IAO
Level 5
QN: 610/3735/7
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IAO Level 5 Diploma for Assistant Practitioners in Healthcare
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by IAO. Classified as a Occupational Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 532 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 5
Awarding Body
IAO
Syllabus Units
20 Units
Guided Hours
532 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Anatomy, physiology, health and well being
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the basic make-up of the human body
- Understand the structure and function of body systems
- Understand the links between the human body and health and well being
2
Champion equality, diversity and inclusion
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand diversity, equality and inclusion in own area of responsibility
- Be able to champion diversity, equality and inclusion
- Understand how to develop systems and processes that promote diversity, equality and inclusion
- Be able to manage the risks presented when balancing individual rights and professional duty of care
3
Develop health and safety and risk management policies, procedures and practices in health and social care or children and young people’s settings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the current legislative frame
- work and organisational health, safety and risk management policies, procedures and practices that are relevant to health, and social care or children and young people’s settings
- Be able to implement and monitor compliance with health, safety and risk management requirements in health and social care or children and young people’s settings
- Be able to lead the implementation of policies, procedures and practices to manage risk to individuals and others in health and social care or children and young people’s settings
- Be able to promote a culture where needs and risks are balanced with health and safety practice in health and social care or children and young people’s settings
- Be able to improve health, safety and risk management policies, procedures and practices in health and social care or children and young people’s settings
4
Healthcare needs during an individual’s lifespan
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the different stages of development over a lifespan
- Understand the influences on health and wellbeing at different stages of life
- Understand care provision over different life stages
5
Healthcare philosophy
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the concepts which underpin the notion of healthcare
- Understand models of healthcare
- Understand how models of care influence their practice
6
Lead and manage a team in healthcare settings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand theories of leadership and management
- Understand leadership and management in healthcareLead commitment to a vision for the service
- Be able to provide leadership for a team
- Be able to manage team working
7
Lead practice for communication and information management in care settings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the role of communication in health settings
- Develop communication systems and practices that support positive outcomes
- Implement systems for effective information management
8
Lead the assessment of and support others to assess the health and wellbeing of individuals
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the process for assessing the health and well-being of individuals using a person-centred approach
- Demonstrate effective assessment of the health and well-being of individuals
- Develop and review plans based on the assessment of the health and well-being of individuals
- Support others to undertake assessment of the health and well-being of individuals
9
Manage infection prevention and control
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand legislation, policies and procedures relating to infection control processes
- Implement legislation, policies and procedures relating to infection prevention and control
- Support others to apply infection prevention and control legislation, policies and procedures
- Review the effectiveness of the legislation, policies and procedures for infection prevention and control and their implementation
10
Manage quality in health and social care or children and young people's setting
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the context of quality assurance in a health and social care or children and young people’s setting
- Be able to implement quality standards in a health and social care or children and young people’s setting
- Be able to lead the evaluation of quality processes in a health and social care or children and young people’s setting
11
Perform and support others to perform physiological measurement
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand legislation, policy and procedures relevant to undertaking physiological measurements
- Understand the anatomy and physiology associated with physiological measurements
- Understand upper and lower parameters of physiological measurements
- Know conditions which affect physiological measurement
- Perform and support others to perform physiological measurement
12
Principles of developing and leading a health care work team
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand theories of leadership and management in terms of their impact on teams
- Understand theories of team development and team working
- Understand management of team performance
13
Promote and support others to promote effective nutrition and fluid balance
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the legislation, policies and procedures relevant to nutrition and fluid balance
- Understand the impact of social, cultural and lifestyle factors on an individual’s nutrition and fluid balance
- Understand the impact of ill health on an individual’s nutrition and fluid balance
- Understand the requirement for dietary and fluid supplementsPromote nutrition and fluid balance
- Support others to promote nutrition and fluid balance
14
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
15
Safeguarding and protection of children and young people
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures for safeguarding children and young peopleLead practice that supports the safeguarding and protection of children and young people
- Support others to safeguard and protect children and young people
16
Safeguarding and protection of vulnerable adults
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the legislation, regulations and policies that underpin the protection of vulnerable adults
- Be able to lead service provision that protects vulnerable adults
- Be able to manage inter-agency, joint or integrated working in order to protect vulnerable adults
- Be able to monitor and evaluate the systems, processes and practice that safeguards vulnerable adults
17
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
18
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
19
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
20
Work in partnership in health and social care or children and young people’s settings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand partnershipworking
- Be able to establish and maintain working relationships with colleagues
- Be able to establish and maintain working relationships with other professionals
- Be able to work in partnership with others
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 610/3735/7
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- IAO
- Qualification Type
- Occupational Qualification
- Operational Start
- Mar 2024