Level 3 NVQ in Health (Allied Health Profession Support -

(Radiotherapy)

YOU NEED A TOTAL OF 10 COMPETENCIES 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 four of these:

Unit 

Title

R19

Acquire images, data and reference material for radiotherapy processes

R4

Produce treatment parameters for standard individual patient external beam

radiotherapy using a planning computer

R6

Perform simple treatment dose calculations for external beam radiotherapy

R11

Deliver external beam megavoltage radiation

R12

Deliver external beam kilovoltage radiation

Your final two competences can be selected from:

• any of the above competences

• any Level 3 Pathway Specific competences other than Perioperative Care Support (PCS)

• any of the Work Effectiveness competences.

9 R competences are from the Long Term Conditions Cancer (Radiotherapy) National Workforce Competence

Framework.