Is this course for you?
Does you role involve person-centred care? Do you support individuals with personal hygiene, maintain their oral health and support with foot care needs?
The Personal Care certificate is designed for those in a care working role, whether voluntary, as a carer or within the health and social care settings.
You will learn about person-centred care, develop your knowledge how care workers can support individuals make informed choices, by providing them with the correct information to make decisions or supporting individuals to access the correct information.
Personal hygiene is important to help people feel good about themselves, understand best practice for the benefit of the individual.
Understand team working for good practices for pressure care for the individual and gain an understanding of the NHS SSKIN five step approach to pressure care.
Learn guidelines of foot care from the National Institute for Health and Excellence and understand what foot services are provided by local NHS clinical commissioning groups.
Oral health is important as it affects general health, well-being and quality of life, develop your understanding how to promote positive best practice for individuals in a sensitive manner.
Sepsis is a life-threatening condition that occurs in response to an infection, anyone can develop Sepsis, but some individuals are more susceptible, develop your understanding of the prevention of sepsis and signs and symptoms to look out for.