Unit 01 

Use and develop systems that promote communication

• Be able to address the range of communication requirements in own role
• Be able to improve communication systems and practices that support positive outcomes for individuals
• Be able to improve communication systems to support partnership working
• Be able to use systems for effective information management

Unit 02 

Promote professional development

• Understand principles of professional development
• Be able to prioritise goals and targets for own professional development
• Be able to prepare a professional development plan
• Be able to improve performance through reflective practice

Unit 03 

Champion equality, diversity and inclusion

• Understand diversity, equality and inclusion in own area of responsibility
• Be able to champion diversity, equality and inclusion
• Understand how to develop systems and processes that promote diversity, equality and inclusion
• Be able to manage the risks presented when balancing individual rights and professional duty of care

Unit 04 

Develop health and safety and risk management policies, procedures and practices in health and social care or children and young people’s settings

• Understand the current legislative framework and organisational health, safety and risk management policies, procedures and practices that are relevant to health, and social care or children and young people’s settings
• Be able to implement and monitor compliance with health, safety and risk management requirements in health and social care or children and young people’s settings
• Be able to lead the implementation of policies, procedures and practices to manage risk to individuals and others in health and social care or children and young people’s settings
• Be able to promote a culture where needs and risks are balanced with health and safety practice in health and social care or children and young people’s settings
• Be able to improve health, safety and risk management policies, procedures and practices in health and social care or children and young people’s settings

Unit 05 

Work in partnership in health and social care or children and young people’s settings

• Understand partnership working
• Be able to establish and maintain working relationships with colleagues
• Be able to establish and maintain working relationships with other professionals
• Be able to work in partnership with others

Unit 06 

Undertake a research project within services for health and social care or children and young people

• Be able to justify a topic for research within services for health and social care or children and young people
• Understand how the components of research are used
• Be able to conduct a research project within services for health and social care or children and young people
• Be able to analyse research findings

Unit 07 

Understand children and young person’s development

• Understand the pattern of development that would normally be expected for children and young people from birth-19 yrs
• Understand the factors that impact on children and young people’s development
• Understand the benefits of early intervention to support the development of children and young people
• Understand the potential effects of transitions on children and young people’s development
• Understand how assessing, monitoring and recording the development of children and young people informs the use of interventions

Lead practice that supports positive outcomes for child and young person development

• Understand theoretical approaches to child and young person development
• Be able to lead and support developmental assessment of children and young people
• Be able to develop and implement programmes with children or young people requiring developmental support
• Be able to evaluate programmes for children or young people requiring developmental support
• Be able to lead and promote support for children experiencing transitions
• Be able to lead positive behaviour support

Unit 09 

Develop and implement policies and procedures to support the safeguarding of children and young people

• Understand the impact of current legislation that underpins the safeguarding of children and young people
• Be able to support the review of policies and procedures for safeguarding children and young people
• Be able to implement policies and procedures for safeguarding children and young people
• Be able to lead practice in supporting childrennand young people’s wellbeing and resilience

Unit 10 

Lead and manage group living for children

• Understand the legal, policy, rights and theoretical framework for group living for children and young people
• Be able to lead the planning, implementation and review of daily living activities for children and young people
• Be able to promote positive outcomes in a group living environment
• Be able to manage a  positive group living environment
• Be able to safeguard children and young people in a group living environment

Unit 11 

Lead and manage a team within a health and social care or children and young people’s setting

• Understand the features of effective team performance within a health and social care or children and young people’s setting
• Be able to support a positive culture within the team for a health and social care or children and young people’s setting
• Be able to support a shared vision within the team for a health and social care or children and young people’s setting 
• Be able to develop a plan with team members to meet agreed objectives for a health and social care or children and young people’s setting
• Be able to support individual team members to work towards agreed objectives in a health and social care or children and young people’s setting
• Be able to manage team performance in a health and social care or children and young people’s setting

Unit 12 

Develop professional supervision practice in health and social care or children and young people’s work settings

• Understand the purpose of professional supervision in health and social care or children and young people’s work settings
• Understand how the principles of professional supervision can be used to inform performance management in health and social care or children and young people’s work settings
• Be able to undertake the preparation for professional supervision with supervisees in health and social care or children and young people’s work settings
• Be able to provide professional supervision in health and social care or children and young people’s work settings
• Be able to manage conflict situations during professional supervision in health and social care or children and young people’s work settings
• Be able to evaluate own practice when conducting professional supervision in health and social care or children and young people’s work settings

Unit 13 

Lead practice in promoting the well-being and resilience of children and young people

• Understand how different approaches to promoting positive well-being and resilience in children and young people impact on practice
• Be able to lead practice in supporting children and young people’s well-being and resilience
• Be able to lead practice in work with carers who are supporting children and young people
• Be able to lead practice in responding to the health needs of children and young people
• Be able to lead the development of practice with children or young people to promote their well-being and resilience

Unit 14 

Develop procedures and practice to respond to concerns and complaints

• Understand the regulatory requirements, codes of practice and relevant guidance for managing concerns and complaints
• Be able to develop procedures to address concerns and complaints
• Be able to lead the implementation of procedures and practice for addressing concerns and complaints
• Be able to review the procedures and practices for addressing concerns and complaints

Unit 15 

Facilitate coaching and mentoring of practitioners in health and social care or children and young people’s settings

• Understand the benefits of coaching and mentoring practitioners in health and social care or children and young people’s settings
• Be able to promote coaching and mentoring of practitioners in health and social care or children and young people’s settings
• Be able to identify the coaching and mentoring needs of practitioners in health and social care or children and young people’s settings
• Be able to implement coaching and mentoring activities in health and social care or children and young people’s settings
• Be able to review the outcomes of coaching and mentoring in health and social care or children and young people’s settings

Unit 16 

Understand how to manage a team

• Understand the attributes of effective team performance
• Know how to support team development
• Know how to promote shared purpose within a team
• Know how to promote a ‘no-blame culture’ within a team
• Understand different styles of leadership and management

Unit 17 

Lead the management of transitions

• Understand the impact of change and transitions on the well-being of individuals
• Be able to lead and manage provision that supports workers to manage transitions and significant life events