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Level 3 NVQ in Health (Allied Health Profession

Support — (Clinical Imaging)

YOU NEED A TOTAL OF 10 UNITS TO COMPLETE THIS AWARD

Core competences: you must select at least two of these:

Unit

 Title

Either

HSC31 Promote effective communication for and about individuals

Or

CU6 Maintain communications and records within the organisation

Either

HSC32 Promote, monitor and maintain health, safety and security in the working environment

Or

GEN3 Maintain health and safety in a clinical/therapeutic environment

HSC33

Reflect on and develop your practice

Either

HSC35 Promote choice, wellbeing and the protection of all individuals

Or

HSC34 Promote the wellbeing and protection of children and young people

   
   

General Clinical/Therapeutic Activities competences: you must select at least two of these:

Unit

 Title

Either

CHS2 Assist in the administration of medication

Or

CHS3 Administer medication to individuals

CHS4

Identify the individual whose skin integrity is at risk and undertake the appropriate

 

tissue viability risk assessment

CHS11

Undertake extended personal care

CHS12

Undertake treatments and dressings related to the care of lesions and wounds

CHS19

Undertake physiological measurements

CHS35

Provide first aid to an individual needing emergency assistance

CHS36

Provide basic life support

EUSC14

Take a presenting history from an individual to inform assessment

EUSC2

Obtain supporting information to inform the assessment of an individual

FB11

Perform routine ECG procedures

GEN2

Prepare and dress for work in clinical/therapeutic areas

GEN4

Prepare individuals for clinical/therapeutic activities

GEN5

Support individuals during and following clinical/therapeutic activities

GEN6

Prepare environments and resources for use during clinical/therapeutic activities

GEN7

Monitor and manage the environment and resources during and after

 

clinical/therapeutic activities

GEN8

Assist the practitioner to implement clinical/therapeutic interventions

GEN14

Provide advice and information to individuals on how to manage their own condition

GEN17

Contribute to the discharge of an individual into the care of another service

   
   

Pathway Specific competences:  you must select at least three of these

 

NB: Candidates wishing to select the breast screening competence M2.0 below are likely to address the

functional aspects covered by the General Clinical/Therapeutic competences GEN4, GEN5 and GEN6

within the competences for Level 3. It is suggested therefore that these candidates make an alternative

selection from the General Clinical/Therapeutic Activities competences.

   

Unit

Titile

AHP10

Prepare and reproduce permanent images

AHP11

Assure the effective functioning of image processing equipment

M2.010

Position woman and produce basic radiographic images of the breast

CI.A111

Produce plain radiographic images of the appendicular skeleton for diagnostic purposes

CI.A2

Produce plain radiographic images of the chest and thorax for diagnostic purposes

CI.A3

Produce plain radiographic images of the spine and pelvis for diagnostic purposes

CI.A4

Produce plain radiographic images of the abdomen for diagnostic purposes

Your final three competences can be selected from:

  • any of the above competences, taking note of the potential overlap

           between competences M2.0 and GEN4, GEN5, GEN6

  • any Level 3 Pathway Specific competences other than Perioperative      Care Support (PCS)
  • .any of the Work Effectiveness competences on page 35. 10 M competences are from Long Term Conditions Cancer (Breast Screening) National Workforce Competence Framework 11 CI competences are from the Long Term Conditions Cancer (Clinical Imaging) National Workforce Competence Framework
 

 

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