Health and Social Care (HN Cluster)

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Start date: January 2026

This course is designed to provide an opportunity you to engage in a range of activities designed to develop broad based skills in health and social care.
Developing your leadership role within a variety of health and social care settings, you will:
  • demonstrate and develop their ability to lead as well as work as part of a team and to work within a multidisciplinary environment, adhering to professional standards and values.
  • combine theory with practice and reflect on the skills required to become a registered practitioner within the health and social care field.
  • develop skills which allow you to work with a variety of patients/clients/individuals in different health and social care settings and to practice in an ant-discriminatory way.
In addition, as senior practitioners, Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) Professional Development requirements, will also be met.
PLEASE NOTE: This course is made up of a cluster of modules in our HNC Healthcare Practice and HNC Social Services courses

Special Features:

  • Develop knowledge around professional standards, loss, leadership, and values, that can be applied to many career pathways.
  • Apply knowledge to develop the ability to lead, as well as work as part of a team.    
  • Preparing you for progression to further study

Entry Requirements:

  • Evidence of ability to work at SCQF Level 7

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Course Content

Course Content

Course content includes: 

  • Professional Standards for Care Practice
  • Leadership Starts with Me 
  • Understanding Loss and the Process of Grief 
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Study Mode

Study Mode

How will I study my course?

  • Short Full-time
  • Online

You will study mainly online through our Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) with support from your lecturers, however there will be some face-to-face teaching on campus.

How long will my course last?

16 weeks

How will this course be assessed?

The SQA units will be assessed through reports and essays. 

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Career

Career

On successful completion of this course, you can progress onto: 

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Fees and Funding

Fees and Funding

Course cost: 

For January 2025 start this course is being offered on a fee-waiver basis.

Please refer to our Fees and Funding section for more information.   

Funding

Our Student Finance Advisers can advise you on all aspects of student funding. The support available depends upon your personal circumstances.

Please refer to our Fees and Funding section for more information.