TQUK Level 3 Diploma in Healthcare Support (RQF)

Overview

Possess invaluable information, skills and tactics to efficiently work in a healthcare environment with the guidance of our TQUK Level 3 Diploma in Healthcare Support (RQF) qualification. Build your potential to function in a wide-ranging setting and help patients in regaining their health.

TQUK, the UK’s fastest-growing awarding organisation, has approved this 65-credit qualification. Their foremost goal is to assure that you get the finest education feasible. To assure the legitimacy and credibility of your certificates, this renowned awarding body has been approved by Ofqual.

To ensure an extraordinary learning experience, you’ll just have to be 16 years old. You will have the opportunity to learn about health, safety, and well-being in any health care context. You will also discover more about mental health, infection prevention, information management, and personal development.

Enrol immediately! A bright future is waiting for you!

The qualification includes a mandatory study skills unit which develops writing and research skills which are required to carry out job roles at this level and are beneficial to those wishing to progress to Higher Education. The qualification develops competence therefore, learners must have access to a workplace to enable assessment to take place.

Benefits you will gain:

Recognised Accredited Qualification
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Qualification

TQUK Level 3 Diploma in Healthcare Support

Description

The contents of this qualification are comprised of both the mandatory and optional units. The mandatory units equip the learners with the essential core competencies. Simultaneously, optional units give learners the opportunity to choose their interest areas and achieve heightened skills in those.

For this qualification, learners must complete a minimum of 65 credits, among which 45 credits must be from the 15 mandatory units and 20 from the optional units.

In this course, you will get to enhance your knowledge in all fifteen mandatory units.

Causes and spread of infection
Cleaning, decontamination and waste management
Duty of care in care settings
Promote communication in care settings
Promote effective handling of information in care settings
Promote equality and inclusion in care settings
Promote health, safety and wellbeing in care settings
Promote person-centred approaches in care settings
Promote personal development in care settings
Responsibilities of a care worker
Safeguarding and protection in care settings
Study Skills for senior healthcare support workers
The principles of infection prevention and control
Understand mental health problems
Understand mental well-being and mental health promotion

The qualification is intended to develop the aspiring health care support professionals’ ability to:

Gain an excellent understanding of the critical roles and responsibilities of a health care support professional
Proficiently provide adult nursing support
Become efficient in maternity support
Provide excellent mental health support
Effectively provide theatre support
Deliver professional therapy support
Provide excellent healthcare support to minors

Qualification Purpose

The qualification’s primary purpose is to endorse the Senior Healthcare Support Worker responsibilities in the work environment.

Additionally, the qualification aims to develop the learners to progressively move towards higher level qualifications in the same and other related territories. Through this qualification, learners gain the in-depth knowledge and competence necessary to become professional healthcare support service providers.

Who is this course for

Our extensive TQUK Level 3 Diploma in Healthcare Support (RQF) is suitable for ambitious learners who are already working or considering to work in public and private care facilities with the healthcare sector.

Entry Requirements

A minimum of level two in literacy and numeracy or equivalent is adequate for this qualification. The recommended certification to possess is a Cambridge School Certificate or Passes achieved on one certificate at the GCE Ordinary Level.

It is not mandatory for the candidates to be in employment to engage in a Level 3 Diploma in Healthcare Support (RQF). However, the recommended minimum age is 16 years.

Progression

Successfully qualified learners will have the opportunity to progress further towards the achievement of specialist health qualifications. They will also be able to join in apprenticeships or health-related undergraduate programmes.

Total Qualification Time

Total Qualification contains the Guided Learning Hours (GLH) and an estimated number of hours that a learner is likely to spend in preparation, study, or any other learning including assessment, taking place as directed by, but not under the supervision of a lecturer, supervisor or tutor.

The expected total length of time that a learner will typically take to achieve and demonstrate the level of attainment necessary for the award of the qualification is 650 hours, where one credit corresponds to 10 hours of learning. Generally, learners can complete the Level 3 Diploma in Healthcare Support (RQF) within 12 months on a full-time basis.

Guided Learning Hours

These hours comprise all contact time, guidance or supervision of a learner by a lecturer, supervisor, tutor, trainer or other appropriate providers of education or training.

GLH for this qualification is 388.

Method of Assessment:

Your Tutor or Assessor will assess all the units of competency using a portfolio of evidence. AN External Quality Assurance of the qualification will be carried out by TQUK at the end of the academic year.

Career path

This TQUK Level 3 Diploma in Healthcare Support (RQF) will enable you to utilise your gained expertise in a broad range of promising career opportunities, such as: