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Risk Assessment in Care L3 (CPD accredited e-learning)
Unicare Support

risk assessment

Summary

Price
£19 inc VAT
Study method
Online
Duration
Self-paced
Qualification
No formal qualification
CPD
3 CPD hours / points

Overview

Risk assessment and Management in Care Level 3 Qualification (Accredited)

Any organisation that employs five or more staff must undertake and complete risk assessments. In the care environment, risk assessments are particularly important due to the vulnerability of those receiving care.

The course is designed to build and broaden the skills and knowledge related to risk assessment including practical techniques and related theory and legislation.

CPD

3 CPD hours / points
Accredited by The CPD Group

Description

Any organisation that employs five or more staff must undertake and complete risk assessments. In the care environment, risk assessments are particularly important due to the vulnerability of those receiving care.

The course is designed to build and broaden the skills and knowledge related to risk assessment including practical techniques and related theory and legislation.

The course provides a comprehensive overview of risk assessment:

  • Legislation
  • Theory
  • Processes
  • Practice.

Focussing specifically on:

  • The concepts and legality of 'Safety', 'Hazard',' Risk' and 'Accident'
  • The process and stages of effective Risk Assessments
  • How to conduct risk assessments and make judgements on risk control measures
  • The identification of a range of risk assessment related issues.

This course will take you through the purpose of risk assessment, the benefits it can bring and provides practical case studies to support the theory. The course provides a practical approach to risk assessment, enabling a person to conduct a risk assessment once familiarised with local requirements such as documentation and policy.

To further embed this new and often complex learning BYTSYZ has included a number of related exercises to encourage:

  • Liaison with managers and senior carers to engage with issues at the local level
  • The contextualisation of learning
  • Consolidation of learning


Course Objectives

  1. Explain the concepts and legality of Safety, Hazard, Risk and Accident
  2. Describe the process and stages of effective Risk Assessments
  3. Be able to conduct risk assessments and make judgements on risk control measures
  4. Identify a range of risk assessment related issues

About Unicare Support

Unicare Support is one of the leading providers of accredited online courses as well as face to face workshops especially in the health and social care sectors. We have over 100 accredited online courses in various sectors such as health and social care, business admin, finance and banking, leadership and management, construction etc. If you can't find out what you are looking for just email us with your request and we will be more than happy to assist you.

The online nature of our courses means that they are reasonably priced compared to classroom learning but this doesn't compromise on the quality and standards of our accredited courses. You have 12 months upon signing in on a course to complete it. Our accredited online courses are accessible to everyone.

All our online workshops are accredited and in line with the universally accepted Continuous Professional Development standards. The CPD standards require a robust process of content development, peer review and compliance with the relevant regulatory requirements

We provide 14 days money back guarantee (NB: for any reason, you change your mind about one of our courses, provided you have not access any content of the course, you can always request a full refund)

We have a dedicated and experienced customer service support that is always available to provide you with support via email or telephone which you can find on our website.

Who are our Clients?

  • Healthcare & Social Care Providers & Workers
  • Hospitals (both private and public)
  • Dental Practices & GP Surgeries
  • Clinical Commissioning Groups
  • NHS
  • Mental Health and Disability Services
  • Nursing Homes & Hospices
  • Residential Care Homes
  • Healthcare Recruitment Agencies
  • Domiciliary & Home Care Agencies

Unicare Certification

Once you have completed all the online learning materials for this course, you will be required to complete an online assessment. If you fail the online knowledge test, do not worry – You are given more chances to revise the e-learning materials and retake the course at no extra charge. Once you have passed your assessment you will be awarded a free accredited certificate in PDF format which is immediately available for you to download. There are downloadable documentations on each course to support you through the learning process. Hard copies of the certificate are available at an additional fee of £5. All evidence of learning and certification will remain on our system for your future reference.

Unicare Course Format

Our accredited courses are delivered online via our bespoke e-learning platform, which is very interactive and user-friendly. You can resume or stop your course at any time, remembering the exact point where you left off.

Unicare Course Duration

This depend on the level and experience of the learner, as a guide a level 1 takes 1 hour, level 2 takes 2 hours in that order as an average to complete each course. You have 12 months to take the course however, there is no time limit in which you need to complete the course.

Unicare Tutor Support

We take pride in our customer service, offering dedicated tutor support offering you unlimited online email support whilst studying to help answer any questions you may have.

Unicare Course Compatibility and Access

Our accredited online courses utilise a responsive design making it available and accessible on your desktop computer, laptop, tablet or any mobile device with internet access. We recommend using the Google Chrome Browser

If you are looking for credible and accredited online courses for yourself, for your staffs or for your organisation, look no further than our online courses and we are more than happy to assist and serve you.

Who is this course for?

The course will appeal to individuals from any occupational background, who have a role to play in risk assessment, including:

  • Care staff
  • Senior care staff
  • Care Managers
  • Team supervisors
  • Team managers
  • First line managers
  • Middle managers
  • Aspiring managers
  • Clerical staff
  • Ancillary staff

Requirements

No requirement required.

Access to computer with internet access is required.

Career path

Upon Completion learner could move to level 3 health and safety.

This will improve their managerial role within the workplace.

Questions and answers


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Melanie Hayes asked:

Hi, can you tell me how long the risk assessment course should take please, i no it says self paced, are you talking hours or weeks?

Answer:

Hi This is subjective the more time you commit to it will determine how soon you can finish Some have finished in couple of hours whilst with others it took couple of days Hope this helps Regards Unicare Support Team

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