About Course

This Level 5 diploma has been developed to equip experienced practitioners in adult social care settings with the leadership, management and service-development knowledge and skills they need to take on senior roles. It is aimed at those who are already working in or aspiring to work as registered managers, service managers, deputy managers or in other strategic leadership roles within adult care provision.
The qualification supports the standards set out by the sector-skills body Skills for Care and aligns with the apprenticeship standard for “Leader in Adult Care”.

What Will You Learn?

  • By completing this qualification, learners will be able to:
  • 1. Lead, manage and improve adult care services, putting the wellbeing and outcomes of individuals at the heart of decision-making.
  • 2. Demonstrate understanding and application of governance, regulatory frameworks and inspection processes relevant to adult social care.
  • 3. Develop and support the workforce: supervise, appraise, develop performance, and foster professional growth.
  • 4. Manage resources (financial, human, physical) effectively within adult care services, ensuring value, sustainability and quality.
  • 5. Champion person-centred, outcome-focused practice, equality, diversity and inclusion in adult care settings.
  • 6. Drive innovation, continuous improvement and change to the service/organisation, enhancing quality and responsiveness to future needs.
  • 7. Work collaboratively with others: build partnerships, relationships and networks across health, social care, voluntary and statutory sectors.

Course Content

LMAC1A : Leadership and management in adult care

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LMAC1B : Team leadership in adult care

LMAC7A : Resource management in adult care

LMAC2A : Governance of adult care

LMAC2B : Regulatory processes for adult care

LMAC3A : Communication and information management in adult care

LMAC4A : Partnership working in adult care

LMAC5A : Outcomes-based and person-centred practice in adult care

LMAC5B : Equality, diversity, inclusion and human rights in adult care

LMAC5C : Continuous improvement in adult care

LMAC6A : Professional development in adult care

LMAC6B : Supervision and performance management in adult care

LMAC8A : Safeguarding in adult care

LMAC8B : Health and safety in adult care

LMAC8C : Risk-taking and risk management in adult care

LMAC8D : Managing comments, concerns and complaints in adult care

LMAC9A : Manage own professional development and personal wellbeing

LMAC10A : Decision-making in adult care

LMAC11A : Market provision and integrated approaches in adult care

LMAC11B : Innovation and change in adult care

LMAC12 : Advocacy in adult care

LMAC13 : Assistive technology in adult care

LMAC14 : Digital skills in adult care

LMAC15 : Group living in adult care

LMAC16 : Healthcare and clinical skills in adult care

LMAC17 : Mental capacity in adult care

LMAC18 : Specialist areas of care

LMAC19 : Sexuality and sexual health in adult care

LMAC20 : Transitions in adult care

LMAC21 : Business development for adult care

LMAC22 : Coaching and mentoring in adult care

LMAC23 : Induction in adult care

LMAC24 : Manage finance and budgets in adult care

LMAC25 : Recruitment, selection and retention in adult care

LMAC26 : Research in adult care

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