Professional Development for Health and Social Care

About This Course

Are you working in the care sector and looking to give your career a boost? Or, maybe you’re looking for your gateway into this rewarding industry? Stand out from the crowd with our three-course care bundle.

Our Professional Development for Health and Social Care online course is the perfect way to start a fulfilling career in health and social care, whether in hospices, care homes, or community-based primary care.

Combining 3 of our most popular healthcare and administration courses, this bundle includes:

• NCFE CACHE Level 2 Award in Awareness of End of Life Care
• Infection Control Level 3
• Medical & Clinical Administration Level 3

The NCFE CACHE Level 2 Award in Awareness of End of Life Care online course will deepen your understanding of end-of-life care, enabling you to create a compassionate and reassuring environment for individuals in their final stages. Explore factors that influence attitudes towards death and dying, and learn to recognise potential barriers to accessing end-of-life care. Develop the skills to respond to difficult questions, offering comfort and peace of mind.

The Infection Control Level 3 online course delves into the field of infection prevention and control. Whether you’re looking for personal growth or professional excellence in healthcare, this course will equip you with the skills needed to implement effective infection control protocols.

Finally, our Medical & Clinical Administration Level 3 online course rounds out the bundle, honing your skills and preparing you for various administrative responsibilities in medical settings. Dive into key legislation, quality assurance processes, and frameworks vital to medical and clinical administration, all at your own pace from the comfort of your home.

This bundle will empower you to excel in the health and social care sectors, setting you up to make a meaningful impact on patient wellbeing and safety.

Course Benefits

This 3 course bundle gives you the ability to reap the benefits of three different programmes wrapped into one. From supporting end of life patients, learning how to mitigate infection risk, to how to use technology effectively in a medical setting, you’ll have a strong foundation to bring to the healthcare sector.

These courses will:

• Help you to develop a strong foundation of knowledge and competency that can be transferred into your work.
• Enable you to study on your own terms – no classrooms, no strict deadlines and no exams.
• Allow you to study from home – all course materials will be sent straight to your door, enabling you to fit your studies around your obligations.

Course Units

NCFE CACHE Level 2 Award in Awareness of End of Life Care 

Qualification Number: 600/4893/1

Unit 1: Understand How to Work in End of Life Care (A/503/8085, Unit Level 2; GLH; 28; Credits 3)

Infection Control Level 3

Unit 1: The Causes and Spread of Infection

Unit 2: Principles of Personal Hygiene and Health

Unit 3: Decontamination in a Care Home Setting

Unit 4: Decontamination in Dental Practices

Unit 5: Principles of Infection Prevention and Control

Unit 6: Cleaning and Waste Management

Medical & Clinical Administration Level 3

Unit 1: Structure, Laws, and Ethics

Unit 2: Service User Care

Unit 3: The Clinical Environment

Unit 4: Information Technology

Unit 5: Primary and Private Care Services

Unit 6: Secondary Care Services

Assessment

This course is assessed using a series of assignments which you’ll need to submit to your personal tutor for marking. Each of these assignments is designed to test your knowledge of the course materials, and their application within a working environment.

There are no written examinations or tests, so you can easily complete all of the assessed work from the comfort of your own home and at your own pace.

Required Knowledge

No prior knowledge or experience is required to enrol onto this course; however you must be at least 16 years old. Similarly, you don’t need to be working within health or social care.

Awarding Body

Upon completion of these courses you will receive a Level 2 Award in the Awareness of End of Life Care on The Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. You will also receive a certificate from National Institute of Qualifications (NIOQ).

NCFE CACHE is the UK’s only specialist awarding organisation for the children and adult care sectors. They offer the most up-to-date and relevant qualifications for the new RQF, and regularly work with Sector Skills Council to ensure that high-quality, cutting-edge services are supplied to their customers, learners, and the sector itself.

These courses have been designed to meet the requirements of specific learners or employers. They are endorsed by National Institution of Qualifications, meaning the courses have undergone external quality checks to ensure that they are maintained and delivered to an excellent standard.

National Institution of Qualifications are a national certificating organisation. Endorsement of our courses ensures learners have access to high quality materials that cover all learning outcomes, helping them to achieve their potential.

Support

From the guidance of our personal tutors whose industry experience will help to support and mentor your studies, to our comprehensive study guide and course materials; from day one we will go above and beyond to help you succeed in your studies. With twelve months tutor support, you have the option of completing in as little as three months, or using the full twelve months.

You too can take advantage of the extensive knowledge base of our personal tutors and use their experiences to get all of your questions answered. Similarly, our student support team are readily available to lend you their advice and guidance as they help you to decipher your course materials and answer your questions.

Only one click away, you can trust that help will be there when you need it.

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