NVQ Health & Social Care Courses (Levels II - IV)

  NVQ CARE MODULES – Underpinning Knowledge for CARE

Module Number

Module Title

 Responsibility of Employing

 Organisation

Introduction to Organisation

Understanding your role as a Care Worker at the place of employment.

                               1.

LII – LIII – LIV

NVQ + Care Standards

Process, roles, responsibilities, introduction to Standards Vocational Qualification and Units/Criteria.

Good Practice

(Including Confidentiality, Information Networks, Clients’ Home Care, Financial Handling, Basic Advocacy, etc.)

                             2.

LII – LIII - LIV

Health & Safety at the Work Place.

(To include Security.)

Infection Control + HIV/AIDS & Hepatitis

                              3.

LII – LIII - LIV

First – Aid

Basic Lifesaving skills to include CPR with Annie.

                              4.

LII – LIII - LIV

Manual Handling

5.

LII – LIII - LIV

Basic Food Hygiene

6.

LII – LIII - LIV

Effective Communications.

(Including Listening Skills, Communication Styles)

Equality & Diversity

(Including basic legislation about Human Rights, the Right to Treatment/Health Care)

                              7.

LII – LIII - LIV

Human Anatomy and Disability

(Include physical disability, basic mental health, learning disability and Dementia.)

8.

LII – LIII - LIV

Breakaway:         

The new legislative requirement for those working with

Mental Health, Learning Disabilities and difficult client groups.      

9.

LIV

Teams, Management, Selection, Interviews.

10.

LIV

Financial, Budget Management.