End of Life CHAMPION – Application

Course fees: HCPA Standard Member: Fully funded*
Associate/Network Member: £400+VAT | Non-member: £400+VAT

Four day programme open for applications
Day 1: 02/11/2026 | Day 2: 09/11/2026 | Day 3: 16/11/2026 | Day 4: 25/11/2026
All sessions must be attended

Lead Excellence in Care with HCPA Champions
Empower your team by developing experienced colleagues to become HCPA Champions – individuals who influence positive, high-quality change within their care services.

What is an HCPA Champion?
A Champion is a trained experienced care professional who drives improvements in care practices, embeds governance, and models excellence across the organisation.
The programmes equip Champions with the confidence, tools, and knowledge to influence change, support colleagues, and apply best practice consistently.
Champions revalidate every two years by evidencing change through action plans, case studies, and continuing professional development.

Why have Champions?
Care Managers cannot do everything, they need support from trusted staff to ensure the service remains compliant with evolving national and local guidance. Champions mentor peers, influence care delivery, and maintain elevated care standards through ongoing governance and learning.

We suggest care providers have a Champion in each relevant topic area. To ensure quality and focus, each individual may only be a Champion in up to two topic areas:

The End of Life CHAMPION course will enable Care professionals to take on the role of Champion within their organisation for this topic. The Champion will have a clear understanding of local and national guidance and legislation for and will cascade this information amongst care teams, improving the safety and quality of care for individuals.

Learning Outcomes:
• Define the role of an End of Life Care Champion and explain how this role can enhance the quality of care and support within the organisation.
• Describe relevant local and national guidance on best practice in end of life care.
• Define the term “governance” and explain its relevance to ensuring safe, person-centred end of life care.
• Apply the principles of SMART goal setting to improve care planning and delivery in end of life situations.
• Differentiate between levels of support available for individuals at the end of life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and cultural needs, and apply this knowledge to individual care plans.
• Analyse how errors or lapses in communication, assessment or intervention can impact end of life care and identify strategies to reduce these risks.
• Identify individual factors such as symptoms, co-morbidities, personal beliefs and preferences that influence care needs, and analyse their impact on quality of life at the end of life.
• Evaluate the actions required when a concern or safeguarding issue arises in end of life care, including correct reporting and recording procedures.
• Assess the importance of recognising and responding to signs of distress or changes in condition, and evaluate when and how to escalate care needs.
• Develop an approach for regular review of end of life care plans that meets best practice requirements, and design strategies to support individuals and families in managing care with dignity, comfort and respect.

Find out more and apply here

Note – This is an application, not a booking. If approved, you will be invited to book.