Nursing in Health and Social Care Level 3 Diploma

Our Nursing in Health and Social Care Level 3 Diploma, which is brand new for 2014, offers a progression route for people who want to develop a career within the health and social care sector.

It gives you the chance to apply new skills in a vocational setting and develop specialist skills which will enhance your employability.

You attend College for two days a week and spend the rest of the week in the workplace. Subjects covered include:

science
clinical practice for the health care assistant
leadership and management
ethics and professional behaviours

You get substantial work experience within a health and social care setting where you will be able to apply the skills and knowledge you acquire.

English and maths for the sector is embedded across the course too.

You are taught within a peer group and there will be opportunity to share practice with other professionals. The course is based on continuous assessment and the successful achievement of vocational competencies.

You gain an enhanced vocational experience and specific specialist input on accredited units related to caring for elderly people in residential nursing homes. You have the opportunity to develop professional practice and build your CV with relevant employability skills.

At the end of the course you will have access to employers who may be recruiting, and you will receive a professional reference.

You need:

- a Level 3 (or equivalent) qualification
- good communication skills and the desire to develop excellent professional behaviors and skills related the health and social care sector
- a clear DBS (Disclosure Barring Service)

On successful completion this course could lead you directly into employment within the health and social care sector.

You may choose to further your education and knowledge with a foundation degree (e.g. for assistant practitioners) or use the vocational experience gained to enhance your application for a nursing degree.