NCFE Principles of End of Life Care Level 3 Cert

Unit 1: Understanding end of life care

The first unit provides learners with an overview of the emotive issues surrounding death and dying. It also helps learners to understand palliative care and its place within end of life care, along with the support services available to the individual and others.

Unit 2: Communication during end of life care

The second unit aims to give learners an understanding of the importance of communication when supporting an individual and others during end of life care

Unit 3: Assessment and care planning in end of life care

The third unit aims to give the learner an understanding of the person centred approach to assessment and care planning within end of life care along with the legal implications of any advance care planning decisions.

Unit 4: Person-centred approaches to end of life care

Unit 4 will inform learners of the person-centred approach to end of life care and how it ensures that the individual’s physical, emotional, social and cultural needs are met.

Unit 5: Care during the final hours of life and bereavement care

The final unit will assist learners to understand approaches to providing care in the approach to death and the final hours of care. It will also provide an understanding of the processes of loss and grief, how to support those who are bereaved and how to cope with own feeling of stress and grief.