Understanding End of Life Care

Distance learning courses enable you to boost your career with a nationally recognisedqualification, even if you don’t have the time to attend training sessions. You'll work your way through the qualification at your own pace, achieving within approximately three months.

This distance learning course is ideal for anyone who works or would like to work in a healthcare setting. The areas covered are relevant to a wide range of job roles within the health and social care sector and the programme will be useful to people involved at all levels.

Course content

This qualification is ideal for those who wish to gain an understanding of end of life care. The units include:

• Understand How to Work in End of Life Care
• Care Planning in End of Life Care
• Understand How to Provide Support to Manage Pain and Discomfort
• End of Life Care and Dementia
• Understanding the Role of the Care Worker in Time of Death
• Understand Loss

You will be required to complete a series of tasks and activities designed to reinforce the learning process and test your knowledge.

Your on-line learning account also includes an electronic copy of your workbook. As you work through the learning material, you will answer questions which allow you to complete a portfolio of evidence. These are then submitted to your trainer for marking. Your trainer will agree the deadlines for the submission of your assessments during your induction.

We'll provide you with...

• A personal tutor
• Encouragement to complete the units within agreed deadlines.
• Online learning resources including
• Paper-based resources if preferred
• Flexible programme allowing you to study where and when you want
• No exams or face-to-face workshops
• Support in order to complete your assignments

This distance learning course is ideal for anyone who works, or would like to work in a healthcare setting. The areas covered are relevant to a wide range of job roles within the health and social care sector and the programme will be useful to people involved at all levels.

• Apply for ONE COURSE AT A TIME. Once you have completed one course, you can apply for the next.
• You must have a minimum of Level 1 Literacy
• There are no pre-requisite qualifications for this course however Distance Learning isn’t for everyone. If at your induction we feel that this mode of study may not be quite right for you, we will help you to find the one that is.

Progress within Health and Social Care.

You could complete one of our other Health & Social Care distance learning programmes (Dementia Care, Understanding Safe Handling of Medication, Prevention and Control of Infection).

If you are working in a Health and Social Care setting for at least 15 hours a week, you could progress to a Level 2 or 3 NVQ in Health & Social Care depending on your job role.