Developing Knowledge and skills in older people’s care – Level 7

Developing Knowledge and skills in older people’s care – Level 7

Summary

Older people’s care: Developing knowledge and skills. In joining this course, we acknowledge your enthusiasm for older people’s care and the wealth of knowledge and the skills you bring. We hope you also bring a curious mind to learn more and share your learning and experience with others on this module.

This module is designed for registered healthcare professionals who are actively involved in the care and support of older people.  The module focuses on the fundamentals in care and support of people, as they experience health and social issues associated with ageing and frailty.

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We will meet in King’s Academy on 6 days, but we will encourage you to read, listen, watch, reflect and learn more outside of these days.

This module aims to

  • Enable students to recognise the unique care needs of older people, in health and illness with a specific focus on the needs of older people with frailty.
  • Facilitate students to apply a critical approach to undertaking a structured assessment, interpreting clinical data and using situational judgement to prioritise the care needs for the older person.
  • Empower students to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary setting to plan, deliver and evaluate person-centred, evidence-based care for older people.

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:

  • Critically evaluate the unique health and illness issues of older people living in contemporary society
  • Compare and contrast a range of person-centred assessment tools and methods of evaluation in relation to commonly encountered health-related conditions of older people.
  • Identify strategies used to communicate and work in partnership with people, families, carers and members of the multi-disciplinary team.
  • Identify social, ethical and legal issues, and the application of these in relation to the care of the older person.

There will be six focused study days. These will have taught elements, but each day will also contain group discussions on case studies which encourage critical analysis of the issues raised:

  • Evidence Based Practice: Critical Skills Toolkit: Critically Write and Critical Reflection
  • Self-reflection facilitated through group simulation and feedback
  • National and local policies and guidelines
  • Principles of legal and ethical frameworks underpinning care for the deteriorating person, including mental capacity, the Mental Health Act (2005) and safeguarding
  • Roles, responsibilities and scope of practice of members of the nursing and multi-disciplinary team
  • Working and communicating effectively with the multi-disciplinary team
  • Ethic-legal considerations when caring for older people.
  • Understanding the approaches to managing risks in the care of older people, including, safeguarding, people at risk of falls, those with cognitive impairment.
  • Partnership working
  • Dementia
  • Frailty and frailty syndromes (delirium, falls, incontinence, immobility, and medication side effects)
  • Cardiac issues: Heart failure
  • Acute mental illness – delirium, personality disorders, mood and anxiety disorders and psychotic illnesses
  • Preparing people for, and recognising end of life care needs
  • Working in partnership with people to encourage shared decision-making, including families, carers and the multi-disciplinary team
  • Processes, policies and procedures when transferring between care settings including community to hospital to care home
  • Effective communication with older unwell people, their families, carers and multi-disciplinary colleague

 

Total 150 (40 hours in classroom; 110 hours guided independent study)

6 Classroom sessions

Your face-to-face training will start within one of the following date ranges;

Cohort Date range No. Face to Face sessions
Cohort 1 Sep – Dec 6
Cohort 2 Jan – Mar 6
Cohort 3 Apr – Jun 6
Cohort 4 Jul – Aug 6

Please Note:

In the case that your preferred cohort date is not available you will be offered the next available cohort.

Please be mindful cohort date ranges could be subject to change so please mindful these date ranges could change slightly.

Course Leads:

Emma Ouldred – Lead Nurse for Dementia and Delirium Team

emmaouldred@nhs.net

Kelly Mitchell – Practice Development Matron for Acute Specialty Medicine

Kelly.mitchell2@nhs.net

Start Date:  20 May 25 27 May 25 03 June 25 10 June 25 17 June 25 24 June 25
Application Deadline: 08 April 25
Level 7
150 Hours
5 Participants
Kings Academy, London
£1070.00 exc VAT
For more information on this course please contact Emma Ouldred on 0203 299 5536 or email emmaouldred@nhs.net

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