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Level 2 Certificate in the Principles of End of Life Care

Course Overview

Interested in completing one of our End of Life Care training courses? This qualification aims to help identify, develop and formally recognise knowledge and skills surrounding the care of a dying person. The principles of end of life care level 2 will also cover how to support friends and families during this sensitive and emotionally demanding time of life, and is ideal if you are already working in, or intending to work within, the healthcare or social care sector.

Cambridge Regional College takes the safeguarding of individuals emotional and physical wellbeing exceptionally seriously. Some courses and subjects covered in programmes can be upsetting for learners and, although CRC has made every effort to include trigger warnings where appropriate, it is important to acknowledge that we cannot know or understand potential triggers for all learners. Our courses are designed to provide training and further knowledge and should not be undertaken as a form of non clinical therapeutic intervention or counselling.

Key Information

Course Length
15 weeks

Course Level
Level 2

Awarding Body
TQUK
(E-certificates upon achievement)

For Individuals

Funded Course
Yes

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Unit 1: Understand how to work in end of life care

Learn about different attitudes towards death and dying, the varying approaches (and their individual aims) to end of life care, and the support services available to people undertaking such a role.

Unit 2: Care planning in end of life care

Gain an understanding of the holistic approach to end of life care, person-centred assessment and care planning considering the many needs of individuals nearing the end of life.

Unit 3: Understand how to provide support to manage pain and discomfort

Learn the knowledge and skills required in order to provide support for managing pain and discomfort. This includes how to minimise pain through a range of different techniques and the approaches to managing pain.

Unit 4: End of life care and dementia

Gain an acute awareness of the impact dementia can have on an individual's end of life care and also learn how to support those individuals, as well as their family and close friends.

Unit 5: Understanding the role of the care worker in time of death

Explore the role of a care worker around the time of death of an individual. Focusing primarily on how to support an individual, how to care for a deceased individual and existing legislation around this subject are all examined in this module.

Unit 6: Understand loss and grief in end of life care

Consider the complex nature of loss and grief, gaining an understanding of how to support people following bereavement and how to best manage their feelings of loss and grief.