iCQ
Level 5
QN: 610/2987/7
Curriculum Active
iCQ Level 5 Diploma in Leading and Managing an Adult Care Service (England)
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by iCQ. Classified as a Occupational Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 1259 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 5
Awarding Body
iCQ
Syllabus Units
38 Units
Guided Hours
1259 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Communication and information management in adult care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know how to use communication skills to achieve positive interactions
- Be able to communicate effectively with others
- Be able to develop communication practices that promote positive outcomes
- Understand effective information management
- Be able to implement systems for effective information management
2
Continuous improvement within adult 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
3
Decision making within adult care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand effective decision-making
- Demonstrate effective decision-making
4
Governance and regulatory processes in adult care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand legislation and statutory guidance that underpins adult care provision
- Understand internal governance arrangements within own organisation
- Understand the inspection process in adult social care
- Understand the inspection process in own service
5
Lead and manage adult care services to promote mental health and wellbeing for individuals
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand mental health conditions and the impact on wellbeing
- Understand legislation, regulatory requirements, national and local strategies relating to mental health and wellbeing
- Be able to lead and manage an adult care service that promotes mental health and wellbeing
- Be able to lead a quality review of services provided for mental health and wellbeing
6
Leading and managing clinical skills and health care in adult care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand roles and responsibilities relating to clinical skills in adult care
- Understand the healthcare needs of individuals using adult care services
- Be able to assess
- monitor and review the healthcare needs of individuals
- Be able to undertake clinical activities to support healthcare needs of individuals
- Be able to lead practice in the development of clinical skills
7
Leading and managing health and safety in adult 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 own role, responsibilities and accountability in relation to infection prevention and control in adult care
- Be able to lead the prevention and control of infection in adult care settings
8
Leading and managing specialist areas of care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the impact of conditions on the wellbeing and care of individuals in own service
- Understand how current legislation, research, policy and guidance informs own practice in specialist area of care
- Understand how to access services in order to meet the needs of individuals in own service
- Understand how to represent the rights and interests of individuals within own specialist area of care
- Be able to develop outcomes-based and person-centred practice to achieve positive outcomes within own specialist area of care
9
Leading equality, diversity, inclusion and human rights in adult care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how the legal, societal and historical context of equality, diversity, inclusion and human rights relate to own role
- Be able to lead a culture that promotes, values and celebrates equality, diversity, inclusion and human rights
10
Leading mentoring and coaching in adult social care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand mentoring and coaching when leading in adult care
- Understand responsibilities when mentoring and coaching in adult care
- Be able to lead and manage the planning of coaching and mentoring programmes in adult care
- Be able to lead and manage the implementation of coaching and mentoring programmes in adult care
11
Leading outcome based and person-centred practice in adult care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand person-centred, outcomes-based practice
- Understand the value of person-centred practice in partnership working to enabling individuals to achieve their desired outcomes
- Be able to lead practice to facilitate positive outcomes for individuals through person-centred practice
- Understand the importance of promoting individuals’ health and wellbeing
- Understand the role of relationships in promoting health and wellbeing
- Be able to lead practice to promote individuals’ health and wellbeing
12
Leading partnership working in adult care
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
- Know how to manage and re
- solve conflict
- Be able to work in partnerships with professionals and other agencies
13
Leading team learning and professional development in adult care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand principles of learning and professional development in adult care
- Be able to lead learning and professional development practices
14
Leading the vision of an adult care service
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to develop a vision for the service
- Be able to lead commitment and implementation of the vision and future direction of the setting/service
15
Leading the workforce to use and develop digital skills in adult care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to support individuals and team members to develop the necessary digital skills
- Be able to evaluate own digital skills
- Be able to facilitate the use and development of digital skills with your workforce
- Be able to lead and review practice in relation to the use of digital technology
16
Manage care for individuals with learning disabilities and/or autism
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the context in which learning disability and/or autism services operates
- Be able to lead and manage practice that empowers individuals with a learning disability and/or autism
- Be able to lead and manage the team to understand learning disabilities and/or dementia
- Be able to lead a quality review of services provided for individuals with a learning disability and/or autism
17
Manage dementia care practices within adult care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the leadership and management of dementia care services
- Be able to lead and manage the team to understand dementia and its impact on individuals and others
- Be able to lead and manage practice that promotes the wellbeing of individuals living with dementia
- Be able to manage risk processes specific to dementia care services
- Be able to work in partnership when supporting users of services with dementia and their families and friends
18
Manage finance and budgets in adult care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand financial management in own adult care setting
- Be able to plan budget requirements for own area of responsibility
- Be able to manage a budget
- Be able to evaluate financial expenditure within own area of responsibility
19
Manage own professional development and personal wellbeing
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to demonstrate commitment to own development
- Be able to demonstrate a commitment to self-awareness
- Be able to manage own workload effectively
- Understand the importance of own wellbeing and how to maintain and improve it
- Know how to manage own stress and anxiety
20
Manage quality assurance in adult care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to monitor quality assurance in adult care
- Understand quality assurance methods and systems
- Be able to lead the implementation of quality standards in own setting
- Be able to review and monitor quality assurance processes in own setting
21
Manage support for individuals with physical disabilities and impairments
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know how to lead and manage a service which supports individuals with physical disabilities or impairments
- Understand the impact of legislation and models on services for individuals with physical disabilities or impairments
- Be able to lead a service which promotes independence for individuals with physical disabilities or impairments
22
Managing a service to promote independence in adult care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand drivers for promoting independence and autonomy in adult care
- Understand the role digital technology has on promoting independence
- Be able to lead and manage systems for promoting independence and active participation
23
Managing comments, concerns and complaints in adult 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
24
Managing induction within adult care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the induction of staff in adult care services
- Understand the impact of digital technology on the induction process
- Be able to manage the induction process
- Be able to develop and review induction in adult care services
25
Managing recruitment, selection and retention in adult care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand legislation, regulation and organisation requirements for recruitment, selection and retention
- Understand role and responsibilities within recruitment practices in adult care
- Understand the recruitment process
- Understand the role digital technology has on recruitment
- Be able to manage recruitment and selection processes in own setting
- Understand how to support retention in adult care
26
Managing the use of assistive technology in adult care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand technologies available to individuals in health and care settings
- Be able to facilitate the use of assistive technology
- Be able to lead and manage practice in relation to the use of assistive technology
27
Managing transitions within adult care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the leadership and management of transitions in adult care
- Understand the support required for individuals during transitions
- Be able to lead and manage practice to support individuals through transitions
28
Market provision and integrated approaches in adult care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the market provision in adult social care
- Understand integrated approaches in health and social care
- Be able to work with others to adapt and develop the service to meet current and future demands
29
Operational and business development in adult care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand systems and processes in relation to operational and business planning in adult care
- Understand operational and business management to promote growth and change
- Be able to develop and communicate a business plan for aspects of own service provision
- Be able to implement and review the business plan
30
Risk taking and risk management in adult care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand positive risk-taking in context of supporting individuals
- Understand effective risk management
- Be able to lead the implementation of practices, policies, procedures to manage risk and positive risk-taking
31
Safeguarding in Adult Care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the requirements for safeguarding in adult care
- Understand how public inquiries and serious failings inform practice
- Understand local systems for safeguarding children and young people
- Be able to lead the implementation of practices, policies and procedures to support safeguarding in adult care
- Understand mental capacity and consent
- Understand the use and impact of restrictive practices
32
Supervision and performance management in adult care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the procedures for performance management
- Understand the purpose of professional supervision in adult care
- Understand the process and practice of supervision and performance management
- Be able to provide regular professional supervision
33
Team leadership in adult care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to provide leadership for a team
- Be able to manage team
34
Understand resource management in adult care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the principles for effective resource management
- Understand the principles for effective human resource management
35
Understanding advocacy in adult care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the purpose of advocacy in relation to adult care
- Understand how advocacy is used within legal frameworks and regulatory requirements
- Understand engaging services and partnership working in advocacy
36
Understanding Leadership and Management in Adult Care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand leadership and management theories and styles
- Understand leadership and management in adult care
37
Understanding sexuality and sexual health in adult care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand gender, sexuality and sexual health
- Understand the importance of sexual health within adult care services
38
Undertaking research in adult care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the role of research for evidence-based practice in adult care
- Understand research approaches and methodologies
- Be able to plan a research project within adult care
- Be able to conduct a research project within adult care
- Be able to analyse and report on research findings
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 610/2987/7
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- iCQ
- Qualification Type
- Occupational Qualification
- Operational Start
- Sept 2023