NCFE
Level 3
QN: 610/6571/7
Curriculum Active
NCFE CACHE Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care Practice (Northern Ireland)
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by NCFE. Classified as a Occupational Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 1404 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 3
Awarding Body
NCFE
Syllabus Units
52 Units
Guided Hours
1404 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Administering medication to individuals in health and social care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the legislative frame
- work and agreed ways of working for the use of medication in health and social care
- Know about common types of medication, their use and possible adverse reactions
- Understand the forms, routes and equipment associated with the use of medication
- Be able to receive, store and dispose of medication supplies safely
- Be able to prepare to administer medication
- Be able to administer medication safely
- Be able to record the administration of medication in accordance with legal requirements and agreed ways of working
2
Continuing professional development (CPD) in health and social care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the role of regulation in health and social care
- Be able to meet the competence requirements of own role
- Know how to manage own wellbeing
- Be able to engage in reflective practice in order to improve health and social care practice
3
Contributing to awareness raising of health issues
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand factors impacting on awareness-raising activities about health issues
- Be able to recognise the need for raising awareness of health issues3 Be able to assist in planning activities to raise awareness of health issues
- Be able to contribute to implementing activities for raising awareness of health issues
- Be able to review the effectiveness of activities to raise awareness of health issues
4
Infection prevention and control in health and social care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand own role in the prevention and control of the spread of infection
- Be able to undertake own responsibilities to prevent and control the spread of infection in the work setting
5
Moving and positioning individuals in accordance with their care plan
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand own responsibilities and accountability 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 how to recognise and report unsafe practices
6
Obtaining and handling venous blood samples
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand legislation, policy and good practice related 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 capillary blood samples
- Be able to prepare venous blood samples for transportation
7
Obtaining and testing capillary blood samples
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how legislation, policy and good practice guidelines relate to obtaining and testing blood samples
- Understand the anatomy and physiology of capillary blood samples and reasons for obtaining and testing
- Be able to prepare to obtain capillary blood samples
- Be able to obtain capillary blood samples
- Be able to test and record the results of blood samples
- Be able to pass on results of blood samples
8
Performing intravenous cannulation
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand current legislation, national guidelines, policies, protocols and good practice relating to intravenous cannulation
- Understand the importance of working within own role when performing intravenous cannulation
- Understand the purpose and functions of intravenous cannulation
- Be able to prepare to carry out intravenous cannulation
- Be able to carry out intravenous cannulation
- Be able to monitor and report on the intravenous cannulation
9
Performing routine electrocardiograph (ECG) procedures
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand current legislation, national guidelines, policies, protocols and good practice which impact on own role
- Understand the purpose and functions of ECGs
- Be able to prepare for routine ECG procedures
- Be able to carry out routine ECG procedures
10
Preparing for and carrying out extended feeding techniques
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand legislation and agreed ways of working when using extended feeding techniques
- Understand anatomy and physiology in relation to extended feeding and importance of nutrition and fluids
- Understand extended feeding techniques
- Be able to prepare for extended feeding
- Be able to carry out and complete extended feeding techniques
- Be able to manage risks relating to extended feeding
- Be able to maintain records and report on extended feeding
11
Promoting and implementing health and safety in health and social care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand your own and others’ responsibilities relating to health and safety in the work setting
- Be able to undertake your responsibilities for health and safety in the work setting, in accordance with agreed ways of working
- Be able to implement security measures in the work setting
12
Promoting and implementing person-centred practice
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the application of person-centred practice in health and social care
- Understand the role of risk assessments in promoting person-centred practice
- Be able to work in a person-centred way
13
Promoting effective communication and information sharing in health and social care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the importance of effective communication in health and social care
- Understand operational frameworks that support communication and information sharing in health and social care
- Be able to meet the communication and language needs, wishes and preferences of individuals
- Be able to implement good practice in record keeping and information sharing
- Know how to respond to complaints and feedback from others
14
Promoting equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in health and social care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the importance of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in health and social care
- Be able to work in an inclusive way to promote equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI)
15
Promoting nutrition and hydration in health and social care settings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand a balanced diet in health and social care
- Understand the importance of good nutrition and hydration in health and social care
- Understand how to prevent malnutrition and dehydration in health and social care settings
- Be able to provide support for an individual in relation to nutrition and hydration
- Be able to monitor and record support for an individual in relation to nutrition and hydration in health and social care
16
Promoting positive behaviour
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand behaviour as a means of expression
- Be able to promote positive behaviour
- Be able to respond appropriately to behaviours of concern
- Be able to provide support after an individual displayed behaviour of concern
17
Providing 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 and record the support provided to an individual to manage pain and discomfort
18
Supporting individuals in the use of assistive technologies
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the range, purpose and effectiveness of current assistive technology available to support individuals
- Be able to support the selection of assistive technology with an individual
- Be able to support the use of assistive technology aids with an individual
- Be able to review the effectiveness of the use of assistive technology to meet identified outcomes
19
Supporting individuals in their relationships
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand factors affecting the capacity of individuals to develop and maintain relationships
- Be able to support individuals to identify beneficial relationships
- Be able to support individuals to develop new relationships
- Be able to support individuals to maintain existing relationships
- Be able to work with individuals to evaluate the support provided for relationships
20
Supporting individuals to access and use services and facilities
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand factors that influence individuals’ access to services and facilities
- Be able to support individuals to select services and facilities
- Be able to support individuals to access and use services and facilities to ensure rights and preferences are met
- Be able to monitor and record the support provided to individuals when accessing and using services and facilities
21
Supporting individuals 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 retaining, regaining or developing skills for everyday life
- Be able to support individuals with activities to retain, regain or develop skills for everyday life
- Be able to monitor and record the support provided to individuals when engaging in activities is to retain, regain or develop skills for everyday life
22
Supporting individuals to manage dysphagia
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand dysphagia and its associated risks
- Understand how to support individuals to manage dysphagia in line with local and national guidelines and good practice
- Be able to follow the care plan in relation to an individual’s dysphagia
- Be able to support an individual in managing their dysphagia
- Be able to monitor and record the management of an individual’s dysphagia
23
Supporting individuals to negotiate different environments
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the factors that impact on an individual being able to negotiate different environments
- Be able to prepare to support an individual to negotiate different environments
- Be able to support an individual to negotiate different environments
- Be able to monitor and record the support provided to an individual when negotiating different environments for one or more activities
24
Supporting individuals to participate in group activity provision in health and social care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the role of group activity provision in health and social care
- Be able to prepare for a group activity in health and social care
- Be able to implement a group activity in health and social care
- Be able to monitor and record the group activity and the support provided to individuals when engaging in the group activity in health and social care
25
Supporting individuals to use medication in health and social care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the legislative frame
- work and agreed ways of working for the use of medication in health and social care
- Know about common types of medication, their use and possible adverse reactions
- Understand the forms, routes and equipment associated with the use of medication
- Be able to receive, store and dispose of medication supplies safely
- Be able to support an individual to use medication
- Be able to monitor and record the support provided to an individual to use medication
26
Supporting individuals using telecommunications technologies
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the legal and local requirements and policies relating to the use of telecommunications when supporting individuals
- Understand telecommunication technologies and how they are used to interact with individuals
- Be able to engage with individuals using telecommunications
- Be able to identify and evaluate any risks for individuals during the interaction
- Be able to appropriately conclude and record an interaction
27
Supporting individuals who are distressed
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand causes and effects of distress
- Be able to prepare to support individuals who are experiencing distress
- Be able to support individuals through periods of distress
- Be able to support individuals to reduce distress
- Be able to record and report on an individual’s distress
28
Supporting individuals who are substance users
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the use of different substances
- Be able to support individuals to adopt safe practices associated with substance use
- Be able to support individuals who want to reduce or cease their substance use
- Be able to monitor and record the support provided to an individual who is a substance user
29
Supporting individuals with multiple conditions and/or disabilities
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the impact of multiple conditions and/or disabilities on individuals
- Understand own role in supporting individuals with multiple conditions and/or disabilities
- Understand the support available for individuals with multiple conditions and/or disabilities
- Be able to assist an individual with multiple conditions and/or disabilities to engage in activities
- Be able to monitor and record the activities and support provided to an individual when engaging in activities
30
Supporting individuals with personal care in accordance with their care plan
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to minimise risk before supporting an individual with personal care
- Be able to provide support for personal care safely
- Be able to monitor and record support for personal care
31
Supporting individuals with specific communication needs
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to contribute to identifying the nature of specific communication needs of individuals and ways to address them, in accordance with their care plan
- Be able to communicate with individuals with specific communication needs using their preferred form of communication
- Know how to promote communication between individuals with specific communication needs and others
- Be able to monitor and record an individual’s communication needs and the methods or aids used to address these
32
Supporting parents with disabilities
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be aware of the legislative and policy frameworks that underpins good practice in the support of parents with disabilities
- Understand the support required by parents with disabilities and their families
- Be able to support parents with disabilities
- Be able to support individuals with disabilities to overcome the barriers they may face in becoming parents and bringing up children
- Be able to develop positive working relationships with parents with disabilities
- Be able to work in partnership with other workers, different services and informal support networks to a range of support for parents with disabilities
- Understand how to maintain the primary focus on safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the child or children
33
Supporting young people with a disability in transitioning to adulthood
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the steps and stages of transitioning from childhood into adulthood
- Understand how having a disability may affect the process of transitioning from childhood into adulthood
- Know how to support a young person who has a disability to make the transition into adulthood
- Be able to support a young person with a disability through transition into adulthood
- Be able to support a young person to reflect on their transition
34
Understand autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand ASD
- Understand the legal and policy frameworks that relate to individuals diagnosed with an ASD
- Understand effective communication with individuals with an ASD
- Understand the support available for individuals with an ASD
35
Understand dementia
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand dementia
- Understand the importance of positive interactions and communications with individuals with dementia
- Understand the importance of holistic support for individuals with dementia
36
Understand Homelessness
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the nature of homelessness
- Understand factors that can contribute to individuals becoming homeless
- Understand the possible impact of becoming homeless
- Understand accommodation services and preventive measures to support individuals who are homeless or at risk of homelessness
37
Understand how to provide support in end of life care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the legal requirements and current approaches to 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 support individuals and significant others during end of life care
38
Understand mental capacity and restrictive practices in health and social care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand capacity and consent when providing care or support
- Understand restrictive practice
39
Understand mental health
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand different models of mental health
- Understand factors that influence mental health and wellbeing across the lifespan
- Understand how mental health and wellbeing may be promoted
40
Understand person-centred approaches to supporting older people
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the experience of older age in a regional context
- Understand how to promote independence, positive sense of identity and inclusion of older people
41
Understand personalisation through self-directed support
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand self-directed support within social care
- Understand how self-directed support is implemented in own region
- Understand challenges that may arise with self-directed support and sources of information and advice
42
Understand physical disability
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand physical disability
- Understand the impact of living with a physical disability within society
- Understand the importance of holistic support
43
Understand principles of supporting individuals in relation to sexuality and sexual health
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand human sexuality and its development
- Understand the legal frame
- work in relation to consent and sexual activity, in own region
- Understand sexual health and wellbeing
- Know how to provide help and support to individuals in relation to their sexual health and wellbeing
44
Understand reablement in health and social care services
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand reablement
- Understand reablement service provision in health and social care
- Understand resources and techniques to support reablement
45
Understand safeguarding, protection and duty of care in health and social care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the national and local context of safeguarding and protection of those at risk of harm from ab
- use, neglect or exploitation
- Know how to recognise signs of harm from ab
- Know how to respond to suspected or disclosed ab
- Understand ways to reduce the likelihood of harm from ab
46
Understand sensory loss
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the causes, conditions and indicators of sensory loss
- Understand the impact on individuals with sensory loss
- Understand specialist communication needs of an individual with sensory loss
- Understand the importance of holistic support for individuals with sensory loss
47
Understand substance use and referring individuals to specialists
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand substances that may be used and the possible indications of mis
- Understand how to assess and monitor risk
- Understand how to refer individuals to appropriate services and how to seek specialist assistance
48
Understand the context of supporting individuals with learning disabilities
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the causes and impact of learning disabilities
- Understand the historical context of learning disability and its relationship to current services
- Know how to manage own wellbeing
49
Understand the nature and impact of acquired brain injury
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand types and causes of acquired brain injury
- Understand the impact on individuals and others of acquired brain injury
- Understand the specialist communication needs of an individual with an acquired brain injury
- Understand the importance of holistic support for individuals with acquired brain injury
50
Undertaking 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 own role when undertaking pressure area care
- Be able to follow the agreed care plan
- Understand the use of materials, equipment and resources that are available when undertaking pressure area care
- Be able to prepare to undertake pressure area care
- Be able to undertake pressure area care
51
Undertaking physiological measurements
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand relevant legislation, policy and good practice for undertaking physiological measurements
- Understand the importance, characteristics and measurement of physiological states
- Be able to prepare to take physiological measurements
- Be able to undertake physiological measurements
- Be able to record and report results of physiological measurements
52
Undertaking stoma care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand current legislation national guidelines, policies, protocols and good practice related to stoma care
- Understand the anatomy and physiology in relation to conditions requiring stoma care
- Be able to prepare individuals for stoma care
- Be able to carry out stoma care for individuals
- Be able to monitor and check individuals following stoma care
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 610/6571/7
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- NCFE
- Qualification Type
- Occupational Qualification
- Operational Start
- Apr 2026