Palliative Care Support

Palliative Care Support

Award Type Minor

Code 5N3769

Level 5

Credit Value 15

The purpose of this award is to equip the learner with the knowledge, skills and competence to enable them to care for and address the needs of a person and their family after the diagnosis of a life-limiting illness, in a dignified, inclusive and holistic manner.

Learning Outcomes: Learners will be able to:

1 Discuss the philosophy and principles of palliative care

2 Summarise the structure and organisation of palliative care services to include the role played by

the multi-disciplinary team and diverse family structures in the provision of care for a terminally ill

person

3 Discuss the role of the support worker in the promotion of key issues such as life quality, self-
esteem, respect, privacy and dignity in palliative care work

4 Explore different attitudes to death and dying to include an understanding of individual patterns of

grief, bereavement and loss

5 Employ a range of communication strategies and processes which are central to the work in

palliative care

6 Apply a person-centred approach to caring for a person in the last days of their life to include the

provision of supportive and holistic care promoting safety, dignity, respect and comfort

7 Respond appropriately to the needs of the person who is confused in the last days of life

8 Work effectively and with great sensitivity in relation to the dying person and their significant

others in a palliative care setting

9 Use the range of skills required from a palliative support worker in relation to end of life care.