Level 3 Diploma in Health & Social Care

This qualification is ideal if you’re a care worker, and you have some responsibility in your workplace.

You are generally able to work without supervision. You want to develop or demonstrate your skills, perhaps to become a senior care worker. You will be expected to exercise judgement and take appropriate action to support individuals to maintain their independence, dignity and control.

By providing leadership, guidance and direction at the frontline of care delivery you will be instrumental in improving the health and wellbeing of those receiving care and support.

Lead Adult Care Workers will in some circumstances have delegated responsibility for the standard of care provided and may supervise the work of other care workers. This exercising of autonomy and accountability means leading and supporting others to comply with expected standards and behaviours. Lead Adult Care Workers may work in residential or nursing homes, domiciliary care, day centres or some clinical healthcare settings.

As well as covering Lead Adult Care Workers this course also covers Lead Personal Assistants who can work at this senior level but may only work directly for one individual who needs support and/or care services, usually within their own home.

The level 3 Diploma takes between 12 and 15 months to complete and will be delivered through a blended learning approach. You will be assigned a tutor who will work with you in your place of work, online and in a classroom setting (this could be a virtual classroom). You will need to study for an average of 4 hours each week – this could be more or less depending on your learning style. Study can be completed in the workplace and in your own time. You complete mandatory and optional units which may include:

Introduction to personalisation in social care

The principles of infection prevention and control

Causes and spread of infection

Cleaning, decontamination and waste management

Understand the context of supporting individuals with learning disabilities

Understand the administration of medication to individuals with dementia using a person-centred approach

Undertake agreed pressure area care

Move and position individuals in accordance with their plan of care

Engage in personal development in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings

Promote equality and inclusion in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings

Principles for implementing duty of care

Principles of safeguarding and protection in health and social care

Upon completion of this course you will gain a City & Guilds accredited Level 3 Diploma in Health & Social Care.