Pearson
Level 5
QN: 603/7880/3
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Pearson BTEC Level 5 Higher National Diploma in Healthcare Professions' Support for England
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by Pearson. Classified as a Other Vocational Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 2280 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 5
Awarding Body
Pearson
Syllabus Units
36 Units
Guided Hours
2280 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Applied Anatomy and Physiology
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Describe organ systems within a healthy human.2.
- Explain the interrelationship of body systems in good and ill health from a physiological perspective.3.
- Investigate how physiological measurements in the body are affected by ill health.4.
- Contribute to appropriate care interventions based on an individual’s physiological measurements which contribute to reducing risks to health.
2
Complementary Therapies in Healthcare Practice
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Discuss the principles of providing complementary therapies in a healthcare setting.2.
- Assess the regulations affecting complementary therapies in healthcare settings.3.
- Investigate the use of complementary therapies in a healthcare setting.4.
- Analyse the role of complementary therapies in maintaining health and wellbeing.
3
Demonstrating Professional Principles and Values in Health and Social Care Practice
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Explain the importance of reflective practice in supporting ongoing personal and professional development and the adoption of best practice.2. Generate evidence that demonstrates the personal application of practice themes across a broad range of work-related activities.3.
- Demonstrate knowledge and skill development through active, ongoing, critical reflection of learning experiences.4.
- Analyse the outcomes of their own reflective journey in terms of establishing future development needs and plans for career progression.
4
Effective Healthcare Practice using Maths
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Explain different purposes of mathematical information used in healthcare practice.2.
- Apply mathematical methods accurately to report on and work to improve individuals’ health status.3.
- Investigate the scientific rationale of the mathematical methods and information used to predict health outcomes.4.
- Assess the implications of the use of mathematical methods and scientific rationales for healthcare practice.
5
End of life care planning and support
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Discuss current national standards and guidelines in planning end of life care.2.
- Examine how cultural, religious and social factors influence end of life careplanning and support.3.
- Explore own role in planning end of life care and providing support to individuals and their families.4.
- Review services available to support individuals and their families in planning endof life care.
6
Facilitating Change in Healthcare Environments
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Discuss factors that have driven recent changes in the healthcare sector.2.
- Discuss the components of change management within a change management initiative in healthcare provision.3.
- Implement own small-scale change management plan.4.
- Assess the effectiveness of a change management plan.
7
Fundamentals of Evidence-based Practice
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Explain the purpose of audit, quality improvement and research to inform evidence-based practice in health and social care.2.
- Examine the processes involved in doing an audit, a quality improvement project and a research project to inform evidence-based practice in health and social care.3.
- Explore the concept of co-production to underpin quality improvement and research activity in health and social care.4.
- Develop a quality improvement plan embedding co-production principles.
8
Fundamentals of Rehabilitation and Reablement
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Summarise the similarities and the differences in the core components and team members in rehabilitation and reablement.2.
- Examine the relationship between delegation and legislation, policy, and codes of conduct for the provision of safe and effective rehabilitation and reablement services.3.
- Evaluate ways to support the learning of yourself and others within rehabilitation and reablement services.4.
- Reflect on solutions to develop sustainable, efficient and effective rehabilitation and reablement services which meet the needs of the local and national population.
9
Global Health and Wellbeing
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Discuss global priorities for health and wellbeing in relation to healthcare priorities of own country.2.
- Analyse epidemiological data in relation to health and wellbeing.3.
- Examine the epidemiology of communicable and non-communicable diseases related to own health practice.4.
- Assess public health intervention programmes addressing global health priorities in relation to own practice.
10
Health Psychology
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Discuss how biological and social factors impact the health and behaviour of individuals at different life stages.2.
- Examine how current theoretical perspectives in health psychology explain human behaviour.3.
- Explore the various forms of assessment used to diagnose and plan treatment for different health issues.4.
- Analyse the role of health psychology practice in improving outcomes for individuals using healthcare services.
11
Healthcare Practice with Children and Young People
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Discuss the healthcare services available to children and young people.2.
- Explore current legislative frameworks and national standards underpinning healthcare practice for children and young people.3.
- Explore own role in providing healthcare to children and young people.4.
- Demonstrate person-centred practice when delivering healthcare to children and young people.
12
Holistic Approaches to Health Promotion
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Explore factors that influence the health and wellbeing of individuals, families and communities.2.
- Examine approaches to health promotion and their impact on the health and wellbeing of individuals, families and communities.3.
- Investigate holistic approaches to promoting health and wellbeing in own work setting.4.
- Develop and lead on a strategy for health promotion in a health, care or community support setting.
13
Human Resource Management in Healthcare
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Discuss the processes involved in the recruitment of staff relevant to own setting.2.
- Review how staff are monitored and supported on a regular basis.3.
- Recognise the legal and ethical responsibilities of human resource management.4.
- Plan for own learning requirements relevant to managing staff.
14
Innovation and Improvement through Participatory Action Research
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Evaluate the processes involved in undertaking a participatory action research project.2. Conduct a review of key literature relating to a specific topic, which seeks to innovate or improve an aspect of service delivery in health and social care, and can be explored using participatory action research methodology.3.
- Develop a participatory action research proposal to explore a specific aspect of service delivery in health and social care.4.
- Reflect on your learning and development needs, as a potential future action researcher, across all four Pillars of Practice.
15
Law, policy and ethical practice
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Explore the legal frame
- work within which health and social care practitioners operate.2.
- Describe key legislation, national and organisational policy of fundamentalimportance to the health, care or support service practitioner.3.
- Interpret the law in relation to key ethical and professional Practice Themes in health and social care.4.
- Understand the application of law and policy in a health and social care practise setting.
16
Managing Quality in Care Environments
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Assess the impact legislation and policy has on measuring and monitoring quality of practice in a health and social care.2.
- Discuss the impact that improving quality has on different individuals in a care setting.3.
- Explore quality improvement requirements in a care setting.4.
- Plan and monitor improvements to quality.
17
Meeting the Needs of Individuals with Long-term Health Conditions
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Discuss how different long-term health conditions affect the wellbeing of theindividual.2.
- Support the needs of individuals with long-term health conditions in a healthcaresetting.3.
- Analyse own role as a part of a multidisciplinary healthcare team in providingappropriate care for the individual with long-term health conditions.4.
- Review the effectiveness of strategies to meet the needs of the individual with long-term health conditions in the healthcare setting.
18
Nursing – Principles and Fundamentals of Practice
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Relate the principles of effective nursing practice to own personal and professional development.2.
- Explore the impact of environmental factors on the service user experience.3.
- Analyse health and safety policy underpinning safe nursing procedures and practice.4. Provide appropriate care for service users in different life stages.
19
Pharmacology and Medicine Management
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Analyse the actions of, and physiological response to, different types of medicine.2.
- Investigate the legislation, policies and standards that govern the management of medicines in a healthcare setting.3.
- Explain why the interactions of drugs must be taken into account when developing policy, procedure and practice for managing medicines.4. Safely implement own setting’s policies and procedures when administering and managing medicines.
20
Planning Care in Practice
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Examine the influence of theoretical models and practical methods of assessing planned care in the workplace.2. Involvement in care plans/plans for an episode of care in the workplace to meet desired outcomes for individuals.3.
- Review the benefits of planning person-centred care/episodes of care in the workplace.4.
- Reflect upon the impact of the planning of care/ planning episodes of care on practitioners, individuals, family and carers in relation to own practice.
21
Principles of Health Education
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Examine the factors influencing health status.2.
- Investigate the impact of health beliefs on wellbeing and illness.3.
- Explore the relationship between theoretical models of health education and health behaviours.4.
- Implement a local health education initiative using a theoretical model of health education.
22
Project Management for Healthcare
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Apply theories of project management to management systems and practices in own work setting.2.
- Implement a planned small-scale project relevant to own workplace experience.3.
- Produce an end of project evaluation report, taking into account audience and stakeholders.4.
- Critically reflect on own performance and learning within the project management process.
23
Providing Outpatient and Community Care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Analyse key drivers underpinning outpatient and community care.2.
- Review the services provided by outpatient and community care.3.
- Assess the benefits of outpatient and community care for individuals.4.
- Explore own role in providing outpatient and community care to individuals.
24
Psychophysiological Disorders
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Discuss the differences between psychophysiological, psychological and physiological disorders.2.
- Examine current theoretical perspectives on psychophysiological disorders.3.
- Analyse the forms of assessments for psychophysiological disorders.4.
- Explore current professional practice in supporting individuals with psychophysiological disorders.
25
Reflective Approaches in Implementing Person-centred Practice
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Describe a reflective approach to person-centred practice.2.
- Understand the impact of policy and guidance on reflective, person-centred care.3.
- Demonstrate how own reflection informs team and service development.4.
- Demonstrate how reflective practice can assist in the development of professional skills and behaviours in health and social care.
26
Social Policy in Public Health
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Discuss the historical context of social policy governing public health practice.2.
- Examine social policy initiatives in public health.3.
- Carry out a review of social policy in relation to own area of practice.4.
- Reflect on the impact of social policy as a driver to improve outcomes in public health.
27
Supporting Individuals through Significant Life Events
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Assess the impact of significant life events on individuals and social networks.2.
- Review the roles of external agencies that provide support for individuals and their social networks going through significant life events.3.
- Explain how organisational policies and procedures support individuals and their social networks affected by significant life events.4.
- Reflect on how individuals who have experienced significant life events are supported in care service provision.
28
Supporting Mental Health Services
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Examine approaches to mental ill health in healthcare service provision.2.
- Assess the impact of legislation, regulation, codes of practice and standards on people accessing mental health services.3.
- Examine roles of professionals in the mental health workforce.4.
- Contribute to the provision of mental healthcare services which are underpinned by person-centred practice
29
Supporting Operating Department Practice
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Analyse principles of perioperative practice.2.
- Review the roles played by professionals involved in operating department practice.3.
- Examine the phases of perioperative care.4.
- Explore own role in providing perioperative care to individuals.
30
Supporting Orthopaedic Care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Examine legislation, frameworks and guidelines underpinning orthopaedic care services.2.
- Discuss the function and purpose of orthopaedic services.3.
- Explore the benefits and challenges of orthopaedic service provision for individuals.4.
- Contribute to the provision of orthopaedic services to maximise the rights and choices of individuals.
31
Supporting Practitioners in Maternity Care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Examine maternity care services.2.
- Assess the impact of legislation, regulation, codes of practice and standards on maternity care.3.
- Explore own role in supporting maternity care services.4.
- Contribute to the provision of maternity care services which are underpinned by a holistic approach to person-centred practice.
32
Supporting Practitioners in Urgent Care Environments
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Examine the services provided in urgent care environments.2.
- Assess the impact of legislation, regulation, codes of practice and standards on urgent care provision.3.
- Analyse factors that can impact on services provided by urgent care settings.4.
- Contribute to the provision of urgent care services which are underpinned by person-centred practice.
33
Supporting Team and Partnership Working Across Health and Social Care Services
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Differentiate between the role of a leader and the function of a manager.2.
- Discuss the role of partnership working across health, care and support services.3.
- Explore the outcomes of positive partnership working across health, care and support services.4.
- Examine own contributions to working as part of a team.
34
Supporting the Individual Journey through Integrated Health and Social Care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Examine the health, care and support services available to an individual requiring multidisciplinary care.2.
- Assess an individual’s capacity to identify their own needs.3.
- Describe the impact of own relationship with the individual and multidisciplinary teams involved in the delivery of the care pathway.4.
- Demonstrate the need for person-centred communication in implementing person-centred care.
35
Team and Individual Leadership: Mentoring and Coaching Others
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Critically appraise theories and principles of team and individual leadership, mentoring and coaching in the context of healthcare.2. Critically explore how mentorship, and coaching practices, empower individuals’ benefit self, service users and organisations.3.
- Discuss strategies and techniques which can be used to effectively manage and create an environment which supports open and trusting relationships between self, service users and those being coached or mentored.4. Critically appraise personal skills and capacity to lead, mentor and coach individuals within the workplace and establish future personal development needs.
36
Working with People Affected by Drug and Alcohol Addiction
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Discuss the indicators of drug addiction and alcohol addiction.2.
- Review the treatments and support systems utilised to meet the needs of people affected by addiction.3.
- Contribute to the support of people affected by addiction.4.
- Reflect on the challenges involved in providing services which support people affected by addiction.
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 603/7880/3
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- Pearson
- Qualification Type
- Other Vocational Qualification
- Operational Start
- Sept 2023