Program Overview

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Course Details

High-quality palliative and end-of-life care (EoLC) requires a pro-active, compassionate approach driven by research-based best practice and continually strives to ensure person-centred, individualised care. This advanced professional development course is offered by the University of Bolton in partnership with Bolton Hospice, a specialist organisation that offers expert care and support for local people with terminal or life-limiting illnesses and their families. The course looks at all the issues involved, drawing on our team of health tutors' long-standing experience, expertise and up-to-date research skills.

If you're a health or allied health and social care professional involved with the care of individuals with life-limiting illnesses and end-of-life care, this course is ideal.

We offer a systematic understanding and critical awareness of current problems and new insights in this field. We'll support you in developing the theoretical knowledge and reflective abilities required so that you can deliver high-quality physical, social, spiritual and psychological care to those nearing the end of life and their families.

We'll also focus on helping you develop a deeper understanding of the importance of inter-professional, multidisciplinary and multi-agency working, as this is crucial in delivering EoLC. Skills in this complex and sensitive area of contemporary health and social care are in increasing demand.

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Highlights

Our dedicated academic team members have a wealth of experience working in health and social care settings. They are engaged in relevant research, bringing their expertise and passion for service excellence to their teaching.

The course is flexible and designed to fit in with busy home and working lives.

As you study this course, you'll be encouraged to develop employability skills, values and behaviours, such as the 6C's, action planning, personal impact and confidence, self-awareness, social and ethical responsibility, respect and commitment to quality.

This course is part of a professional development framework, and the credits gained upon completing this course can be used towards the MSc in Health and Social Care.

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Key Features

We've been offering high-quality courses specifically designed to meet the needs of the health and social care sector for over 30 years.

We have the knowledge and experience to anticipate and respond to change. Our courses and programmes respond directly to the requirements of the NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework (KSF), which is at the heart of the career and pay progression strand of Agenda for Change.

The course curriculum is regularly reviewed to ensure that contemporary theories are adopted.

Your employer may give you financial support to undertake this course, or you may be self-funded. You'll need your employer's support to complete this qualification because you'll need access to a mentor (who helps the University assess your progress on the course).

When you successfully complete this course, the University of Bolton will award you an Advanced Diploma of CPD in Multidisciplinary End of Life Care worth 20 credits at Level HE7.