Delegated Healthcare Tasks training

What this course covers

• Explain what delegation of a healthcare task is and is not, and name the national framework behind it
• Describe the delegation chain: who is accountable for what, and why competency must be person-specific and signed off in writing
• Explain your duty to decline a task you have not been trained and assessed for, and how to do it professionally
• Recognise, at awareness level, the red flags in the common delegated tasks that mean stop and escalate
• Support consent, document delegated care properly, and know when delegation must pause and how to raise concerns

What's in each section

Delegated Healthcare Tasks runs across 16 sections, each ending in a quick knowledge check:

1. Why Delegated Tasks Are Part of Care Now
2. What Delegation Is — and Is Not
3. The National Framework Behind It
4. The Delegation Chain: Who Is Accountable for What
5. Person-Specific Competency and Sign-Off
6. Your Duty to Say No
7. Insulin: What You Are Watching For
8. PEG and Enteral Feeding: Awareness
9. Stoma Care: Awareness
10. Catheter Care: Awareness
11. Simple Wound Care: Awareness
12. Physiological Observations and NEWS2
13. Consent and the Person's View
14. Documentation That Protects Everyone
15. When Delegation Must Pause
16. Escalation Routes and Raising Concerns

How much does Delegated Healthcare Tasks training cost?

£3.99 per person on Care2Learn, with no minimum order and no subscription. If your team needs a full training matrix rather than one course, a subscription from £1.99 per learner per month — one flat team rate, set by your team’s size — covers every course in the catalogue. See the 2026 price comparison.

Who needs it

Experienced care workers taking on clinical tasks delegated by a nurse or therapist — and the seniors and registered managers who govern that delegation — in home care, supported living and care homes. It covers the national guiding principles for delegated healthcare activities, the delegation chain and who stays accountable, person‑specific competency and written sign‑off, the duty to decline an unassessed task, and awareness‑level red flags for the common tasks: insulin, PEG and enteral feeding, stoma care, catheter care, simple wound care and physiological observations. Completion is recorded with the date taken and the date it is next due, so it appears correctly on your training matrix.

What the learner receives

A certificate in their own name carrying our CPD Member badge (The CPD Certification Service), showing the completion date and the renewal date, downloadable at any time. The record belongs to the learner, not just the employer — it travels with them rather than sitting in one provider's system.

Related courses

Awareness courses for the conditions behind the most commonly delegated tasks.

• Medication Awareness — 60 min online, £3.99 per person
• Diabetes Awareness — 20 min online, £3.99 per person
• Dysphagia — 20 min online, £3.99 per person
• Record Keeping & Care Planning — 45 min online, £3.99 per person

You can also browse the full catalogue of 81 courses, or read about the Care Certificate for staff new to care.

Frequently asked questions

How long does Delegated Healthcare Tasks training take?

About 60 min of e‑learning, across 16 sections with 10 assessment questions. Learners can stop and resume at any point, and it works on a phone.

Is Delegated Healthcare Tasks CPD Aligned, and how is it assessed?

Yes — it is CPD Aligned, and the certificate carries our CPD Member badge. The assessment is multiple choice with a pass mark of 70%; attempts are recorded and learners can retake it. Renewal defaults to 12 months from the completion date — your organisation can set 24 or 36 months per course — so it reappears on your training matrix when it is due.

Does this course authorise someone to perform a delegated clinical task?

No, and it says so from its first section. Authorisation comes from the delegating registered professional, after they have trained and assessed that person for that task for that individual, with the competency signed off in writing. This course teaches how that process works, what good delegation looks like, and the red flags that mean stop and escalate — so the clinical training lands on prepared ground.

Which framework is it based on?

The national guiding principles for delegated healthcare activities, published by the adult social care workforce body with the Department of Health and Social Care and sector partners, plus the enhanced‑role expectations of the Care Workforce Pathway and the nursing profession's position on delegation and accountability. The course names its sources slide by slide.

Can a care worker refuse a delegated task?

They must, if they have not been trained and assessed for it — refusing an unassessed task is professional behaviour, not insubordination, and the course teaches how to decline clearly and escalate so the person still gets their care. It also covers when delegation must pause: the person's condition changed, the equipment changed, or the competency has lapsed.

Who stays accountable when a task is delegated?

Accountability is shared, not transferred: the registered professional stays accountable for the decision to delegate and the adequacy of training and assessment, the care worker is accountable for carrying out the task as trained and for speaking up when something is outside their competence, and the employer is accountable for safe systems, supervision and insurance. The course walks the chain with scenarios.