City and Guilds Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Adult Care

Who is the programme for?

The Level 5 City & Guilds Diploma in Leadership & Management for Adult Care is designed for existing managers working within a social care setting, or for those who may hold an assistant or deputy role with significant responsibilities for the setting.

How long is the programme?

The programme is delivered over a period of 16 months.

How does it work?

The programme is delivered entirely in the workplace on a one to one basis by your own dedicated assessor who meets with you face to face every month to provide individualised support. This includes teaching, training, assessment and regular reviews of your progress with you and your manager. The aim of the programme is for you to apply the new skills that you learn to improve the performance of you and your team in your workplace.

What qualifications will I achieve at the end?

At the end of the programme you will achieve a Level 5 City & Guilds Diploma in Leadership & Management for Adult Care.

This covers the following:

Course units

Mandatory - 12 units (62 credits)	Additional Units - (min. 28 credits)
Use and develop systems that promote communication Promote professional development Champion Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Develop health, safety and risk management policies, procedures and practices within health and social care setting Work in partnership within health and social care setting Lead and manage a team within a health and social care setting Develop professional supervision practice within health and social care setting Manage health and social care practice to ensure positive outcomes for individuals Safeguarding and protection of vulnerable adults Understand safeguarding of children and young people (for those working in the adult sector) Lead person-centred practice Lead and manage group living for adults Assess the individual in a health and social care setting (depending which pathway is selected) Understanding professional management and leadership in health and social care Undertake a research project within services for health and social care or young people's settings	There are numerous optional units which can be chosen which will depend on the learner’s job role within the health sector. These could include: Develop procedures and practice to respond to concerns and complaints Recruitment and selection within health and social care setting Facilitate coaching and mentoring of practitioners within health and social care setting Develop and evaluate operational plans for own area of responsibility Manage physical resources Manage domiciliary services Lead the management of transitions Promote awareness of sensory loss Support individuals with sensory loss with communication Appraising performance Managing disciplinary processes There are other optional units that can be selected that reflect the learner's job role There are other units available to select from

Mandatory - 12 units (62 credits)

Additional Units - (min. 28 credits)

Use and develop systems that promote communication
Promote professional development
Champion Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Develop health, safety and risk management policies, procedures and practices within health and social care setting
Work in partnership within health and social care setting
Lead and manage a team within a health and social care setting
Develop professional supervision practice within health and social care setting
Manage health and social care practice to ensure positive outcomes for individuals
Safeguarding and protection of vulnerable adults
Understand safeguarding of children and young people (for those working in the adult sector)
Lead person-centred practice
Lead and manage group living for adults
Assess the individual in a health and social care setting (depending which pathway is selected)
Understanding professional management and leadership in health and social care
Undertake a research project within services for health and social care or young people's settings

There are numerous optional units which can be chosen which will depend on the learner’s job role within the health sector. These could include:

Develop procedures and practice to respond to concerns and complaints
Recruitment and selection within health and social care setting
Facilitate coaching and mentoring of practitioners within health and social care setting
Develop and evaluate operational plans for own area of responsibility
Manage physical resources
Manage domiciliary services
Lead the management of transitions
Promote awareness of sensory loss
Support individuals with sensory loss with communication
Appraising performance
Managing disciplinary processes
There are other optional units that can be selected that reflect the learner's job role