NCFE
Level 5
QN: 603/6041/0
Curriculum Active
NCFE CACHE Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care Services (Northern Ireland)
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by NCFE. Classified as a Occupational Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 1681 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 5
Awarding Body
NCFE
Syllabus Units
44 Units
Guided Hours
1681 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Active support: lead interactive training
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the theoretical background to person-centred interactive training
- Be able to plan person-centred interactive training sessions to enhance whole team performance
- Be able to lead person-centred interactive training sessions in situ
- Be able to provide support to improve the performance of others
2
Appraise staff performance
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand policies and models which underpin appraisal of performance
- Be able to facilitate preparation for appraisals
- Be able to support appraisee to participate in appraisal meetings
- Be able to evaluate own practice during the appraisal process
3
Assess the individual
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the assessment process
- Be able to lead and contribute to assessments
- Be able to manage the outcomes of assessment
- Be able to promote others’ understanding of the role of assessment
- Be able to review and evaluate the assessment
4
Assess the individual in group living
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to develop the physical group living environment to promote positive outcomes for individuals
- Be able to lead the planning, implementation and review of daily living activities
- Be able to promote positive outcomes in a group living environment
- Be able to manage a positive group living environment
5
Champion equality, diversity, inclusion and person-centred practice
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand diversity, equality, inclusion and person-centred practice in own area of responsibility
- Be able to champion diversity, equality , inclusion and person-centred practice in own area of responsibility
- Be able to lead person-centred practice
- 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
6
Concerns and complaints
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the regulatory requirements, codes of practice and relevant guidance for managing concerns and complaints
- Be able to implement procedures to address concerns and complaints
- Be able to lead the implementation of procedures and practice for addressing concerns and complaints
- Be able to review the procedures and practices for addressing concerns and complaints
7
Develop and evaluate operational plans for own area of responsibility
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to align objectives of own area of responsibility with those of own organisation.
- Be able to implement operational plans in own area of responsibility.
- Be able to monitor and evaluate operational plans in own area of responsibility..
8
Develop professional supervision practice
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the purpose of professional supervision
- Understand how the principles of professional supervision can be used to inform performance management
- Be able to undertake the preparation for professional supervision with supervisees
- Be able to provide professional supervision
- Be able to manage conflict situations during professional supervision
- Understand how to evaluate own practice when conducting professional supervision
9
Explore models of disability
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the complexities of models of disability
- Be able to review how models of disability underpin organisational practice
- Develop others’ awareness of models of disability
10
Facilitate change in health and social care or children and young people’s settings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the principles of change management in health and social care or children and young people’s settings
- Be able to facilitate a shared understanding of the need for change in health and social care or children and young people’s settings
- Be able to develop an approved change management plan in health and social care or children and young people’s settings
- Be able to gain support for a proposed change in health and social care or children and young people’s settings
- Be able to implement approved change management plans in health and social care or children and young people’s settings
- Be able to evaluate the change management process in health and social care or children and young people’s settings
11
Facilitate coaching and mentoring of practitioners in health and social care or children and young people’s settings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the benefits of coaching and mentoring practitioners in health and social care or children and young people’s settings
- Be able to promote coaching and mentoring of practitioners in health and social care or children and young people’s settings
- Be able to identify the coaching and mentoring needs of practitioners in health and social care or children and young people’s settings
- Be able to implement coaching and mentoring activities in health and social care or children and young people’s settings
- Be able to review the outcomes of coaching and mentoring in health and social care or children and young people’s settings
12
Facilitate the development of effective group practice in health and social care or children and young people’s settings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how groups develop and function in health and social care or children and young people’s work settings
- Be able to create a climate that facilitates effective groups in health and social care or children and young people’s work settings
- Be able to facilitate a group in health and social care or children and young people’s work settings
- Be able to enhance learning through the constructive use of power, authority and influence in group work in health and social care or children and young people’s work settings
- Be able to monitor and review the work of a group in health and social care or children and young people’s work settings
13
Lead active support
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how the active support model translates values into person-centred practical action with individuals
- Be able to use practice leadership to promote positive interaction
- Be able to use practice leadership in supporting others to develop and implement person-centred daily plans to promote participation
- Be able to use practice leadership in supporting others to maintain individuals’ quality of life
14
Lead and manage a team
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the features of team performance
- Be able to support a positive culture within the team
- Be able to support a shared vision
- Be able to develop a plan with team members to meet agreed objectives
- Be able to manage team performance
15
Lead and manage end of life care services
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to apply current legislation and policy in end of life care in order to develop end of life services
- Understand current theory and practice underpinning end of life care
- Be able to lead and manage effective end of life care services
- Be able to establish and maintain key relationships to lead and manage end of life care
- Be able to support staff and others in the delivery of excellence in the end of life care service
- Be able to continuously improve the quality of the end of life care service
16
Lead and manage infection prevention and control within the work setting
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand current infection prevention and control policies, procedures and practices.
- Be able to lead the implementation of policies and procedures for infection prevention and control.
- Be able to manage the exchange of information about infections.
- Be able to lead the practice of infection prevention and control.
- Be able to manage risk management in infection prevention and control.
- Be able to review the effectiveness of policies, procedures and practices for infection prevention and control.
17
Lead and manage practice in dementia care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand current policy and practice guidance for dementia care.
- Be able to support others to develop an understanding of current research of the impact of dementia on individuals and their families.
- Be able to lead practice that promotes the well-being of individuals with dementia.
- Be able to lead practice that support staff to establish and maintain relationships with carers of individuals with dementia.
- Be able to support staff to deliver dementia care.
- Be able to develop own practice in leading the delivery of dementia care.
18
Lead positive behavioural support
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the theoretical background and current policy context of Positive Behavioural
- Be able to conduct a functional analysis of an individual requiring Positive Behavioural
- Be able to design and lead person-centred, primary prevention strategies
- Be able to design and lead secondary prevention strategies
- Be able to assess the appropriateness of reactive strategy use
- Be able to lead the implementation of a Positive Behavioural
- Be able to manage and review the implementation of Positive Behavioural
- Support Plans
19
Lead practice which supports individuals to take positive risks
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the relationship between person-centred assessment, care planning and positive risk taking for individuals.
- Be able to promote understanding of the legal and policy frameworks which underpin an individual’s right to make decisions and take risks.
- Be able to develop practice which includes the individual and others in positive risk assessment and planning.
- Be able to support others to understand individuals’ ambitions and the support they will need to achieve them.
- Be able to develop systems for positive risk taking.
- Be able to evaluate the practice of positive risk-taking.
20
Lead the management of transitions
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the impact of change and transitions on the well being of individuals
- Be able to lead and manage provision that supports workers to manage transitions and significant life events
21
Lead, manage and implement health and safety and risk management policies, procedures and practices
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the current legislative frame
- work and organisational health, safety and risk management policies, procedures and practices
- Be able to implement and monitor compliance with health, safety and risk management requirements
- Be able to lead the implementation of policies, procedures and practices to manage risk to individuals and others
- Be able to promote a culture where needs and risks are balanced with health and safety practice
- Be able to improve health, safety and risk management policies, procedures and practices
22
Manage an inter-professional team in a health and social care or children and young people’s setting
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the principles of inter-professional working within health and social care or children and young people’s settings
- Be able to manage service objectives through the inter-professional team in health and social care or children and young people’s setting
- Be able to promote inter-professional team working in health and social care or children and young people’s settings
- Be able to manage processes for inter-professional work with individuals in health and social care or children and young people's setting
- Be able to evaluate the effectiveness of inter-professional team work in health and social care or children and young people’s setting
23
Manage communication systems and processes
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the importance of communication in managing a health and social care service
- Understand the importance of information management in a health and social care service
- Be able to use communication in managing a health and social care service
- Be able to use information management systems that meet legal requirements, and agreed ways of working.
- Be able to improve communication systems and / or practices that support safe service provision
24
Manage disciplinary processes in health and social care or children and young people’s settings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to manage disciplinary processes in relation to health and social care or children and young people’s settings.
- Be able to manage staff practice which falls below professional and/or organisational standards.
- Be able to compile and present evidence for a disciplinary proceeding.
- Be able to manage the outcomes of a disciplinary process.
25
Manage domiciliary services
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand factors that influence the management of domiciliary services
- Be able to manage domiciliary services
- Be able to implement systems for working safely in domiciliary services
- Be able to supervise and support practitioners in order to promote individual’s needs and preferences in domiciliary services
- Be able to respond to day to day changes and emergencies in domiciliary services
- Be able to manage human resources required for domiciliary services
26
Manage finance within own area of responsibility in health and social care or children and young people's setting
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand financial management in own work setting
- Be able to plan budget requirement for own area of responsibility
- Be able to manage a budget
- Be able to evaluate financial expenditure within own area of responsibility
27
Manage health and social care to ensure positive outcomes for individuals
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the theory and principles that underpin outcome-based practice
- Be able to lead practice that promotes social, emotional, cultural, spiritual and intellectual wellbeing
- Be able to lead practice that promotes individuals’ health
- Be able to lead inclusive provision that gives individuals choice and control over the outcomes they want to achieve
- Be able to manage working partnerships with carers, families and significant others to achieve positive outcomes
28
Manage induction in health and social care or children and young people’s settings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the purpose of induction for health and social care or children and young people’s settings
- Be able to manage the induction process in health, social care and children and young people’s work settings
- Be able to support the implementation of induction processes in health, social care and children and young people’s work settings
- Be able to evaluate the induction process in health and social care or children and young people’s settings
- Be able to implement improvements to the induction process in health and social care or children and young people’s settings
29
Manage quality assurance and quality improvement
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the context of quality assurance and quality improvement
- Be able to lead the implementation of a quality assurance process
- Be able to deliver a quality improvement plan
30
Professional practice in health and social care for adults or children and young people
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand theories that underpin practice within health and social care.
- Be able to lead the implementation of values, principles and statutory frameworks that underpin service provision in own area of work.
- Be able to use evidence based practice in the provision of health and social care services.
- Be able to engage others in reflective practice.
31
Promote access to healthcare for individuals with learning disabilities
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand issues related to access to healthcare services for individuals with learning disabilities
- Understand the healthcare needs that may affect individuals with learning disabilities
- Understand good practice in supporting people with a learning disability to access healthcare services
- Understand how to support others to develop
- monitor and review plans for healthcare
- Be able to develop processes to support others to meet the healthcare needs of individuals with a learning disability
- Be able to promote good practice to others in their support of individuals with learning disabilities accessing healthcare
32
Promote awareness of sensory loss
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to raise awareness of sensory loss
- Be able to raise awareness of sensory loss
- Be able to review action to promote awareness of sensory loss
33
Promote good practice in the support of individuals with autistic spectrum conditions
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how the different and evolving theories about autism reflect the complexity of autistic spectrum conditions
- Understand the implications of the legal and policy frame
- work underpinning the support of individuals with autistic spectrum conditions
- Be able to promote good practice in the support of individuals with an autistic spectrum condition
- Be able to promote to others positive communication strategies for individuals with an autistic spectrum condition
- Be able to implement strategies to support individuals with an autistic spectrum condition to manage their sensory world
34
Promote professional development
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the 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 own practice through reflective practice
35
Provide support to adults who have experienced harm or abuse
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the role of self and others when supporting individuals who have experienced harm or ab
- Be able to support individuals to disclose harm or ab
- Be able to support individuals who have experienced harm or ab
36
Providing Independent Advocacy to Adults
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Provide Independent Advocacy support to adults in a range of settings, Treat the individual receiving Advocacy support as an individual, Assist the individual receiving Advocacy support to explore choices and potential consequences
- Support adults through a range of meetings
37
Recruitment and selection within health and social care or children and young people’s settings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the recruitment and selection processes in health and social care or children and young people’s settings
- Be able to contribute to the recruitment process in health and social care or children’s and young people’s settings
- Be able to participate in the selection process in health and social care or children’s and young people’s settings
- Be able to evaluate the recruitment and selection processes in health and social care or children’s and young people’s settings
38
Safeguarding and protection
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the legislation, regulations and policies that underpin the protection of adults at risk
- Understand the policies, procedures and practices in adult social care for safe working with children and young people
- Understand the use of restrictive practices within social care
- Be able to lead service provision for safeguarding
- Be able to monitor and evaluate the systems, processes and practice that safeguards adults at risk
39
Support individuals with multiple conditions and/or disabilities
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the implications of multiple conditions and/or disabilities for the individual
- Be able to support an individual with multiple conditions and/or disabilities
- Be able to develop others to support the individual with multiple conditions and/or disabilities
- Be able to review service provision in respect of individuals with multiple conditions and/or disabilities
40
Support individuals with sensory loss with communication
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand language development
- Understand factors that affect the language and communication of an individual with sensory loss
- Understand the complexities of specialist communication systems
- Be able to support the individual with communication
- Be able to support others to make use of specialist communication
- Review communication work
41
Support the use of assistive technology
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the contribution that assistive technology can make to the lives of individuals
- Be able to facilitate the use of assistive technology
- Be able to develop others to facilitate the use of assistive technology
- Be able to review the provision of assistive technology
42
Understand professional leadership and management
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand theories of leadership and management
- Understand the skills and values of professional leadership and management in Adult Social Care
- Understand the strategic and policy direction that impacts leadership and management in Adult Social Care
43
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
44
Work in partnership
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand partnership working and co-production
- 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)
- 603/6041/0
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- NCFE
- Qualification Type
- Occupational Qualification
- Operational Start
- Sept 2020