About Course
Course Description:
This qualification is designed to prepare learners for leadership and management roles within the health and social care sector. It equips professionals with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to lead teams, manage services, promote wellbeing, uphold safeguarding standards, and contribute to service improvement through research and reflective practice. The course combines academic theory with practical workplace applications, supporting progression to senior responsibilities or further study at a higher level.
Core Units Overview:
Unit 1: Partnership Working in Health and Social Care
This unit explores the principles, benefits, and challenges of effective partnership working in health and social care. Learners will develop the ability to establish and maintain collaborative working relationships across different services to improve outcomes for individuals.
Unit 2: Safeguarding and Protecting Vulnerable Individuals
Learners will gain an in-depth understanding of the legislation, policies, and practices that underpin safeguarding in health and social care. The unit focuses on identifying risks, managing protective services, and working in partnership to uphold safety and dignity.
Unit 3: Health Improvement and Promotion of Wellbeing
This unit supports learners in developing knowledge and practical skills in public health education and promotion. It covers models of behaviour change, health campaigns, and strategies to encourage healthy lifestyles across different population groups.
Unit 4: Leading Teams in Health and Social Care
Focusing on leadership, performance management, and team development, this unit prepares learners to lead with confidence in care settings. It explores setting performance objectives, motivating staff, and managing team performance to achieve service goals.
Unit 5: Providing Professional Supervision for Staff
This unit develops learners’ ability to implement effective professional supervision processes. It includes planning, delivering, and reviewing supervision, while promoting reflective practice and supporting staff development in line with organisational policies.
Unit 6: Research in Health and Social Care
Learners will gain the skills to design, carry out, and evaluate a research project in a health and social care context. The unit includes selecting a topic, gathering and analysing data, and presenting findings to support evidence-based practice.
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