NCFE
Level 5
QN: 610/0673/7
Curriculum Active
NCFE CACHE Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Adult Care
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by NCFE. Classified as a Occupational Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 1120 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 5
Awarding Body
NCFE
Syllabus Units
35 Units
Guided Hours
1120 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
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
- Understand partnership working in advocacy
2
Assistive technology in adult care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the use of assistive technology in adult social care
- Be able to facilitate the use of assistive technology
- Be able to lead and manage practice in relation to the use of assistive technology
3
Business development for adult care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand systems and processes in relation to business planning
- Understand how to develop a positive culture that supports change and growth
- Be able to develop and communicate a business plan for aspects of own service provision
- Be able to implement and review the business plan
4
Coaching and mentoring in adult care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the role of coaching and mentoring in adult social care
- Be able to lead and manage coaching or mentoring support in adult care services
5
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 systems and practices that promote positive outcomes
- Understand effective information management
- Be able to implement systems for effective information management
6
Continuous improvement in adult care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand continuous quality improvement in adult social care
- Be able to lead continuous improvement in practice
7
Decision-making in adult care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand effective decision-making
- Be able to carry out effective decision-making
8
Digital skills in adult care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to support individuals and team members to develop necessary digital skills
- Be able to facilitate the development of digital skills
- Be able to lead and manage practice in relation to the use of digital technology
9
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 relates to own role
- Be able to lead a culture that promotes, values and celebrates equality, diversity, inclusion and human rights
10
Governance of adult care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand legislation and statutory guidance that underpins adult care provision
- Understand models of service delivery within adult care
- Understand internal governance arrangements within own organisation
11
Group living in adult care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand theoretical approaches, legislation and regulatory requirements in relation to group living in adult care
- Understand how to promote positive outcomes in a group living environment
- Be able to lead practice to support group living
12
Health and safety in adult care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand health and safety requirements in adult care
- Understand own role, responsibilities and accountability in relation to infection prevention and control in adult care
- Be able to lead the implementation of health and safety requirements in adult social care
- Be able to lead the prevention and control of infection in adult care settings
13
Healthcare and clinical skills 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
14
Induction in adult care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the induction of staff in adult care services
- Be able to develop induction in adult care services
15
Innovation and change in adult care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to develop a vision for the future of the service
- Understand principles of effective change management
- Be able to lead a culture that supports innovation and change to improve outcomes for individuals
- Be able to lead commitment and implementation of the vision and future direction of the service
16
Leadership and management in adult care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand leadership and management theories and styles
- Understand leadership and management in adult care
17
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
18
Manage own professional development and personal wellbeing
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to apply self-awareness in own performance and practice
- Be able to undertake and maintain own professional development
- Be able to demonstrate conduct that reflects professional standards and sector values
- Be able to manage own workload and responsibilities effectively
- Understand the importance of and how to maintain own wellbeing
- Understand how to manage own stress and anxiety
19
Managing comments, concerns and complaints in adult care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the management of comments, concerns and complaints
- Be able to lead practice to listen and respond to and follow through with comments, concerns and complaints
20
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
21
Mental capacity in adult care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the provisions of the Mental Capacity Act in relation to adult care
- Understand how to work with decision-makers
- Understand how to work with individuals who lack capacity
22
Outcomes-based and person-centred practice in adult care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the principles and values of outcomes-based and person-centred practice
- Be able to lead practice to facilitate positive outcomes and promote wellbeing and independence for individuals
- 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 and achieve healthcare outcomes
- Be able to lead practice in recognising individuals’ relationships
23
Partnership working in adult care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the context of relationships and partnership working
- Know how to manage and re
- solve conflict
- 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 partnership with professionals in other agencies
24
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
- Understand the development needs of the adult care workforce relating to digital skills
- Be able to develop digital knowledge and skills of self and own team
25
Recruitment, selection and retention in adult care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand legislation, regulation and organisation requirements for recruitment, selection and retention
- Understand the recruitment and selection process
- Understand how to support retention in adult care
- Be able to manage recruitment and selection processes in own setting
26
Regulatory processes for adult care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand systems and requirements for the regulation and inspection of adult care services
- Understand key roles, remits and responsibilities in registered services
- Understand how the inspection process is applied in own service
- Understand the wider range of regulatory requirements that apply to the service
27
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 research findings
28
Resource management in adult care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand principles for effective resource management
- Understand principles of effective human resource management
29
Risk-taking and risk management in adult care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand positive risk-taking in the context of supporting individuals
- Understand effective risk management
- Be able to lead the implementation of policies, procedures and practices to manage risk and positive risk-taking
30
Safeguarding in adult care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand requirements for safeguarding in adult care
- Understand how public inquiries and serious failings inform practice
- Be able to lead the implementation of policies and procedures to support safeguarding in adult care
- Understand mental capacity and consent
- Understand the use and impact of restrictive practices
- Understand local systems for safeguarding children and young people
- Be able to support safeguarding of children and young people encountered in an adult social care service
31
Sexuality and sexual health in adult care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand sexuality and sexual health across the lifespan
- Understand the support of sexuality and sexual health for individuals
32
Specialist areas of care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the impact of conditions on the wellbeing of individuals within own service
- Understand the impact of conditions on the care of individuals
- Understand how current research, policy and guidance informs practice in own 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 within own specialist area of care
33
Supervision and performance management in adult care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the purpose of professional supervision in adult care settings
- Understand the process and practice of supervision and performance management
- Understand procedures to address performance management and related issues
- Understand signs that may raise concern and how to support the health and wellbeing of team members within the scope of own role
- Be able to provide regular professional supervision
34
Team leadership in adult care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to lead own team
- Be able to manage team
35
Transitions in adult care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand transitions in adult care
- Understand the support required for individuals during transitions
- Be able to lead and manage practice to support individuals through transitions
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 610/0673/7
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- NCFE
- Qualification Type
- Occupational Qualification
- Operational Start
- Jun 2022