OCN NI Level 3 Diploma in Healthcare Support Practice (Northern Ireland)
1.2 Nursing and Subjects and Vocations Allied to Medicine
OCN NI Level 3 Diploma in Healthcare Support Practice (Northern Ireland)
Qualification Code
610/0586/1
Review date
28/02/2027
Min age
18
Level
L3
Credits
38
Qualification Information
The OCN NI Level 3 Certificate in Healthcare Support Practice (Northern Ireland) will enable learners to progress to the OCN NI Level 3 Diploma in Healthcare Support Practice. The OCN NI Level 3 Diploma in Healthcare Support Practice (Northern Ireland) will enable learners to progress to higher level qualifications in healthcare specialist and related areasTo achieve the OCN NI Level 3 Diploma in Healthcare Support Practice (Northern Ireland) - learners must successfully complete 38 credits with a minimum of 15 credits from Group A and the remaining credits from any group, with a maximum of 10 credits from Level 2 units.
Individual Units
| Individual Units | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Anatomy and Physiology for Maternity Support Workers | L3 | 2 Credits | View |
| Assisting in Receiving, Handling and Dispatching Clinical Specimens | L2 | 2 Credits | View |
| Assisting in the Delivery of Perioperative Care and Support to Individuals | L3 | 3 Credits | View |
| Assisting in the Implementation of Programmes to Increase Mobility, Movement and Functional Independence | L3 | 5 Credits | View |
| Caring For New-Born Babies | L3 | 4 Credits | View |
| Carrying Out Blood Collection from Fixed or Central Lines | L3 | 5 Credits | View |
| Carrying Out Sterilisation and Product Release of Re-Useable Medical Devices | L3 | 2 Credits | View |
| Carrying Out Wound Drainage Care | L3 | 4 Credits | View |
| Cleaning, Decontamination and Waste Management | L2 | 2 Credits | View |
| Collection of Used Equipment | L2 | 3 Credits | View |
| Conducting Routine Maintenance on Clinical Equipment | L3 | 4 Credits | View |
| Contributing to the Safe Use of Medical Devices in the Perioperative Environment | L2 | 4 Credits | View |
| Delivering Exercise Sessions to Improve Individuals’ Health and Well-being | L3 | 5 Credits | View |
| Diabetes Awareness | L3 | 3 Credits | View |
| Engaging in Personal Development in Healthcare Support | L3 | 4 Credits | View |
| Implementing Hydrotherapy Programmes for Individuals and Groups | L3 | 5 Credits | View |
| Measuring and Recording Individuals’ Body Fluid Balance | L3 | 3 Credits | View |
| Measuring and Recording Individuals’ Body Fluid Balance in a Perioperative Environment | L3 | 3 Credits | View |
| Monitoring and Maintaining the Environment and Resources During and After Healthcare and Clinical Activities | L2 | 3 Credits | View |
| Monitoring And Resolving Customer Service Problems | L3 | 4 Credits | View |
| Obtaining and Handling Venous Blood Samples | L3 | 4 Credits | View |
| Obtaining and Testing Capillary Blood Samples | L3 | 4 Credits | View |
| Obtaining and Testing Specimens from Individuals | L2 | 3 Credits | View |
| Performing Intravenous Cannulation | L3 | 4 Credits | View |
| Performing Routine Electrocardiograph Procedures | L3 | 4 Credits | View |
| Planning, Allocating and Monitoring Work of a Team | L3 | 4 Credits | View |
| Preparing and Applying Dressings and Drains to Individuals in the Perioperative Environment | L2 | 3 Credits | View |
| Preparing and Dressing for Scrubbed Clinical Roles | L2 | 3 Credits | View |
| Preparing and Escorting Patients to Theatre | L3 | 8 Credits | View |
| Preparing and Providing Surgical Instrumentation and Supplementary Items for Surgical Teams | L3 | 6 Credits | View |
| Preparing Documentation, Materials, Components and Other Items for the Preparation of Aseptic Products | L2 | 5 Credits | View |
| Preparing for and Carrying Out Extended Feeding Techniques | L3 | 4 Credits | View |
| Preparing Individuals for Healthcare Activities | L2 | 2 Credits | View |
| Preparing Re-Useable Medical Devices for Sterilisation | L3 | 3 Credits | View |
| Preparing the Anaesthetic Environment and Providing Support for Pre- and Post-Operative Anaesthesia and Recovery | L3 | 5 Credits | View |
| Preparing, Loading and Operating Decontamination Equipment | L3 | 3 Credits | View |
| Principles of Infection Prevention and Control | L2 | 5 Credits | View |
| Promoting and Implementing Health and Safety in Healthcare | L3 | 7 Credits | View |
| Promoting and Maintaining Quality Standards in Healthcare Support Practice | L3 | 3 Credits | View |
| Promoting Communication in Healthcare Support | L3 | 3 Credits | View |
| Promoting Equality and Inclusion in Healthcare | L3 | 2 Credits | View |
| Promoting Nutrition and Hydration in Health and Social Care Settings | L3 | 5 Credits | View |
| Promoting Person Centred Approaches in Healthcare | L3 | 4 Credits | View |
| Providing Advice and Information to Support Parents to Promote the Health and Well-being of their New-born Babies | L3 | 4 Credits | View |
| Providing Support for Mobility | L2 | 3 Credits | View |
| Providing Support When Working in End of Life Care | L3 | 7 Credits | View |
| Receiving And Handling Clinical Specimens within the Sterile Field | L3 | 3 Credits | View |
| Reprocessing Endoscopy Equipment | L3 | 4 Credits | View |
| Selecting and Using Appropriate Attire When Working in Healthcare Settings | L2 | 2 Credits | View |
| Sorting Used Equipment and Disposal of Waste | L2 | 2 Credits | View |
| Supporting Families Who Have a Child with a Disability | L3 | 3 Credits | View |
| Supporting Individuals to Manage Dysphagia | L3 | 5 Credits | View |
| Supporting Individuals Undergoing Healthcare Activities | L3 | 3 Credits | View |
| Supporting Individuals with Feeding Babies | L3 | 4 Credits | View |
| Supporting Parents and Carers and Those in a Parental Role to Care for Babies During Their First Year | L3 | 5 Credits | View |
| The Role of the Healthcare Worker | L2 | 2 Credits | View |
| Transporting, Transferring and Positioning Individuals and Equipment within the Perioperative Environment | L3 | 4 Credits | View |
| Understand the Process and Impact of Dementia | L3 | 3 Credits | View |
| Understanding How to Monitor the Decontamination Process | L3 | 2 Credits | View |
| Understanding Protection and Safeguarding | L2 | 3 Credits | View |
| Undertake Agreed Pressure Area Care | L2 | 4 Credits | View |
| Undertaking Physiological Measurements | L3 | 3 Credits | View |
| Undertaking Stoma Care | L3 | 4 Credits | View |
| Undertaking Urethral Catheterisation Processes | L3 | 4 Credits | View |