End of Life Care | E-Learning

End of Life Care | E-Learning

End of life care done well is compassionate, holistic and coordinated. This course prepares you to be part of it.

End of life care involves more than medical and physical support. It encompasses emotional, spiritual and social needs, both for the person approaching death and for the family members and carers around them. It typically involves a team of professionals working together, and it asks everyone involved to navigate their own responses to grief and loss alongside their professional responsibilities.

For those working in care settings, end of life is not a rare or exceptional event. It is a part of the work. This CPD-approved online course provides a clear, sensitive introduction to what good end of life care looks like, what to expect as a person’s condition deteriorates, and how to work effectively within the team of professionals involved.

What You Will Learn

• What end of life care means, and the principles that underpin good practice: compassion, dignity, holistic support and the involvement of the person and their family in care decisions
• The physical changes that typically occur as someone approaches death, and what these mean for their care needs
• Pain and symptom management at end of life: the roles of different medications and interventions, and your responsibilities as a care worker
• Communication at end of life: how to talk with someone who is dying, how to have honest conversations, and how to support family members
• The emotional impact of end of life work on care staff, and strategies for recognising and managing your own responses
• The range of professionals involved in end of life care, their roles, and how to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team
• Advance care planning: what it is, how it is documented (including Advance Decisions to Refuse Treatment and Do Not Attempt CPR decisions), and what it means for your care practice
• Cultural and religious considerations at end of life: how different traditions and beliefs shape what people need, and how to respect these appropriately
• Bereavement support: what happens after a death, how to support grieving relatives, and the care worker’s own experience of loss

Course Details

Certificate:

• PDF format certificates are issued as standard, as soon as you complete the course.

Course duration:

• The End of Life Care course includes around 25 minutes of video lead learning.

Test:

• The course is tested online & you’ll need to gain a minimum of 70% in each of the modules to pass.
• There are short tests throughout to help cement your learning.
• You will undertake a multiple choice exam at the end of the course.

Pre-requisites:

• We recommend that you have a reasonable understanding of English & maths (e.g. GCSE grade D/Level 1) before undertaking this course.

Candidates:

• Purchase a place for yourself, or purchase a bundle for your colleagues.

Geographical coverage:

• The End of Life care course is available to candidates in the UK.
• The course can be delivered in other countries however candidates should be aware that the content was developed in accordance with current UK practice, protocols & guidance.

Venue:

• The course can be run on any electronic device. We recommend that a laptop/desktop is used to ensure that you can see the screen clearly.

Joining instructions:

• Shortly after you purchase your place on the course, we will email you your login details for the course.
• Visit this page to read the course joining instructions including everything you need to know about our e-learning courses.

Links:

• NHS