End of Life Care

Short course

In Huddersfield

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    Short course

  • Level

    Intermediate

  • Location

    Huddersfield

  • Duration

    1 Year

You will have the opportunity to consolidate and enhance your knowledge and understanding of effective palliative/end of life care. Learning will be focussed towards enhancing your knowledge, skills and the essential attributes required to drive high quality care for the individual with palliative care needs, whilst encompassing the care and support of families and loved ones in a variety of health and social care settings.

Throughout your studies emphasis will be placed on the holistic assessment of the individual and the development of management plans from which optimum end of life care can be delivered. Legal and ethical requirements will also be examined within the context of end of life care and their implications for practice.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Huddersfield (West Yorkshire)
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Queensgate, HD1 3DH

Start date

On request

About this course

This short course has been developed in partnership with Kirkwood hospice, it is aimed at professionals who work in the field or have a particular interest in palliative and end of life care, as well as those working with individuals living with life limiting illnesses.

The course will help to prepare you to provide competent compassionate care to people with life limiting illnesses and at the end of life in preparation for specialist roles in palliative and end of life care.

You must be a Health or Social Care Practitioner, registered with a professional body such as the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) with at least 12 months post-registration employment
Have an honours degree at 2:2 or above, have studied at honours level or can demonstrate appropriate knowledge and skills at honours degree standard.

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2019

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Subjects

  • Palliative care
  • Kirkwood
  • Hospice
  • Palliative
  • Palliative Nursing
  • Care of children
  • Care Professions
  • Care Education
  • Care Management
  • Care and Management
  • Care

Course programme

Teaching and assessment:

This course has been developed in partnership with Kirkwood hospice therefore you will be taught by academics and palliative care leads who are experts in the field. A student centred approach utilising shared experiences, reflection and critical appraisal will be encouraged. Varying blended teaching and learning strategies will be utilised including lectures, tutorials, group discussion and computer-assisted learning.

You will be assessed by a presentation and a written assignment. Your module specification/course handbook will provide full details of the assessment criteria applying to your course.

Feedback (usually written) is normally provided on all coursework submissions within three term time weeks – unless the submission was made towards the end of the session in which case feedback would be available on request after the formal publication of results. Feedback on exam performance/final coursework is available on request after the publication of results.

End of Life Care

Price on request