Description
Qualification Purpose:
The purpose of the TQUK Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Adult Care (RQF) Advocacy Management Pathway is to develop the knowledge and skills required by managers and leaders. Achieving the qualification should enable learners to innovate and respond to a changing environment and to meet challenges and opportunities within the sector
Entry Requirements:
There are no specific entry requirements however learners must be in a job role appropriate to the chosen units. The qualification is suitable for learners of 19 years of age and above.
Progression:
Successful learners can progress to further qualifications within the social care sector or other parts of the sector, for example moving from adults’ advanced practice to adults’ residential management or move to the Children and Young People’s Workforce sector or the Health sector, completing additional sector and job-relevant units within the diploma. Learners may also use the qualification for entry, credit transfer or advanced standing for a qualification higher education institution Learners may also progress to other specific job roles such as:
Care manager
Officers in charge
registered manager
Day services manager
Structure:
Learners must achieve a minimum of 80 credits to achieve the Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Adult Care (RQF). Learners must achieve 60 credits from mandatory units and the remaining credits from the optional units
Mandatory Units:
| # | Title | Unit ref. | Level | Guided Learning Hours | Credit value |
| 1 | Principles of leadership and management in adult care | F/616/3941 | 5 | 20 | 3 |
| 2 | Lead and manage a team within adult care | M/616/4471 | 5 | 36 | 5 |
| 3 | Governance and regulatory processes in adult care | T/616/4472 | 5 | 30 | 4 |
| 4 | Communication and information management in adult care | A/616/4473 | 5 | 24 | 3 |
| 5 | Partnership working in adult care | F/616/4474 | 4 | 26 | 4 |
| 6 | Outcomes based person centred practice in adult care | J/616/4475 | 5 | 29 | 4 |
| 7 | Manage continuous improvement in adult care | L/616/4476 | 5 | 16 | 3 |
| 8 | Equality, diversity and inclusion in adult care | R/616/4477 | 5 | 34 | 4 |
| 9 | Supervision and performance management in adult care | Y/616/4478 | 5 | 25 | 4 |
| 10 | Resource management in adult care | D/616/4479 | 5 | 25 | 3 |
| 11 | Safeguarding and protection in adult care | R/616/4480 | 5 | 37 | 4 |
| 12 | Risk-taking and risk management in adult care | Y/616/4481 | 5 | 33 | 4 |
| 13 | Managing concerns and complaints in adult care | D/616/4482 | 5 | 20 | 3 |
| 14 | Manage self for leadership in adult care | H/616/4483 | 4 | 20 | 3 |
| 15 | Decision making in adult care | K/616/4484 | 5 | 20 | 3 |
| 16 | Entrepreneurial skills in adult care | M/616/4485 | 5 | 30 | 4 |
| 17 | Innovation and change in adult care | T/616/4486 | 5 | 15 | 2 |
Optional Units:
| Unit Ref | Title | Level | GLH | Credit Value |
| Y/502/3299 | Independent Advocacy with children and young people | 4 | 35 | 7 |
| F/502/3295 | Independent mental capacity advocacy | 4 | 35 | 12 |
| J/502/3296 | Independent mental capacity health advocacy | 4 | 35 | 7 |
| L/502/3297 | Providing independent advocacy management | 4 | 35 | 11 |
| R/502/3298 | Providing Independent Advocacy to adults | 4 | 35 | 5 |
| F/502/3300 | Providing independent mental capacity Advocacy -deprivation of liberty safeguards | 4 | 35 | 5 |
| H/616/4953 | Manage an Inter-professional team in a health and social care setting | 6 | 48 | 7 |
| M/503/8133 | Support the spiritual wellbeing of individuals | 3 | 26 | 3 |
| A/504/2217 | Lead practise in assessing and planning for the needs of families and carers | 5 | 22 | 3 |
