Health - Part-time Level 3 Diploma in Healthcare

This qualification aims to assess and develop the knowledge and skills of people working in a variety of healthcare settings as healthcare assistants working within different roles:

1. Adult Nursing

2. Maternity Support

3. Theatre Support

4. Children and Young People in Healthcare setting

5. Mental Health

6. Allied Health Profession Therapy Support

People wishing to gain this Level 3 qualification should be working with a minimum level of supervision and already possess good technical skills and knowledge.

To gain the Diploma you must achieve a minimum of 65 credits, with 35 credits gained from the following mandatory units:-

1. Safeguarding and protection in care settings

2. Responsibilities of a care worker

3. Cleaning, Decontamination and Waste Management Duty of care

4. Causes and Spread of Infection

5. The principles of Infection Prevention and Control

6. Study Skills for Senior Healthcare Support Workers

7. Promote personal development in care settings

8. Promote equality and inclusion in care settings

9. Promote health, safety and wellbeing in care settings

10. Promote person-centred approaches in care settings

11. Promote communication in care settings

12. Promote effective handling of information in care settings

13. Duty of care in care settings

14. Understand mental well-being and mental health promotion

15. Understand mental health problems

In addition to the core units, you will choose optional units that suit your current work role, and these will be discussed and planned with your Assessor.

There are no examinations. You will be allocated an Assessor who will visit you in your workplace and observe you carrying out your daily tasks and duties. You will be required to compile a portfolio of evidence of your competence and knowledge, which your Assessor will help you to prepare.

There are no formal entry requirements except a College interview, but you will need the appropriate language and literacy skills to enable you to achieve the qualification. Or the Level 3 Diploma, you will need to be working in a largely unsupervised role as a Healthcare Assistant and already have a good level of technical skills and knowledge.

Further Study: It is expected that you would progress to specialist qualifications reflecting the context of your job role.

Career Opportunities: This qualification will prove to employers that you are a skilled and competent support services worker and that you are interested in developing your skills.