Level 4, Leadership & Management for Care Services

Description

The aim is to accredit the skills of candidates who are leaders and managers of care services (adults and children and young people) against the National Occupational Standards (NOS) developed by the Sector Skills Council.

The National Occupational Standards provide the way towards an improved understanding of the role of a leader and manager of care services (adults and children and young people) and a benchmark for good practice and personal development.
The results will be seen in:

  • Improved organisational image
  • Increased motivation
  • Raised standards
  • Recognition of personal competence
  • Nationally recognised qualifications

Mandatory:

  • Manage and develop yourself and your workforce within care services
  • Lead and manage provision of care services that respects, protects and promotes the rights and responsibilities of people
  • Develop and maintain systems, procedures and practice of care services to manage risks and comply with health and safety requirements

Optional:

  • Lead and manage effective communication that promotes positive outcomes for people within care services
  • Facilitate and manage change within care services through reflective, motivating and flexible leadership
  • Actively engage in the safe selection and recruitment of workers and their retention in care services
  • Manage a dispersed workforce to meet the needs and preferences of individuals at home
  • Allocate and monitor the progress and quality of work in your area of responsibility
  • Lead and manage provision of care services that promotes the well being of people
  • Manage provision of care services that deals effectively with transitions and significant life events
  • Manage provision of care services that supports parents, families, carers and significant others to achieve positive outcomes
  • Manage and evaluate systems, procedures and practices for assessments, plans and reviews within care services
  • Lead and manage provision of care services that promotes the development of children and young people
  • Lead and manage group living provision within care services
  • Lead and manage provision of care services that promotes positive behaviour
  • Develop risk management plans to support individual’s independence and daily living within their home
  • Lead and manage work for care services with networks, communities, other professionals and organisations
  • Manage workers within care services who are based in external multi-disciplinary teams
  • Lead and manage inter-professional teams within care services
  • Identify, implement and evaluate systems, procedures and practice within care services that measure performance
  • Monitor and manage the quality of the provision of care services
  • Lead and manage provision of care services that promotes opportunities, identifies constraints and manages risk
  • Plan operations and manage resources to meet current and future demands on the provision of care services
  • Contribute to the strategic policies of care services
  • Develop, implement and review business plans and planning for the provision of care services
  • Manage finance for your area of responsibility
  • Manage procedures within care services for making, responding to and learning from comments and complaints
  • Ensure policies, procedures and practice for the conduct of workers within care services are adhered to.
  • Manage a project
  • Manage a programme of complementary projects
  • Market, cost and contract to ensure the viability of the provision of care services  

To find out more about this programme and how to join, call 020 8653 8686.