TQUK
Level 5
QN: 603/4701/6
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TQUK Level 5 Diploma in Assistant Healthcare Practitioner (RQF)
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by TQUK. Classified as a Occupational Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 640 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 5
Awarding Body
TQUK
Syllabus Units
18 Units
Guided Hours
640 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Anatomy and physiology for care practitioners
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand homeostasis and its processes within the body.2.
- Understand the structure and function of body systems and body organs.3.
- Understand how anatomy and physiology influence growth and development.
2
Care planning and therapeutic interventions in healthcare settings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the concept of care planning related to positive outcomes.
- Understand the concept of therapeutic intervention related to positive outcomes.
- Be able to identify an individual’s needs and how these relate to the care plan.4.
- Understand and be able to implement strategies for care planning.
- Understand the importance of safeguarding and confidentiality in relation to care planning.
3
Develop health and safety and risk management policies, procedures and practices in health and social care or children and young people’s settings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the current legislative frame
- work and organisational health, safety and risk management policies, procedures and practices that are relevant to health, and social care or children and young people’s settings
- Be able to implement and monitor compliance with health, safety and risk management requirements in health and social care or children and young people’s settings
- Be able to lead the implementation of policies, procedures and practices to manage risk to individuals and others in health and social care or children and young people’s settings
- Be able to promote a culture where needs and risks are balanced with health and safety practice in health and social care or children and young people’s settings
- Be able to improve health, safety and risk management policies, procedures and practices in health and social care or children and young people’s settings
4
Manage quality in health and social care or children and young people's setting
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the context of quality assurance in a health and social care or children and young people’s setting
- Be able to implement quality standards in a health and social care or children and young people’s setting
- Be able to lead the evaluation of quality processes in a health and social care or children and young people’s setting
5
Promote health and well-being in relation to effective nutrition and fluid balance
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand what is meant by health and well-being.2.
- Understand how the renal and digestive systems relate to effective nutrition and clinical conditions.3.
- Understand the relationship between clinical conditions and nutrition.4.
- Be able to identify how relevant legislation, policy and guidelines impact nutrition.
- Be able to plan care in respect of individual nutrition and fluid needs.6.
- Understand the use of nutritional support mechanisms.7.
- Understand the impact of complex disabilities in relation to nutrition and fluid balance.8.
- Be able to provide care and support to individuals in relation to nutrition and fluid balance.
- Be able to work as part of an effective team when supporting nutrition and fluid balance.
- Understand the rationale for the use of nutritional supplements.
- Be able to identify when complications may occur in relation to nutrition and fluid balance.
6
Promote professional development
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand 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 performance through reflective practice
7
Safeguarding and protection of vulnerable adults
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the legislation, regulations and policies that underpin the protection of vulnerable adults
- Be able to lead service provision that protects vulnerable adults
- Be able to manage inter-agency, joint or integrated working in order to protect vulnerable adults
- Be able to monitor and evaluate the systems, processes and practice that safeguards vulnerable adults
8
The awareness of specific conditions related to healthcare outcomes
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how mental health impacts healthcare outcomes.2.
- Understand how learning disabilities impact healthcare outcomes.3.
- Understand how dementia impacts healthcare outcomes.4.
- Be able to demonstrate awareness of how specific health conditions can affect own responsibilities.
9
The impact of duty of care in a healthcare setting
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the concept of duty of care.2.
- Understand legislation and policy related to duty of care.
- Be able to promote duty of care in own setting.4.
- Understand own role in relation to duty of candour.5.
- Understand dilemmas that might impact duty of care.
- Understand how negligence occurs due to non-adherence to a duty of care.
10
The philosophy, ethics and models of healthcare
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the philosophy of ethical approaches in healthcare.2.
- Understand the principles of the medical model of healthcare.3.
- Understand the principles of the social model of healthcare.
- Understand the principles of the psychological model of healthcare.5.
- Understand the concept of holism and its relation to the biopsychosocial model of healthcare.
11
The principles and practice of physiological measurements
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand best practice for undertaking physiological measurements.
- Understand the anatomy and physiology of body systems related to physiological measurements.
- Understand the impact of individual differences on individuals’ physiological measurements.
- Understand the physiology of blood pressure.
- Understand the physiology of a pulse and pulse rate.
- Understand the physiology related to temperature.
- Understand the physiology of respiration.
- Understand the physiology of oxygen saturation levels.
12
The principles of infection prevention and control within a work setting
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand microbiology related to infection.2.
- Understand current infection control policies in relation to own setting.
- Be able to share information about identified infections.4.
- Be able to implement relevant legislation and policy in relation to infection prevention and control.5.
- Understand how infection prevention and control differs between settings.
13
The promotion of equality and diversity
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how equality and diversity influence outcomes for individuals.2.
- Be able to promote equality and diversity within the setting.
- Understand the legislation that impacts outcomes in relation to equality and diversity.
14
The relationship between lifespan development and health and wellbeing needs
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the concept of health and wellbeing throughout the lifespan.2.
- Understand how the stages of the lifespan affect human development.3.
- Understand how care provision impacts health and wellbeing at different stages of the lifespan.
- Understand care provision related to death and dying.
15
Understand safeguarding of children and young people _for those working in the adult sector_
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the policies, procedures and practices for safe working with children and young people
- Understand how to respond to evidence or concerns that a child or young person has been abused or harmed
16
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
17
Use and develop systems that promote communication
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to address the range of communication requirements in own role
- Be able to improve communication systems and practices that support positive outcomes for individuals
- Be able to improve communication systems to support partnership working
- Be able to use systems for effective information management
18
Work in partnership in health and social care or children and young people’s settings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand partnershipworking
- 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)
- 603/4701/6
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- TQUK
- Qualification Type
- Occupational Qualification
- Operational Start
- Jun 2019