social care services in England
- Understand the inspection and regulation system and process in adult social care in England
- Understand the inspection and regulation process in own service
60
The Principles of Leadership and Management in Adult Social Care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand leadership and management theories and styles
- Understand leadership and management in adult social care
61
The Principles of Mental Capacity, Consent and Restrictive Practices for Leaders of Adult Social Care Services
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand mental capacity and consent
- Understand the use and impact of restrictive practices
62
Understand Advance Care Planning
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the principles of advance care planning
- Understand the process of advance care planning
- Understand the person centred approach to advance care planning
63
Understand how to manage a team
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the attributes of effective team performance
- Know how to support team development
- Know how to promote shared purpose within a team
- Know how to promote a ‘no-blame culture’ within a team
- Understand different styles of leadership and management
64
Understand how to support individuals during the last days of life
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand common features of support during the last days of life
- Understand the impact of the last days of life on the individual and others
- Know how to support individuals and others during the last days of life
- Understand the actions to be taken following an individual’s death
- Know how to manage own feelings in relation to an individual’s dying or death
65
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
66
Understand safeguarding of children and young people _for those working in the adult sector_
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the policies, procedures and practices for safe working with children and young people
- Understand how to respond to evidence or concerns that a child or young person has been abused or harmed
67
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
68
Understand the factors affecting older people
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the impact of the ageing process on older people.
- Understand attitudes of society to older people
- Understand the importance of using person centred approaches with older people.
- Understand the importance of independence for older people.
69
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 behaviour that challenges
70
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.
71
Undertake a research project within services for health and social care or children and young people
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to justify a topic for research within services for health and social care or children and young people
- Understand how the components of research are used
- Be able to conduct a research project within services for health and social care or children and young people
- Be able to analyse research findings
72
Use and develop systems that promote communication
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to address the range of communication requirements in own role
- Be able to improve communication systems and practices that support positive outcomes for individuals
- Be able to improve communication systems to support partnership working
- Be able to use systems for effective information management
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 610/1880/6
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- Highfield Qualifications
- Qualification Type
- Occupational Qualification
- Operational Start
- Jan 2023