This higher qualification will enable you to develop leadership, innovation, and entrepreneurial skills, and gain the knowledge and confidence you need to lead and manage teams of care workers, ensuring the service provided is safe, effective, caring, and responsive to people's needs.
As a leader/manager of a care or support service team, you will take on a range of additional responsibilities which may include patient assessment, coordination of care, including referrals to other practitioners, managing risk, and leading on organisational change, business development, financial control, organisational resilience, and continuity.
Credit value: 80
Assessment method: Portfolio of evidence
Entry requirements: There are no prerequisites for this qualification, however, it is advised that learners have a demonstration of prior achievement of qualifications at either level 3 or 4.
It is a requirement that learners have access to the appropriate workplace and role to be able to successfully meet the knowledge and skills requirements of this qualification.