Level 4 NVQ in Health and Social Care

NVQ Level 4 will provide the successful student with a higher level award in Care
Entry RequirementsCandidates must be working in a management /supervisory role within the health and social care sector.
There are no formal entry requirements but learners may find it useful if they have already completed a 3 qualification
A good standard of literacy is required
Course Content
The Qualification is made up of four mandatory units:·Use and develop methods and systems to communicate, record and report·Contribute to the development and maintenance of healthy and safe practices in the working environment·Take responsibility for the continuing professional development of self and others·Develop practices which promote choice, wellbeing and protection of all individuals
Plus four optional units chosen from the following:·Advocate with, and on behalf of, individuals, families, carers, groups and communities·Manage a service which achieves the best possible outcomes for the individual·Ensure individuals and groups are supported appropriately when experiencing significant life events and transitions·Manage requests for health and care services·Assess individual needs and preferences·Produce, evaluate and amend service delivery plans to meet individual needs and preferences·Develop, implement and review care plans with individuals·Assess individuals' mental health and related needs·Work with individuals with mental health needs to negotiate and agree plans for addressing those needs·Provide advice and information to those who enquire about mental health needs and related service.·Promote leisure opportunities and activities for individuals·Promote employment, training and education opportunities for individuals·Promote housing opportunities for individuals·Assist individuals at formal hearings·Supervise methadone consumption·Support people who are providing homes for individuals and/or children and young people.·Empower families, carers and others to support individuals·Assess the needs of carers and families·Develop, implement and review programmes of support for carers and families·Work with groups to promote individual growth, development and independence·Support the protection of individuals, key people and others·Support individuals where abuse has been disclosed·Enable families to address issues with individuals' behaviour·Develop joint working agreements and practices and review their effectiveness·Maintain and manage records and reports·Manage the development and direction of the provision·Promote and manage a quality provision·Promote your organisation and its services to stakeholders·Develop and disseminate information and advice about substance use, health and social well-being·Contribute to the development of organisational policy and practice·Support effective governance·Invite tenders and award contracts·Monitor and evaluate the quality, outcomes and cost effectiveness of substance misuse services·Procure services for individuals·Recruit and place voulnteers·Manage a dispersed workforce to meet the needs and preferences of individuals at home·Represent the agency in courts and formal hearings·Provide and obtain information at courts and formal hearings·Represent ones' own agency at other agencies' meetings·Develop risk management plans to support individual's independence and daily living within their home·Lead teams to support a quality provision
How will I be assessed?
To achieve the qualification candidates need to complete the four mandatory and four optional units.
The programme will consist of workshops and support within your workplace. An assessor will be appointed to provide support and assessment with the work place.
You will need to present a portfolio of evidence for assessment and verification
What can I do next?
This qualification can provide progression to further study at post-graduate or professional level in the same or related areas of study.
Additional costs
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