Palliative & End of Life Care for Care Home Support Workers

Course Overview

Designed to increase confidence and competence in delivering palliative and end of life care, this course enhances participants’ ability to recognise palliative needs, understand available services and referral pathways, and utilise advance care planning tools.

This Course is For

Non-registered Health Care Support Workers providing care in residential and care home settings for individuals with palliative and end of life care needs.

Course Capacity & Cost

Face-to-face

• 20 participants
• Organisational booking: £900
• Individual booking: £100 per person

Online

• Organisational booking: £800
• Individual booking: £50 per person

Indicative Content

• Understanding the difference between palliative and end of life care.
• The Four Pillars of Wellbeing.
• ReSPECT forms.
• Advance Care Planning, including use of SPICT.
• Common palliative conditions, including frailty.
• Available services and referral pathways.
• Collaborative working to improve care delivery.