NCFE
    Level 2
    QN: 610/4529/9
    Curriculum Active

    NCFE CACHE Level 2 Extended Technical Occupational Entry in Healthcare Support (Diploma)

    Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by NCFE. Classified as a Technical Occupation Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 1870 hours.

    Qualification Level
    Level 2
    Awarding Body
    NCFE
    Syllabus Units
    81 Units
    Guided Hours
    1870 hrs
    Instant access to interactive lessons, quizzes, and spaced revision.

    Course Syllabus & Study Modules

    Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.

    1

    Assist in the administration of medication

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know the current legislation, guidelines and policies relevant to the administration of medication
    • Understand the healthcare support worker’s role in assisting in the administration of medication
    • Understand the requirements and procedures for assisting in the administration of medication
    • Understand the requirements and procedures for ensuring an individual’s safety
    • Be able to assist with the preparation of the administration of medication
    • Be able to assist in the administration of medication
    • Be able to contribute to the management of medications and administration records
    2

    Assist the practitioner to carry out healthcare activities

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand current legislation, national guidelines, policies, protocols and good practice when assisting the practitioner to carry out healthcare activities
    • Be able to assist the practitioner in carrying out healthcare activities
    3

    Awareness of end-of-life care

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know different perspectives on death and dying
    • Understand the legislative frame
    • work in relation to end-of-life care
    • Understand communication in end-of-life care
    • Know how to access the range of services available to individuals and others
    4

    Awareness of mental health legislation

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the importance of mental health legislation
    • Understand the key elements of mental health legislation
    • Understand ‘restraint’ as defined under mental health legislation
    • Understand the importance of complying with the mental health legislation code of practice when working with individuals who lack capacity
    5

    Awareness of sensory loss

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand factors that impact on an individual with sensory loss and strategies to overcome these
    • Understand communication strategies for individuals with sensory loss
    • Understand causes of sensory loss
    • Know how to recognise when an individual may be experiencing sight and/or hearing loss
    6

    Care for the older person

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the ageing process
    • Understand how to adapt communication when caring for the older person
    • Understand how to care for the older person
    7

    Cleaning, decontamination and waste management

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand how to maintain a clean environment
    • Understand the principles and steps of the decontamination process
    • Understand the importance of good waste management practice
    • Be able to undertake the decontamination process
    8

    Communication in healthcare settings

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand why communication is important in the work setting
    • Be able to meet the communication and language needs, wishes and preferences of individuals
    • Be able to reduce barriers to communication
    • Be able to apply principles and practices relating to confidentiality at work
    9

    Contribute to effective communication in healthcare settings

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand ways that individuals communicate
    • Understand benefits of effective communication in a healthcare setting
    • Understand challenges and barriers to communication
    • Know about sensitive and empathetic conversations in a healthcare setting
    • Be able to apply the role of communication in problem solving
    • Be able to communicate in a healthcare setting
    10

    Contribute to facilitating person-centred assessment, planning, implementation and review

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the principles of person-centred assessment and care planning
    • Be able to contribute to facilitating person-centred assessment
    • Be able to contribute to the planning of care or support
    • Be able to support the implementation of care plans
    • Be able to monitor a care plan
    • Be able to contribute to facilitating a review of care plans and their implementation
    11

    Contribute to monitoring the health of individuals affected by health conditions

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand monitoring of the health of individuals affected by health conditions
    • Be able to carry out observations of the health of individuals affected by health conditions
    • Be able to record and report on observations
    • Be able to respond to changes in an individual’s condition
    12

    Contribute to supporting individuals with acquired brain injury and their families and carers

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand acquired brain injury
    • Understand the impact of acquired brain injury on individuals
    • Understand the needs of families and carers of an individual with acquired brain injury
    • Be able to respond to behaviour that challenges
    • Be able to contribute to supporting families and carers of individuals with acquired brain injury
    13

    Contribute to supporting individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand legislative frameworks that relate to individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD)
    • Understand the main characteristics of autism spectrum disorders (ASD)
    • Be able to support individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD)
    • Be able to contribute to the support of individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) with social interaction and communication
    • Be able to contribute to supporting an individual with autism through transitions and change
    • Be able to contribute to supporting individuals with autism to promote their safety, wellbeing and fulfilment
    14

    Contribute to supporting individuals with learning disabilities to access healthcare

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand legislation, policies and guidance relevant to individuals with learning disabilities accessing healthcare
    • Understand the function of healthcare services that an individual with learning disabilities may need to access
    • Understand how plans for healthcare and regular health checks underpin long-term health and wellbeing for individuals with learning disabilities
    • Be able to contribute to plans for healthcare with individuals with learning disabilities
    • Be able to support individuals with learning disabilities to overcome barriers to accessing healthcare services
    • Be able to support individuals with learning disabilities to use healthcare services
    15

    Contribute to the effectiveness of teams

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the importance of the healthcare support worker’s role and how it contributes to the team performance
    • Be able to reflect on own performance
    • Be able to manage time and commitments effectively
    • Be able to establish effective working relationships with all members of the team
    16

    Contribute to the support of individuals with multiple conditions and/or disabilities

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the impact of multiple conditions and/or disabilities on individuals
    • Understand the support available for individuals with multiple conditions and/or disabilities
    • Understand how to contribute to the support of individuals with multiple conditions and/or disabilities
    17

    Contribute to the support of positive risk-taking for individuals

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the importance of risk-taking in everyday life
    • Understand the importance of positive, person-centred risk assessment
    • Know legislation and policies in relation to positive risk-taking
    • Be able to support individuals to make informed choices about taking risks
    • Be able to contribute to the support of individuals to manage identified risks
    • Understand duty of care in relation to supporting positive risk-taking
    18

    Dementia awareness

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand dementia
    • Understand models of dementia
    • Know types of dementia and their causes
    • Understand an individual’s experience of dementia
    19

    Diabetes awareness

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand diabetes
    • Know risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes
    • Know the treatment and management options for individuals with diabetes
    • Know how to respond to hypoglycaemia
    • Understand the links between diabetes and other conditions
    • Understand how to work safely when monitoring individuals with diabetes
    20

    Duty of care

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the implications of duty of care
    • Understand support available for addressing dilemmas that may arise about duty of care
    • Know how to respond to complaints
    21

    Equality and inclusion in healthcare settings

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the importance of equality and inclusion
    • Be able to work in an inclusive way
    • Know how to access information, advice and support about diversity, equality and inclusion
    22

    Handle information in healthcare settings

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the need for secure handling of information in healthcare settings
    • Know how to access support for handling information
    • Be able to handle information in accordance with agreed ways of working
    23

    Health, safety and wellbeing in healthcare settings

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the healthcare support worker’s responsibilities, and the responsibilities of others, relating to health and safety in the work setting
    • Understand the use of risk assessments in relation to health and safety
    • Understand procedures for responding to accidents and sudden illness
    • Be able to move and handle individuals, equipment and objects safely
    • Know how to handle hazardous substances and materials
    • Understand how to promote fire safety in the work setting
    • Be able to implement security measures in the work setting
    • Know how to manage own stress
    • Be able to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to promote access to fluids and nutrition in line with an individual's care plan
    24

    Implement person-centred approaches in healthcare settings

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand person-centred approaches for care and support
    • Be able to work in a person-centred way
    • Be able to establish informed consent when providing care or support
    • Be able to encourage active participation
    • Be able to support the individual’s right to make choices
    • Be able to support the individual’s wellbeing
    25

    Monitor and maintain the environment and resources during and after healthcare activities

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know the procedures for monitoring and maintaining the environment and resources in a health and care setting
    • Be able to operate equipment
    • Be able to monitor and maintain the environment and resources
    • Be able to clean resources in health and care settings
    26

    Move and position individuals safely in accordance with their care plan

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand current legislation, policies, standards, local ways of working and codes of conduct in relation to moving and positioning individuals
    • Understand anatomy and physiology in relation to moving and positioning individuals
    • Be able to minimise risk before moving and positioning individuals
    • Be able to move and position an individual
    • Know when to seek advice and/or assistance from others when moving and positioning an individual
    27

    Parkinson’s disease awareness

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand what Parkinson’s disease is
    • Understand the treatment options and support services that are available to individuals with Parkinson’s disease
    • Understand the experience of living with Parkinson's disease and strategies for managing the condition
    28

    Personal development in healthcare settings

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand what is required for competence in the healthcare support worker’s role
    • Be able to reflect on own work activities
    • Be able to agree a personal development plan
    • Be able to develop own knowledge, skills and understanding
    29

    Prepare individuals for healthcare activities

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand current legislation, policy and good practice related to the preparation of individuals for healthcare activities
    • Be able to prepare individuals for healthcare activities
    • Be able to record and report healthcare activities
    30

    Preparing for employment in a healthcare setting

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to select suitable positions for employment in a healthcare setting
    • Be able to develop own curriculum vitae (CV)
    • Be able to apply skills and techniques when applying for employment in a healthcare setting
    • Be able to refine interview skills
    31

    Principles of health promotion

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand factors that influence health
    • Understand behaviour change in health promotion
    • Understand the role of effective communication in health promotion
    32

    Principles of professional practice

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand role, responsibilities and expectations in healthcare settings
    • Understand the importance of professional conduct in the role of the healthcare support worker
    • Understand career opportunities in healthcare settings
    • Be able to plan for improved outcomes as a healthcare support worker
    • Understand sustainability in the context of healthcare settings
    33

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

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the development of human sexuality
    • Understand factors that impact sexual development of individuals with a learning disability
    • Understand the support of sexual health issues
    • Understand legislation in relation to the support of sexuality and sexual health for individuals with learning disabilities
    • Understand how to support the sexual expression of an individual with a learning disability
    34

    Provide support for mobility

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the importance of mobility
    • Be able to prepare for mobility activities
    • Be able to support individuals to keep mobile
    • Be able to observe
    • record and report on activities to support mobility
    35

    Provide support for therapy sessions

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the benefits of therapy sessions
    • Understand how therapy support can be part of an individual’s daily routine
    • Be able to prepare for therapy sessions
    • Be able to provide support in therapy sessions
    • Be able to observe and record therapy sessions
    • Be able to contribute to the review of a therapy session
    36

    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
    37

    Reflexive and reflective practice

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand reflexive and reflective practice for improved practice in a healthcare setting
    • Understand theoretical models of reflection
    • Understand how feedback from others can support self-evaluation as part of a reflexive and reflective process
    • Understand resilience
    • Be able to develop a professional development plan
    38

    Responsibilities of a healthcare support worker

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand working relationships in healthcare settings
    • Be able to work in ways that are agreed with the employer
    • Be able to work in partnership with others
    39

    Safeguarding and protection in healthcare settings

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand principles of safeguarding
    • Know how to recognise signs of ab
    • Understand actions to take when signs of ab
    • use are identified
    • Understand the national and local context of safeguarding and protection from ab
    • Understand ways to reduce the likelihood of ab
    • Understand how to recognise and report unsafe practices
    • Understand principles for online safety
    40

    Select and wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) for work in healthcare settings

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand legislation, local policy and protocols in relation to dressing for work in a healthcare setting
    • Understand how to select and use personal protective equipment (PPE) in a healthcare setting
    • Be able to select and use personal protective equipment (PPE) in a healthcare setting
    41

    Support activities for individuals and groups that promote wellbeing

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the impact of activity on wellbeing
    • Be able to support individuals to identify and plan for activities
    • Be able to support group members to identify and plan activities
    • Be able to encourage and support individuals or groups to participate in planned activities
    • Be able to contribute to the review, evaluation and improvement of activities
    42

    Support care plan activities

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to prepare to undertake care plan activities
    • Be able to support care plan activities
    • Be able to maintain records of care plan activities
    • Be able to contribute to the review of care plan activities
    43

    Support independence in the tasks of daily living

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand principles for supporting independence in the tasks of daily living
    • Be able to establish what support is required for daily living tasks
    • Be able to provide support for planning and preparing meals
    • Be able to provide support for buying and using household and personal items
    • Be able to provide support for keeping the home clean and secure
    • Be able to identify and respond to changes needed in support for daily living tasks
    44

    Support individuals in the use of assistive living technology

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the purpose of assistive living technology
    • Understand the principles of assistive living technology
    • Be able to support individuals to make informed choices in relation to the use of assistive living technology
    • Be able to support individuals and others in the use of assistive living technology
    45

    Support individuals to access and use information about services and facilities

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand ways to support individuals to access information on services and facilities
    • Be able to work with individuals to select and obtain information about services and facilities
    • Be able to work with individuals to access and use information about services and facilities
    • Be able to support individuals to evaluate the information accessed on services and facilities
    46

    Support individuals to eat and drink

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to support individuals to make choices about food and drink
    • Be able to prepare to provide support for eating and drinking
    • Be able to provide support for eating and drinking
    • Be able to clear away after eating and drinking
    • Be able to monitor eating and drinking and the support provided
    47

    Support individuals to live at home

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the principles of supporting individuals to live at home
    • Be able to contribute to planning support for living at home
    • Be able to work with individuals to secure additional services and facilities to enable them to live at home
    • Be able to work in partnership to introduce additional services for individuals living at home
    • Be able to contribute to reviewing support for living at home
    48

    Support individuals to manage continence

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand factors that affect the management of continence
    • Be able to support individuals and their carers to manage continence issues
    • Be able to support the use of equipment to manage continence
    • Be able to maintain infection control when supporting individuals to manage continence
    • Be able to monitor
    • record and report on support for managing continence
    49

    Support individuals to meet nutritional and hydration needs

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the principles of a balanced diet
    • Understand hydration
    • Understand how to prevent malnutrition
    • Understand how to meet special dietary requirements
    • Understand person-centred approaches in relation to supporting nutrition and hydration
    • Be able to support and monitor nutrition and hydration
    • Understand food safety and hygiene requirements
    50

    Support individuals undergoing healthcare activities

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand healthcare activities in order to support individuals
    • Be able to prepare individuals to undergo healthcare activities
    • Be able to support individuals undergoing healthcare activities
    • Be able to support individuals following healthcare activities
    51

    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
    52

    Support individuals who are distressed

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand causes and effects of distress on individuals
    • Understand potential impacts on own wellbeing when supporting an individual who is distressed
    • Be able to prepare to support individuals who are experiencing distress
    • Be able to support individuals who are experiencing distress
    • Be able to support individuals to reflect on incidents of distress
    • Be able to record and report on an individual’s distress to identify patterns and trends
    53

    Support individuals with dementia

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand what dementia is
    • Understand legislation and frameworks in relation to the care and support of individuals with dementia
    • Be able to facilitate positive interactions with individuals with dementia
    • Be able to support rights and choices of individuals with dementia using person-centred principles
    • Be able to involve carers and others in the care and support of individuals with dementia
    54

    Support individuals with Parkinson’s disease

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the signs, symptoms and progression of Parkinson’s disease
    • Understand the impact of Parkinson’s disease on the individual and others
    • Understand the diagnosis, interventions and treatment options to manage Parkinson’s disease
    • Understand safe and effective use of medication for Parkinson’s disease
    • Be able to support the health and wellbeing of individuals with Parkinson’s disease
    55

    Support individuals with specific communication needs

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand an individual’s specific communication needs
    • Understand how to support the use of communication technology and aids
    • Be able to contribute to identifying and addressing specific communication needs of individuals
    • Be able to interact with individuals using their preferred communication method
    • Be able to promote person-centred values when supporting effective communication between individuals and others
    • Be able to review an individual’s communication needs and the support provided
    56

    Support mental wellbeing and mental health

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know what is meant by mental health and mental ill health
    • Understand the social context of mental ill health
    • Be able to support individuals’ mental wellbeing and mental health
    57

    Support person-centred thinking, planning and review

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand principles and practice of person-centred thinking, planning and review
    • Understand the context of person-centred thinking, planning and review
    • Understand the healthcare support worker’s role in relation to person-centred thinking, planning and review
    • Be able to contribute to person-centred practice
    58

    Support stroke care management

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know what 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
    • Be able to support individuals following stroke
    59

    Support the assessment of individuals with sensory loss

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the healthcare support worker’s role and the roles of others in the assessment of individuals with sensory loss and their carers
    • Understand the healthcare support worker’s role and the role of others in promoting the interests of individuals with sensory loss3 Be able to support the assessment of individuals with sensory loss
    • Be able to support primary carers
    • Be able to support promotion of evidence-based practice in relation to sensory loss
    60

    The principles of infection prevention and control

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the causes of infection
    • Understand the chain of infection
    • Understand antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
    • Understand the healthcare support worker’s 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 PPE in the prevention and control of infections
    • Understand the importance of good personal hygiene in the prevention and control of infections
    61

    Understand autism spectrum disorder (ASD)

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the characteristics associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
    • Understand how autism is a spectrum condition
    • Understand behaviour within the context of an individual with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
    • Understand how to contribute to the person-centred support of an individual who has an autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
    • Understand ways to promote communication and social interaction with individuals on the autism spectrum
    62

    Understand how to obtain and test specimens from individuals

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand relevant legislation, policy and good practice in relation to obtaining, carrying, testing and storing specimens
    • Understand the processes involved in obtaining and testing specimens from individuals
    • Understand how to prepare to obtain specimens from individuals
    • Understand how to obtain specimens from individuals
    • Understand how to test specimens
    • Understand how to report on the outcomes of the test of specimens
    63

    Understand how to provide support for sleep

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the importance of sleep
    • Understand how to establish conditions suitable for sleep
    • Understand how to assist an individual to sleep
    • Understand how to monitor sleep
    • Know how to access information and advice about difficulties with sleep
    64

    Understand how to 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
    • Understand how 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
    • Understand how to support individuals through the process of dying
    • Understand how to take action following the death of individuals
    • Understand how to manage own feelings in relation to the dying or death of individuals
    65

    Understand how to support individuals to meet personal care needs

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand how to work with individuals to identify their needs and preferences in relation to personal care
    • Understand how to provide support for personal care
    • Understand how to support individuals to use the toilet
    • Understand how to support individuals to maintain personal hygiene
    • Understand how to support individuals to manage their personal appearance
    • Understand how to monitor and report on support for personal care
    66

    Understand how to support individuals with foot care

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the basic structure and function of the foot
    • Understand the causes and risk factors of foot problems
    • Understand how to carry out foot and nail care
    • Understand reporting and referral procedures in relation to foot care
    67

    Understand how to work in partnership with families to support individuals

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand partnership working with families and family members in care and/or support
    • Understand how to establish and maintain positive relationships with family members of individuals in care and/or receiving support
    • Understand how to plan shared approaches to the care and support of individuals with family members
    • Understand how to work with families to access support in their role as carers
    • Understand how to exchange and record information about partnership work with families
    • Understand how to contribute to reviewing partnership work with families
    • Understand how to provide feedback about support for families
    68

    Understand mental health conditions

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the types of mental health conditions
    • Understand the impact of mental ill health on individuals and others in their social net
    • Understand the legal context of mental ill health
    • Understand how to recognise and respond to deterioration in an individual’s overall health and wellbeing
    • Understand how to recognise and respond to limitations in an individual’s mental capacity
    • Understand how to identify situations of risk to individuals with mental ill health and to self and others
    69

    Understand mental wellbeing and mental health promotion

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the different views on the nature of mental wellbeing, mental health, mental ill health and the factors that may influence both across the life span
    • Know how to implement an effective plan for promoting mental wellbeing and mental health with individuals and groups
    70

    Understand personalisation in adult care

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand personalisation in social care
    • Understand systems that promote personalisation
    • Understand how to implement personalisation in practice
    71

    Understand planning and the practical application of health promotion

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand methods of health promotion planning
    • Understand practical application opportunities for health promotion
    • Understand the scientific basis of health promotion
    72

    Understand the administration of medication

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the current legislation, guidelines and policies relevant to the administration of medication
    • Understand the roles and responsibilities involved in the administration of medication
    • Understand the requirements and procedures for the administration of medication
    • Understand the requirements and procedures for ensuring an individual’s safety
    • Understand the management of medications and administration records
    73

    Understand the impact of acquired brain injury on individuals

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand acquired brain injury
    • Understand the impact of acquired brain injury on individuals
    • Understand the specialist communication needs of an individual with acquired brain injury
    • Understand the impact that personality changes may have on an individual with acquired brain injury and others
    • Understand the impact of behaviours that challenge
    74

    Understand the principles of positive behaviour support

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand current legislation, frameworks, policies and codes of practice in relation to positive behaviour support
    • Understand behaviour as a means of expression
    • Understand strategies used to support positive behaviour
    • Understand positive behaviour support
    • Understand how to respond to behaviour that challenges
    • Understand how to support individuals and others following an incident of behaviour that challenges
    75

    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
    76

    Understanding learning disability

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand legislation and policies in relation to learning disability
    • Understand learning disability
    • Understand how the health and social care practitioner supports individuals with learning disabilities
    77

    Understanding mental health

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the legal context of mental health
    • Know what is meant by mental health and mental ill health
    • Understand the social context of mental ill health
    • Understand how mental healthcare has changed over time
    78

    Undertake agreed pressure area care

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the anatomy and physiology of the skin in relation to pressure area care
    • Understand good practice in relation to the healthcare support worker’s role when undertaking pressure area care
    • Be able to follow the agreed care plan when undertaking pressure area care
    • Understand the use of materials, equipment and resources available when undertaking pressure area care
    • Be able to prepare to undertake pressure area care
    • Be able to undertake pressure area care
    79

    Undertake personal hygiene activities with individuals

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand current legislation, national guidelines, policies, procedures and protocols in relation to undertaking personal hygiene activities with individuals
    • Know the anatomy and physiology of the skin, nose, mouth, eyes and ears in relation to cleansing
    • Be able to prepare for undertaking personal hygiene activities with individuals
    • Be able to undertake personal hygiene activities with individuals
    • Be able to record and report the outcome of the personal hygiene activity
    80

    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 support in taking physiological measurements
    • Be able to support in taking physiological measurements
    • Be able to record and report results of physiological measurements
    81

    Working as part of a professional team

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand effective team
    • work in a healthcare setting
    • Understand partnership working
    • Understand communication for effective team
    • work in healthcare settings
    • Be able to apply skills required to establish and maintain collaborative relationships in a healthcare setting

    Regulatory & Verification Details

    Qualification Number (QN)
    610/4529/9
    Regulated Status
    Available to learners
    Awarding Body
    NCFE
    Qualification Type
    Technical Occupation Qualification
    Operational Start
    Aug 2025