This qualification is aimed at those who deliver direct care, where the focus is hands-on care, (doing things for clients) enablement care, and development and maintenance of the clients independence (supporting and enabling clients to do things for themselves). Candidates will usually be delivering care in support of and under the direction of a colleague who is accountable in the area of practise, although this person may not always be in the immediate vicinity while the candidate is working with clients. The candidate would be expected to seek support, advice and assistance if they are unclear about what to do or if unusual or untoward situations arise (for example, deterioration in the clients condition).
If this sounds like your role, the Health and Social Care NVQ level 2 may be the most suitable qualification for you.
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This qualification, for those working with adults or for those working with children and young people, is about the delivery of physical, emotional or enabling care to clients/service users. The candidate will usually be delivering care in support of, and under the direction of, a colleague who is accountable in the area of practice. The qualification is aimed at candidates who may often be working without direct supervision or on their own, such as in a clients/service users own home. Candidates will have a degree of responsibility and autonomy, and will be required to make decisions within boundaries and limits agreed with their team. The candidate would be expected to seek support, advice or assistance if they are unclear about what to do or if unusual or untoward situations arise (such as significant deterioration in the clients/service users condition.)
If this sounds like your role, the Health and Social Care NVQ level 3 may be the most suitable qualification for you.
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In the Integrated Vocational Route, the qualification above is integrated with the Open University course K101 'An introduction to health and social care'. (You must register for K101 before you register for the NVQ.)
The NVQ, for those working with adults or for those working with children and young people, is about the delivery of physical, emotional or enabling care to clients/service users. The candidate will usually be delivering care in support of, and under the direction of, a colleague who is accountable in the area of practice. The qualification is aimed at candidates who may often be working without direct supervision or on their own, such as in a clients/service users own home. Candidates will have a degree of responsibility and autonomy, and will be required to make decisions within boundaries and limits agreed with their team. The candidate would be expected to seek support, advice or assistance if they are unclear about what to do or if unusual or untoward situations arise (such as significant deterioration in the clients/service users condition.)
If you are registering for K101, and this sounds like your role, the Health and Social Care NVQ level 3 may be the most suitable qualification for you.
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This qualification, for those working with adults or for those working with children and young people, is about the management and delivery of physical, emotional or enabling care to clients/service users. The candidate will be managing and delivering care in support of others, and will be accountable in the area of practice. Candidates will be working without direct supervision or on their own, such as in a clients/service users own home. Candidates will have autonomy, and will be required to make decisions within boundaries and limits agreed with their team.
If this sounds like your role, the Health and Social Care NVQ level 4 may be the most suitable qualification for you.
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