Nutrition CHAMPION – Application

Course fees: HCPA Full Member: Fully funded* | ACE Member: £264+VAT | Associate Member: £300+VAT | Non-member: £400+VAT
Four day programme open for applications
Day 1: 15/01/2026 | Day 2: 16/01/2026 | Day 3: 21/01/2026 | Day 4: 22/01/2026
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 Nutrition 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 a Nutrition Champion and explain how this role benefits their organisation by promoting person-centred, evidence-based nutritional care.
• Describe common nutritional needs and challenges in adult care, including the impact of malnutrition, dehydration, and specific dietary requirements on health and wellbeing.
• Explain relevant local and national guidance, legislation, and best practices relating to nutrition in adult care settings.
• Apply the SMART goal-setting process to develop tailored nutrition care plans that support individual preferences and health outcomes.
• Demonstrate effective communication techniques to promote positive conversations about nutrition and provide supportive responses when individuals face barriers to healthy eating.
• Implement person-centred approaches that promote dignity, choice, and independence in relation to food and drink.
• Analyse barriers to good nutrition in care settings and identify strategies to overcome these, such as environmental, cultural, or organisational challenges.
• Evaluate the importance of multi-disciplinary collaboration, including input from dietitians, speech and language therapists, and other professionals, to support individuals with complex nutritional needs.
• Assess the effectiveness of nutrition interventions and care practices, recommending improvements to enhance health outcomes and reduce risks such as malnutrition and dehydration.
• Develop a SMART goal-driven action plan to embed good nutritional care principles within services, raising awareness, reducing risks, and improving the overall quality of care.

Find out more and apply here

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