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BTEC HNC Health and Social Care Practice (Level 4)

About the Course

This course is for people who wish to commence their learning in preparation for employment in the healthcare sector and who have no prior experience in the sector. The course covers several subjects that aim to provide candidates an overview of the various faculties of healthcare. Subjects taught will include Human Physiology, Public Health, Quality Management, Legal Issues in Healthcare and various other programs. The course will enable candidates to attain a comprehensive blend of healthcare knowledge and skills associated with management and administration requisite in the delivery of modern health and social care services
Course Structure

HNC (total 10 units)

Unit    Mandatory Units

1.       Communicating in Health & Social Care Organisations

Develop Learners ’ awareness of different forms of communication used in the health and social care context and the importance of communication in service delivery

2    Principles of Health & Social Care Practice

Develop an understanding of the values and principles that underpin the practice of all those who work in health and social care, particularly from the prospective of those with management and leadership roles

3    Health & Safety in the Health & Social Care Practice

Provide the knowledge and understanding needed to ensure learners understand their responsibilities in ensuring the health and safety of the workplace and the people in it.

4    Personal & Professional Dev in Health & Social Care

Encourage learners to develop as reflective practitioners

5    Working in Partnership in Health & Social Care

Provide learners with the opportunity of exploring three levels of partnerships. Firstly, at service user level between users and professionals, secondly, at Inter professional
level between practitioners, and thirdly at organizational and policy level

6    Research Project Level 5

Explore a range of perspectives that influence research design and analysis of data. The uses of research in health and social care and the importance of ethical practice in research will be considered.

13    Managing Human Resources in Health & Social Care 

14    .Managing Financial Resources in Health & Social Care

Level 4 = Credits 75            Level 5 = Credits 50

Specialist Units

Unit    Specialist Units

10    10. Safeguarding in Health & Social C Specialist Units are

11    The Role of Public Health in Health & Social Care

15    Psychology for Health & Social Care – Level 4

19    Contemporary Issues in Health & Social Care

Develop learner’s understanding of the factors that may influence public debate of matters relating to health and social care.

24    Understanding the Learning Process – Level 5

26    Facilitating Change in Health & Social Care – Level 5

29    Health Promotion – Level 5