NCFE CACHE Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care Services (Northern Ireland)

This programme incorporates managing a service, teams, individuals and resources. You will cover: motivation, communication, setting up management information systems, making sure that care homes and day care centres are safe environments to live and work in.  All students in this course may be eligible for Higher Level Apprenticeship funding.  

This professional qualification is designed to build advanced knowledge and skills required by Managers or Deputy Managers who work in the Residential / Nursing Care sector. It is the accepted qualification for registration and regulation in accordance with RQIA guidance needed. This qualification will also be appropriate for Managers who wish to gain a recognised leadership qualification. To achieve this qualification candidate’s need to complete mandatory (M) and optional (O) modules to a credit value of 120 and be competent in practical assessments i.e. complete 23 units of which 12 are mandatory (M)

 Year 1

• Promote Professional Development (M) *   
• Champion Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (M) * 
• Manage Induction in Health and Social Care (M)*
• Undertake a Research Project within Services for Health and Social Care or Children and Young People. (O)  
• Lead Person-Centred Practice (M) 
• Assess the Individual in a Health and Social Care Setting (M)
• Manage domiciliary services (O)
• Develop Procedures and Practice to Respond to Concerns and Complaints. (O)  
• Manage an Inter-Professional Team in a Health and Social Care or Children and Young People’s setting. (O)
• Lead and Manage a Team within a Health and Social Care or Children and Young People’s Setting (M)  
• Lead and Manage Group Living for Adults (O)   

 Year 2

• Work in Partnership in Health and Social Care or Children and Young People’s Settings (M)  
• Develop and Implement Policies and Procedures to Support the Safeguarding of Children and Young People. (O)   
• Manage Health and Social Care Practice to Ensure Positive Outcomes for Individuals (M)  
• Safeguarding and Protection of Vulnerable Adults (M)  
• Manage Quality in Health and Social Care or Children and Young People’s Settings. (0)  
• Develop & Evaluate Operational Plans for own area of responsibility (O)
• Lead Positive Behavioural Support (O) 
• Use and Develop Systems that Promote Communication (M)  
• Develop Health and Safety & Risk Management Policies, Procedures & Practices in Health and Social Care or Children and Young People’s Settings (M)
• Develop professional supervision practice in Health & Social Care or Children & Young People's Work settings (M)
• Understand Safeguarding of Children and Young People for Those Working in the Adult Sector (M)
• Recruitment & Selection within Health & Social Care or Children & Young People's settings (O)