NOCN

Level 2

QN: 603/3609/2

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NOCN Level 2 Diploma in Care (England)

Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by NOCN. Classified as a Vocationally-Related Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 2273 hours.

Qualification Level

Level 2

Awarding Body

NOCN

Syllabus Units

99 Units

Guided Hours

2273 hrs

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Course Syllabus & Study Modules

Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.

Administer medication to individuals and monitor the effects

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand legislation, policy and procedures relevant to administration of medication.
Know about common types of medication and their use.
Understand procedures and techniques for the administration of medication.
Prepare for the administration of medication.Administer and monitor individuals’ medication.

Approaches to enable rights and choices for individuals with dementia whilst minimising risks

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand key legislation and agreed ways of working that ensure the fulfilment of rights and choices of individuals with dementia while minimising risk of harm
Understand how to maintain the right to privacy, dignity and respect when supporting individuals with dementia
Support individuals with dementia to achieve their potential
Be able to work with carers who are caring for individuals with dementia

Assist in the administration of medication

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Know the current legislation, guidelines and policies relevant to the administration of medication.
Understand own 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 prepare for 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.

Assist the practitioner to carry out health care activities

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Know about current legislation, national guidelines, policies, protocols and good practice when assisting the practitioner to carry out health care activities.
Be able to assist the practitioner in carrying out health care activities.

Awareness of sensory loss

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the factors that impact on an individual with sensory loss and steps that can be taken to overcome these.
Understand the importance of effective communication for individuals with sensory loss.
Know the main causes and conditions of sensory loss.
Know how to recognise when an individual may be experiencing sensory loss.
Know how to report concerns about sensory loss.

Awareness of the Mental Capacity Act 2005

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the importance of the Mental Capacity Act 2005.
Understand the key elements of the Mental Capacity Act 2005.
Understand ‘restraint’ as defined in the s6(4) Mental Capacity Act 2005.
Understand the importance of complying with the Mental Capacity Act 2005 Code of Practice when working with individuals who lack capacity.

Causes and Spread of Infection

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the causes of infection.
Understand the transmission of infection.

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.

Communication in care 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.

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.

Contribute to support of positive risk-taking for individuals

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Know the importance of risk-taking in everyday life
Understand the importance of positive, person-centred risk assessment
Know how legislation and policies are relevant 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

Contribute to supporting group care activities

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the place of group care activities in the care and support of individuals
Be able to contribute to the development of a supportive group culture
Be able to contribute to the implementation of group care activities
Be able to contribute to the evaluation of group care activities

Contribute to supporting individuals in the use of assistive technology

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the range and purpose of assistive technology available to support individuals.
Be able to contribute to the use of selected assistive technology.

Contribute to supporting individuals with a learning disability to access healthcare

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand legislation, policies and guidance relevant to individuals with a learning disability accessing healthcare
Understand the function of different healthcare services that an individual with a learning disability may need to access
Understand how plans for healthcare and regular health checks underpin long term health and wellbeing for individuals with a learning disability
Be able to contribute to plans for healthcare with individuals with a learning disability
Be able to support individuals to overcome barriers to accessing healthcare services
Be able to support individuals with a learning disability to use healthcare services

Contribute to the care of a deceased person

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Know the factors that affect how individuals are cared for after death.
Be able to contribute to supporting those who are close to deceased individuals.
Be able to contribute to preparing deceased individuals prior to transfer.
Be able to contribute to transferring deceased individuals.
Be able to manage own feelings in relation to the death of individuals.

Contribute to the effectiveness of teams

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the importance of own 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.

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
Know the support available for individuals with multiple conditions and/or disabilities
Be able to contribute to the support of individuals with multiple conditions and/or disabilities
Be able to evaluate own contribution to the support of an individual for an activity

Contribute to the support of infection prevention and control in social care

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand infection prevention and control.
Understand the need to ensure infection prevention and control policies and guidelines are applied within different settings.
Be able to demonstrate how personal hygiene can help to prevent and control infections.
Be able to take steps to reduce the likelihood of infection in the work setting.

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.

Diabetes Awareness

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand diabetes and it's associated implications.
Know the most common types of diabetes and their causes.
Understand how to implement a person-centred approach when supporting individuals with diabetes.
Understand the nutritional needs of individuals with diabetes.
Understand factors relating to an individual's experience of diabetes.
Understand the importance of monitoring diabetes.
Understand the links between diabetes and other conditions.

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.

Enable individuals to develop strategies to manage their behaviour

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand legislation, policies and practice in relation to supporting individuals to manage their behaviour.
Understand the factors that influence behaviour.
Be able to work with individuals to recognise the impact of their behaviour on others.
Be able to support individuals to develop strategies for managing behavioural responses.
Be able to evaluate and review strategies for managing behavioural responses.

Enable rights and choices of individuals with dementia whilst minimising risks

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand key legislation and agreed ways of working that support the fulfilment of rights and choices of individuals with dementia while minimising risk of harm
Be able to maximise the rights and choices of individuals with dementia
Be able to involve carers and others in supporting individuals with dementia
Be able to maintain the privacy, dignity and respect of individuals with dementia whilst promoting rights and choices

End of life and dementia care

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand considerations for individuals with dementia at end of life.
Understand how to support individuals with dementia affected by symptoms at end of life.
Understand how to support carers of individuals with dementia at end of life.

Equality and inclusion in care 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.

Equality, diversity and inclusion in dementia care practice

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the importance of equality, diversity and inclusion when working with individuals with dementia
Be able to apply a person centred approach in the care and support of individuals with dementia
Be able to work with a range of individuals who have dementia to ensure diverse needs are met

Facilitate person centred assessment, planning, implementation and review

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the principles of person centred assessment and care planning
Be able to facilitate 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 plans
Be able to facilitate a review of care plans and their implementation

Handle information in care settings

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the need for secure handling of information in care settings.
Know how to access support for handling information.
Be able to handle information in accordance with agreed ways of working.

Health, safety and wellbeing in care settings

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand own 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 reduce the spread of infection.
Be able to move and handle equipment and other 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.

Implement person-centred approaches in care 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 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 well-being.

Introduction to personalisation in social care

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the meaning of personalisation in social care
Understand systems that support personalisation
Understand how personalisation affects the way support is provided
Understand how to implement personalisation

Introductory awareness of Autistic Spectrum Conditions

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the areas in which individuals with an autistic spectrum condition characteristically have difficulties
Understand the concept of autism as a spectrum, and the implications for variation in the capacities and needs of individuals
Understand the behaviours exhibited by some individuals with an autistic spectrum condition
Understand how to contribute to the person-centred support of an individual who has an autistic spectrum condition
Understand how to communicate effectively with individuals on the autistic spectrum

Introductory awareness of models of disability

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Know the difference between the medical and social models of disability
Understand how the adoption of models of disability impact on the wellbeing and quality of life of individuals

Managing symptoms in end of life care

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the effects of symptoms in relation to end of life care.
Understand how to manage symptoms in end of life care.
Be able to manage symptoms in end of life care.
Be able to integrate symptom management in the care management process.

Meet food safety requirements when providing food and drink for individuals

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the importance of food safety measures when providing food and drink for individuals
Be able to maintain hygiene when handling food and drink
Be able to meet safety requirements when preparing and serving food and drink for individuals
Be able to meet safety requirements when clearing away food and drink
Be able to store food and drink safely
Know how to access additional advice or support about food safety

Monitor and maintain the environment and resources during and after health care activities

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Know the procedures for monitoring and maintaining the environment and resources.
Be able to operate equipment.
Be able to monitor and maintain the environment and resources.
Be able to clean resources in own work area.

Move and position individuals in accordance with their care plan

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand current legislation, national guidelines, policies, procedures and protocols 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.

Obtain and test capillary blood samples

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand how legislation, policy and good practice guidelines relate to obtaining and testing capillary blood samples.
Understand the anatomy and physiology in relation to obtaining and testing capillary blood samples.
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 the results of blood samples.

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.
Be able to prepare to obtain specimens from individuals.
Be able to obtain specimens from individuals.
Be able to test specimens.
Be able to report on the outcomes on the test of specimens.

Personal development in care settings

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand what is required for competence in own work 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.

Prepare environments and resources for use during healthcare activities

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand how to prepare and manage environments and resources for use during healthcare activities
Be able to prepare environments, medical equipment, devices and resources for use during healthcare activities
Be able to ensure that environments and resourcesare ready for their next intended use

Prepare for and carry 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.
Understand extended feeding techniques.
Be able to manage risks relating to extended feeding.
Be able to prepare for extended feeding.
Be able to carry out and complete extended feeding techniques.
Be able to maintain records and report on extended feeding.

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.

Principles of positive risk taking for individuals with disabilities

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Know the importance of risk taking in everyday life for individuals with disabilities
Understand the importance of positive, person-centred risk assessment
Know how legislation and policies are relevant to positive risk taking
Understand how to support individuals with disabilities in decisions about risk-taking
Understand how to support individuals with disabilities to manage identified risks

Principles of self-directed support

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand self-directed support
Understand how to support an individual to direct their own support and develop their support plan
Understand the different ways that people can use their personal budget
Understand the outcome focused review process

Principles of supporting an individual to maintain personal hygiene

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the importance of good personal hygiene
Know how to encourage an individual to maintain personal hygiene
Know how to support an individual to maintain personal hygiene
Understand when poor hygiene may be an indicator of other underlying personal issues

Principles of supporting individuals with a learning disability to access healthcare

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand legislation, policies and guidance relevant to individuals with a learning disability accessing healthcare
Understand the function of different healthcare services that an individual with a learning disability may need to access
Understand the role of professionals within different healthcare services that a individual with a learning disability may need to access
Understand how plans for healthcare and regular health checks underpin long-term health and well-being for individuals with a learning disability
Understand the issues that an individual with a learning disability may face when accessing a variety of healthcare services

Promote nutrition and hydration in health and social care settings

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand what makes up a balanced diet.
Understand nutritional guidelines.
Be able to promote nutrition in health and social care settings.
Be able to promote hydration in health and social care settings.
Understand how to prevent malnutrition in health and social care settings.
Be able to carry out nutritional screening in health and social care settings.
Be able to monitor and record nutrition and hydration needs with individuals in health and social care settings.
Understand factors that affect special dietary requirements in health and social care settings.

Promote Positive Behaviour

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand how legislation, frameworks, codes of practice and policies relate to positive behaviour support.
Be able to promote positive behaviour.
Understand the context and use of proactive and reactive strategies.
Understand the use of restrictive interventions.
Be able to respond appropriately to incidents of challenging behaviour.
Be able to support individuals and others following an incident of challenging behaviour.
Be able to review and revise approaches to promoting positive behaviour.

Promotion of General Health and Well-being

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Describe methods of health promotion planning.
Identify opportunities for the practical application of health promotion.
Outline the scientific basis of health promotion.

Provide agreed support for foot care

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the signs and causes of foot and toe-nail abnormalities.
Be able to prepare to provide support for assessed foot care needs.
Be able to promote the individual’s engagement in their own foot care.
Be able to provide foot care safely.
Be able to record and report on foot care.

Provide support for sleep

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the importance of sleep.
Be able to establish conditions suitable for sleep.
Be able to assist an individual to sleep.
Be able to monitor sleep.
Know how to access information and advice about difficulties with sleep.

Provide support for therapy sessions

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the benefits of therapy sessions
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 therapy sessions

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.

Purpose and principles of Independent Advocacy

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand Independent Advocacy
Explain principles and values underpinning Independent Advocacy
Describe the development of Advocacy
Be able to explain different types of Advocacy support and their purpose
Understand the roles and responsibilities of an Independent Advocate
Understand Advocacy standards

Responsibilities of a care worker

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand working relationships in care settings.
Be able to work in ways that are agreed with the employer.
Be able to work in partnership with others.

Safeguarding and protection in care settings

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand principles of safeguarding adults.
Know how to recognise signs of ab
Know how to respond to suspected or alleged ab
Understand the national and local context of safeguarding and protection from ab
Understand ways to reduce the likelihood of ab
Know how to recognise and report unsafe practices.
Understand principles for online safety.

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

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand legislation, local policy and protocol in relation to dressing for work in a healthcare setting.
Be able to select and use personal protective equipment (PPE) in a healthcare setting.

Stroke Awareness

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Know about the causes of strokes.
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.

Support care plan activities

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Be able to prepare to implement care plan activities
Be able to support care plan activities
Be able to maintain records of care plan activities
Be able to contribute to reviewing activities in the care plan
Be able to maintain records of care plan activites
Be able to contribute to reviewing activites in the care plan

Support effective communication with individuals with a sensory loss

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Know different methods that can support communication with individuals with sensory loss.
Be able to use different methods of communication with individuals with sensory loss.
Understand how the environment impacts on communication with individuals with sensory loss.
Be able to utilise the environment for effective communication with individuals with sensory loss.

Support families of individuals with Acquired Brain Injury

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand how to work in a family centered way when working with individuals with an acquired brain injury.
Know the long term effects on families and friends of caring for an individual with an acquired brain injury.
Be able to apply legislation that is relevant to carers of individuals with acquired brain injury.
Be able to support families and friends who hold the primary caring role.
Know the support available from other professionals and agencies.

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.

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.
Be able 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.
Be able to support individuals through the process of dying.
Be able to take action following the death of individuals.
Be able to manage own feelings in relation to the dying or death of individuals.

Support individuals to access and use information about services and facilities

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Know 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.

Support individuals to carry out their own health care procedures

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand health care procedures likely to be undertaken by individuals.
Be able to support individuals to prepare to carry out their own health care procedures.
Be able to support individuals to carry out health care procedures.
Be able to monitor health care procedures undertaken by individuals.

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.

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.

Support individuals to maintain personal hygiene

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the importance of good personal hygiene
Be able to support individuals to maintain personal hygiene
Understand when poor hygiene may be an indicator of other underlying personal issues

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.

Support Individuals to Meet Personal Care Needs

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Be able to work with individuals to identify their needs and preferences in relation to personal care.
Be able to provide support for personal care.
Be able to support individuals to use the toilet.
Be able to support individuals to maintain personal hygiene.
Be able to support individuals to manage their personal appearance.
Be able to monitor and report on support for personal care.

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 the healthcare activities.

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.

Support individuals with cognition or learning difficulties

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand current legislation, national guidelines, policies, protocols and good practice related to supporting individuals with cognition or learning difficulties.
Understand cognitive or learning difficulties.
Be able to assist the therapist to prepare learning activities.
Be able to support individuals with learning tasks.
Be able to assist in reviewing learning.

Support person-centred thinking and planning

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the principles and practice of person-centred thinking, planning and reviews.
Understand the context within which person-centred thinking and planning takes place.
Understand own role in person-centred planning, thinking and reviews.
Be able to apply person-centred thinking in relation to own life.
Be able to implement person-centred thinking and person-centred reviews.

Support the spiritual wellbeing of individuals

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the importance of spiritual wellbeing for individuals.
Be able to identify the spiritual needs of an individual and others.
Understand the impact of values and beliefs on own and an individual's spiritual wellbeing.
Be able to support individuals' spiritual wellbeing.

Support use of medication in social care settings

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the legislative frame
work for the use of medication in social care settings
Know about common types of medication and their use
Understand roles and responsibilities in the use of medication in social care settings
Understand techniques for administering medication
Be able to receive, store and dispose of medication supplies safely
Know how to promote the rights of the individual when managing medication
Be able to support use of medication
Be able to record and report on use of medication

The person centred approach to the care and support of individuals with dementia

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand approaches that enable individuals with dementia to experience well-being
Understand the role of carers in the care and support of individuals with dementia
Understand the roles of others in the support of individuals with dementia

The Principles of Infection Prevention and Control

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand own 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 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in the prevention and control of infections.
Understand the importance of good personal hygiene in the prevention and control of infections.

Understand Advance Care Planning

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the principles of advance care planning.
Understand the process of advance care planning.
Understand person centred approaches to advance care planning.

Understand and enable interaction and communication with individuals with dementia

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Be able to communicate with individuals with dementia
Be able to apply interaction and communication approaches with individuals in dementia

Understand and implement a person centred approach to the care and support of individuals with dementia

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the importance of a person centred approach to dementia care and support
Be able to involve the individual with dementia in planning and implementing their care and support using a person centred approach
Be able to involve carers and others in the care and support of individuals with dementia

Understand and meet the nutritional requirements of individuals with dementia

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the nutritional needs that are unique to individuals with dementia
Understand the effect that that mealtime environments can have on an individual with dementia
Be able to support an individual with dementia to enjoy good nutrition

Understand equality, diversity and inclusion in dementia care

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand and appreciate the importance of diversity of individuals with dementia
Understand the importance of person centred approaches in the care and support of individuals with dementia
Understand ways of working with a range of individuals who have dementia to ensure diverse needs are met

Understand how to support individuals during the last days of life

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand common features of support during the last days of life
Understand the impact of the last days of life on the individual and others
Know how to support individuals and others during the last days of life
Understand the actions to be taken following an individual’s death
Know how to manage own feelings in relation to an individual’s dying or death

Understand how to support individuals to be part of a community

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the importance of social inclusion for individuals and communities.
Understand social exclusion and the consequences for individuals and communities.
Understand how the social inclusion of individuals can be supported.
Understand how to support the social inclusion of individuals.

Understand how to work in end of life care

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Know different perspectives on death and dying.
Understand the aims, principles and policies of end of life care.
Understand factors regarding communication in end of life care.
Know how to access the range of support services available to individuals and others.

Understand mental health problems

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the types of mental ill health.
Understand the impact of mental ill health on individuals and others in their social net

Understand mental well-being and mental health promotion

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the different views on the nature of mental well-being and mental health and the factors that may influence both across the life span.
Know how to implement an effective strategy for promoting mental well-being and mental health with individuals and groups.

Understand Physical Disability

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the importance of differentiating between the individual and the disability
Understand the concept of physical disability
Understand how the challenges of living with a physical disability can be addressed
Understand the importance of independence and inclusion for the individual with physical disability

Understand the context of supporting individuals with learning disabilities

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand how legislation and policies support the human rights and inclusion of individuals with learning disabilities.
Understand the nature, causes and characteristics of learning disability.
Understand the historical context of learning disability.
Understand the principles and practice of advocacy, empowerment and active participation in relation to supporting individuals with learning disabilities and their families.
Understand how views and attitudes impact on the lives of individuals with learning disabilities and their family/carers.
Understand how to promote communication with individuals with learning disabilities.

Understand the diversity of individuals with dementia and the importance of inclusion

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the concept of diversity and its relevance to working with individuals who have dementia.
Understand that each individual’s experience of dementia is unique.
Understand the importance of working in a person centred way and how this links to inclusion.

Understand the factors that can influence communication and interaction with individuals who have dementia

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the factors that can influence communication and interaction with individuals who have dementia
Understand how a person centred approach may be used to encourage positive communication with individuals with dementia
Understand the factors which can affect interactions with individuals with dementia

Understand the impact of Acquired Brain Injury on individuals

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand Acquired Brain Injury
Understand the impact of an Acquired Brain Injury on the individual
Understand the specialist communication needs of an individual with Acquired Brain Injury
Understand the impact that personality changes can have on an individual and those providing support
Understand the impact of challenging behaviour

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 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.

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.

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 take physiological measurements.
Be able to undertake physiological measurements.
Be able to record and report results of physiological measurements.

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.
Be able to establish and maintain positive relationships with families and family members in care and/or support.
Be able to plan shared approaches to the care and support of individuals with families and family members in care and/or support.
Be able to work with families to access support in their role as carers.
Be able to exchange and record information about partnership work with families.
Be able to contribute to reviewing partnership work with families.
Be able to provide feedback about support for families.

Working as part of a team in health and social care or children and young people’s settings

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand teams and team
work in the workplace.
Understand the principles that underpin effective team
Understand the effect of conflict within teams.
Be able to work as part of a team.

Regulatory & Verification Details

Qualification Number (QN): 603/3609/2
Regulated Status: Available to learners
Awarding Body: NOCN
Qualification Type: Vocationally-Related Qualification
Operational Start: Sept 2018