Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Adult Care (RQF)

Entry Requirements:

• There are no specific entry requirements however learners must be in a job role appropriate to the chosen units
• A minimum Level 2 Numeracy or Equivalent beneficial
• Candidates must be a minimum of 19 Years old
• This Course s suitable for parents and volunteers in participating in Early Years Provision
• Suitable for Learners on Foundation Learning Programmes
• IT literate (Internet, Microsoft office)
• Able to understand and interpret course materials
• Self-motivated and willing to complete and achieve

Progression:

Successful Learners can Progress to fiurther qualifications within the social care sector or other parts of the sector such as moving into adult advanced practice to adults Residential Management or move to Children and Young Peoples Workforce sector or the Health Sector through completion of additional sector and job-relevant units within this Diploma.

The Diploma in Leadership and Management for Adult Care qualification may be used as a credit transfer or advanced standing for a qualification in a higher education institution.

Through this qualification, Learners have opportunities in specific job roles such as:

• Care Manager
• Officers in charge/registered Manager
• Day Services Manager

Structure:

Learner must achieve a minimum of 80 credits to achieve the Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Adult Care RQF of which 60 Credits from the Mandatory units and the remaining credits from the optional units.

Mandatory Units:

Communication and Information Management in Adult Care

Decision Making in Adult Care

Entrepreneurial skills in Adult Care

Innivation and change in Adult Care

Lead and Manage continious improvement in adult care

Manage continious improvement in Adult Care

Manage Self for Leadership in Adult Care

Managing Concerns and Complaints in Adult Care

Managing Concerns and Complaints in Adult Care

Outcomes based person Centred practice in adult care

Partnership working in adult care

Principles o Leadership and management in adult care

Resource management in adult care

Risk-taking and risk management in adult care

Supervision and perfomance management in adult care

Optional Modules

Appraise staff Perfomance

Assess the needs of carers and families

Develop and implement operational plans within own area of responsibility

Develop Procedures and Practice to respond to concerns and complaints

Develop, maintain and use records and reports

End of life and demential Care

Explore models of disability

Facilitate coaching and mentoring of practitioners in health and social care settings

Identify and act upon immediate risk of danger to subastance misusers

Implement the positive behavioural support model

Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy

Independent Mental Health Advocacy

Lead and Manage end of life care services

Lead and Manage group of living for adults

Lead and Manage infection prevention and control within the work setting

Lead and manage practice in dementia care

Lead positive behavioural support

Lead practice in assessing and planning for the needs of families and carers

Lead the Management of Transisions

Manage and Inter-proffessional team in a health and social care setting

Duration of Course

Guided Learning hours to complete the course is 562 hours. Students have access to a dedicated Tutor and Assessor working with them through the course. All students are expected to study and complete aspects of their assessment portofolio in their own time which requires an added 238 Hours over the cycle of the programme.