Care Certificate Standards 1-15: Mandatory Skills for Healthcare Professionals

The Care Certificate constitutes a set of agreed-upon benchmarks outlining the expected knowledge, skills, and conduct for specific roles within the health and social care sectors. Comprising 15 essential standards designed for individuals "new to care," these care certificate standards should be integral to a comprehensive induction program.

Our Care Certificate course holds CPD UK accreditation, and we are recognised as an endorsed training provider by CIQ.

Included in the Care Certificate Preparation package are:

• All 15 Care Certificate Standards
• CPD-accredited online learning aligned with care frameworks
• Securely maintained online records of learner certificates, reporting, and CPD points
• EU Framework and UK Care Worker Standards Followed

It's worth noting that the Care Certificate can be pursued even if you are employed in a non-care role, such as a cook or maintenance personnel.

Key Features:

• CPD UK Certified Care Certificate Preparation Course
• Free Certificate from Reed
• CIQ Approved
• Developed by Care Certificate Specialist
• Lifetime Access

• Section 01: Clarifying Your Role 45:00

  • 1: Roles and responsibilities of care worker 10:00
  • 2: Employment rights and Responsibilities 08:00
  • 3: Aims, objectives and values of the service 08:00
  • 4: Responsibilities to the individuals 10:00
  • 5: Different Working Relationships in Care Settings 03:00
  • 6: The Importance of Partnership Working 06:00

• Section 02: Personal Development Strategies 18:00

  • 7: Identify sources of support for own learning and development 07:00
  • 8: Skills That Healthcare Professionals Need 11:00

• Section 03: Understanding Duty of Care 50:00

  • 9: Duty of Care 10:00
  • 10: Dilemmas that may arise between the duty of care and an individual 10:00
  • 11: Procedures for Responding to Complaints 10:00
  • 12: Recognising adverse events 10:00
  • 13: Factors and difficult situations that may cause confrontation 10:00

• Section 04: Embracing Equality and Diversity 38:00

  • 14: Understanding Diversity 08:00
  • 15: Discrimination that can be Deliberately or Unintentional 10:00
  • 16: Legislation and codes of practice relating to equality 08:00
  • 17: Respecting individuals 06:00
  • 18: Sources of Information for Diversity 06:00

• Section 05: Person-Centred Approach to Work 50:00

  • 19: Putting Person-Centred Values into Practice 10:00
  • 20: The Importance of Finding out the History, Preferences, Wishes and Needs 08:00
  • 21: Environmental Factors that may cause Discomfort or Distress 04:00
  • 22: Raising concerns directly with the individual concerned 06:00
  • 23: Caregiving is more than just monitoring medicines and driving to doctor 08:00
  • 24: Ensuring the comfort of individuals where they have restricted movement 06:00
  • 25: Promoting person centred values 04:00
  • 26: Recognising the signs of pain or discomfort 04:00

• Section 06: Effective Communication Techniques 51:00

  • 27: Different ways that people communicate 14:00
  • 28: Why it is important to observe and be receptive to an individual 06:00
  • 29: How to establish an individual's communication and language needs 04:00
  • 30: Barriers to effective communication 07:00
  • 31: Check understanding of Health Care and Social Care workers 03:00
  • 32: What Is Confidentiality 08:00
  • 33: The use appropriate verbal and non-verbal communication 06:00
  • 34: Communication Aids 03:00

• Section 07: Respecting Privacy and Upholding Dignity 38:00

  • 35: What is meant by privacy and dignity 08:00
  • 36: Maintaining the privacy of the individual 06:00
  • 37: Ways of helping individuals to make informed choices 10:00
  • 38: How valuing people contributes to active participation 10:00
  • 39: Supporting the active participation of individuals in their care 04:00

• Section 08: Management of Fluids and Nutrition 21:00

  • 40: The importance of food safety 10:00
  • 41: Ensuring accessible drinks for those with movement restrictions 04:00
  • 42: Making Nutritional Products Accessible to People with Movement Restrictions 07:00

• Section 09: Addressing Mental Health, Dementia, and Learning Disabilities 57:00

  • 43: How someone may feel if they have mental health conditions 10:00
  • 44: How Conditions Influence a Person 08:00
  • 45: How Positive Attitudes towards those with mental health conditions 04:00
  • 46: Adjustments which may be Necessary in Care Delivery 08:00
  • 47: Importance of Early Detection of Mental Health Needs 04:00
  • 48: Requirements of Legislation and Policies 13:00
  • 49: Effect of listed legislation and policies 03:00
  • 50: Capacity 07:00

• Section 10: Ensuring Safeguarding for Adults 57:00

  • 51: Safeguarding adults 04:00
  • 52: Types of Abuse 06:00
  • 53: Defining Harm 03:00
  • 54: Indicators of Abuse 07:00
  • 55: Factors Which have Featured in Adult Abuse and Neglect 06:00
  • 56: How Care Environments can Promote and Undermine People 08:00
  • 57: Reducing the Likelihood of Abuse with Risk Enablement and Management 03:00
  • 58: Appropriate Actions to take When Abuse is Suspected 07:00
  • 59: Legislation & Policies on Safeguarding Adults 07:00
  • 60: The importance of sharing information with the relevant agencies 06:00

• Section 11: Ensuring Safeguarding for Children 10:00

  • 61: Safeguarding Children at Level 1 06:00
  • 62: Actions to Take When a Child or Young Person is Suspected of Abuse or Neglect 04:00

• Section 12: Basics of Life Support 11:00

  • 63: Basic Life Support 11:00

• Section 13: Health and Safety Protocols 1:15:00

  • 64: Health and Safety Legislation in Health & Social Care Settings 06:00
  • 65: Health and Safety Policies and Procedures 10:00
  • 66: How to Access Additional Support and Information Relating to Health and Safety 06:00
  • 67: The Importance of Risk Assessment for Health and Safety Standards 06:00
  • 68: Legislation Relating to Moving and Assisting 10:00
  • 69: Procedures to Follow When Accidents or Illness Occur 10:00
  • 70: Agreed ways of working in relation to medication 06:00
  • 71: Hazardous Substances in the Workplace 06:00
  • 72: Prevent fires from starting or spreading 06:00
  • 73: Protecting security 03:00
  • 74: Identifying Common Signs of Stress in a Work Setting 06:00

• Section 14: Responsible Handling of Information 25:00

  • 75: Guidelines on info recording, storage, and sharing 10:00
  • 76: Importance to have secure systems for recording, storing and sharing information 07:00
  • 77: How to keep records that are up to date, complete, accurate and legible 08:00

• Section 15: Implementing Infection Control Measures 19:00

  • 78: The main ways an infection can get into the body 04:00
  • 79: Effective hand hygiene 04:00
  • 80: Risk to the individuals 04:00
  • 81: Common types of personal protective clothing, equipment and procedures 06:00
  • 82: Leave a review 01:00

• CPD Certificate - Free 01:00

  • 83: CPD Certificate 01:00

Why this Care Certificate Preparation Course?

From this Care Certificate course, you will learn how to navigate the terrain of duty with a heightened sense of empathy, where the embrace of equality and diversity becomes second nature. Feel the pulse of person-centred care pulsating through your fingertips, as effective communication becomes the linchpin connecting hearts and minds.

Stand as a guardian of privacy and dignity, mastering the delicate dance of respect. From the management of fluids to the intricate web of mental health, dementia, and learning disabilities, you’ll find yourself equipped with insights that transcend the ordinary.

Course Curriculum

Care Certificate Standards

• Care Certificate Standard01: Clarifying Your Role
• Care Certificate Standard02: Personal Development Strategies
• Care Certificate Standard03: Understanding Duty of Care
• Care Certificate Standard04: Embracing Equality and Diversity
• Care Certificate Standard05: Person-Centred Approach to Work
• Care Certificate Standard06: Effective Communication Techniques
• Care Certificate Standard07: Respecting Privacy and Upholding Dignity
• Care Certificate Standard08: Management of Fluids and Nutrition
• Care Certificate Standard09: Addressing Mental Health, Dementia, and Learning Disabilities
• Care Certificate Standard10: Ensuring Safeguarding for Adults
• Care Certificate Standard11: Ensuring Safeguarding for Children
• Care Certificate Standard12: Basics of Life Support
• Care Certificate Standard13: Health and Safety Protocols
• Care Certificate Standard14: Responsible Handling of Information
• Care Certificate Standard15: Implementing Infection Control Measures

Learning Outcomes:

• Apply duty of care principles in role for enhanced professionalism and responsibility.
• Demonstrate person-centred approaches for improved client satisfaction and engagement.
• Employ effective communication strategies fostering collaborative and empathetic interactions with clients.
• Safeguard adults and children by implementing appropriate measures and protocols.
• Execute infection control practices ensuring a safe and hygienic work environment.
• Exhibit a comprehensive understanding of life support and health and safety.

Certification
After completing this Care Certificate Standards 1-15: Mandatory Skillsfor Healthcare Professionals course, you will get a free Certificate.
Please note: The CPD approved course is owned by E-Learning
Solutions Ltd and is distributed under license.

• Individuals entering the healthcare and social care sectors.
• Aspiring caregivers in residential homes or community care settings.
• Support workers aiming to enhance their foundational care skills.
• Prospective healthcare assistants in hospitals or clinics.
• Employees seeking compliance with Care Certificate Standards 1-15.

This Care Certificate course requires no formal qualifications.

• Care Assistant in Residential Homes
• Support Worker in Community Care
• Healthcare Assistant in Hospitals
• Dementia Care Worker
• Mental Health Support Worker
• Child Protection Officer in Social Services

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