Health and Social Care Certification Level 3

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If your company aims to help people and make a difference or you believe that there are some employees within your organisation who would benefit from adding some new skills to their repertoire, a certification in health and social care is a great place to start.
Having the knowledge required, in order to provide care and basic medical attention is necessary, if your team members have an aspiration to achieve a rewarding career in health and social care.
Regardless of the segment of the care sector that your organisation fits into, this course will fit your employees’ needs.
As this course is offered entirely over the internet, this will allow your staff the freedom to study from anywhere and at any time that suits them. By studying these 19 modules, they’ll quickly be able to grasp what it takes to become capable in the field of health and social care.
What’s Covered in the Course?
The Health and Social Care Certificate course was created to give students all they require to step into this thriving industry.
Upon completing the course, you can decide if the role of a carer is right for you, or whether you want to seek out further educational opportunities in the carer field. The carer course covers the following:
The laws and regulations that are applicable to those who work in healthcare;
What a carer is and how they influence the economy;
An introduction to the important publication: ‘The National Carers Strategy’;
How to properly handle heavy loads manually, in order to avoid injury;
Who vulnerable adults are and the tools available, in order to help keep them safe;
How infections spread and what your team members can do, in order to avoid them;
The proper way in which to perform CPR and how this invaluable tool can help save lives;
How to operate a defibrillator, when someone is going into cardiac arrest;
The countless mental illnesses that an individual can suffer from and how the mental health field is rapidly evolving;
The regulations in place, when it comes to carers working with children.
What are the Benefits of the Course?
When completing this course, there are a range of benefits that employees can look forward to, including:
Teaching their colleagues how to provide basic medical care in an emergency situation;
The ability to study from any place, 24/7;
Upon completion of the course, your employee will receive a fully-accredited certificate, and this adds extra credibility to your business;
Online support offered with the course.
Course Modules/Lessons:
Module 01: Module 1: Best Practices for the Safe Handling of People
The legislations involved in the provision of care (some specific to manual handling)
The regulatory authorities applicable to different regions
The variety of manual handling aids used to move people safely
What’s involved in risk assessments
Module 02: The Rights and Roles of Carers
Module 03: Safe Practices for Manual Handling Activities in the Workplace
Module 04: Guidance for Carers on the Safeguarding of Vulnerable Adults
Module 05: Fire Prevention and Safety
Module 06: Preventing and Controlling the Spread of Infection
Module 07: Health and Safety for Employees in the Care Sector
Module 08: Heart Health and Adult Basic Life Support (BLS)
Module 09: A Carer’s Guide to Food Safety and Hygiene Designed to Protect People from Harm
Module 10: A Care Worker’s Guide to COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health)
Module 11: Master Communication – Avoiding the Barriers
Module 12: Understanding Mental Capacity Laws and the Depravation of Liberty Safeguards
Module 13: Mental Health Awareness for Community Care
Module 14: Equality, Diversity and Human Rights
Module 15: First Aid Awareness
Module 16: Dementia Awareness
Module 17: Data Protection – Safeguarding Confidential Personal Data
Module 18: The Roles of Carers for Safeguarding Children
Module 19: Display Screen Equipment: The Safe Use of Technology at Work