Diploma in Health & Social Care Level 2

Overview

The aim of this qualification is to contribute to the skills, knowledge and overall performance of the health and social care worker. Its purpose is to underpin the experience and skills of the care worker and aid career progression.

Who will benefit?

Any health and social care worker who is mainly working under supervision or anyone who wants to start a career in Care. If you're already working in care, this can assist you to increase your skills and knowledge and take on more responsibility; this is an excellent qualification to support this career progression. It has three specific pathway routes; Generic, Learning Disabilities or Dementia.

Outcomes:

• Introduction to communication in health, social care or children's and young people's settings
• Introduction to personal development in health, social care or children's and young people's settings
• Introduction to equality and inclusion in health, social care or children's and young people's settings
• Principles of safeguarding and protection in health and social care
• The role of the health and social care worker
• Implement person-centred approaches in health and social care
• Contribute to health and safety in health and social care
• Handle information in health and social care settings
• Introduction to duty of care in health, social care or children's and young people's settings.

You also choose optional units from a range to suit your career plans.
Units you might choose include:

• Causes and spread of infection
• Understand the impact of acquired brain injury on individuals
• Approaches to enable rights and choices for individuals with dementia while minimising risks.