Level 5 Leadership in Health and Social Care Course

CostFree if you're eligible
Duration15 months
LevelLevel 5
DeliveryWork based
StartFlexible
Awarding bodyNCFE awarding body

Fees apply if you're not eligible. Free or reduced fees may be available, depending on your circumstances. Contact London Cactus College for more info.

About this course

Level 5 Leadership for Health and Social Care and Children and Young People's Services Course. Work-based training at your workplace. This course may be fully funded or co-funded depending on your circumstances. Contact London Cactus College for a free eligibility check. You study while working in a health and social care or children and young people's services role, applying your learning directly on the job. The course covers managing practice and leading others at a managerial level. It takes around 15 months to complete. You'll earn a minimum of 90 credits across mandatory and optional units.

Who this course is for

This qualication provides the skills and knowledge needed to manage practice and lead others in adult health and social care provision or in children and young people’s services. The student will complete a selection of both mandatory and optional units, with each unit holding a different credit value. Students must gain a minimum total of 90 credits in order to pass the course.

The programme focuses units on both care and managing to ensure that students are able to fulfil a managerial level role with an extensive understanding of the chosen pathway subject. The course also ensures that students are aware of, and maintaining any legal requirements with which they must comply. Our QCFs are completed via e-portfolio, but all students will be assigned a dedicated assessor who will be on hand to provide support throughout the QCF via phone and email. The assessor team is there to help students work to the work to the best of their ability and complete the QCF in good time.

The e-portfolio is a collection of evidence submitted via our online portal, that verifies a students’ competence in their chosen units. This evidence comprises of a range of documents, varying from peer statements, presentations of evidence, and a series of question and answer sessions. This evidence is usually collected via experience gained in the delegate’s workplace whilst they perform their usual working role and will cover a series of both competence and knowledge based units.

Entry requirements

Experience Health and Social Care and job title to reflect all the tasks related to this course . Minimum Level 2 or equivalent in English and Maths.

What you will learn

  • You'll develop skills to manage practice in adult health and social care or children and young people's services settings.
  • You'll learn how to lead and support others in a care environment.
  • You'll study safeguarding principles and how to apply them in a managerial role.
  • You'll explore person-centred approaches to care and service delivery.
  • You'll build knowledge of health and safety responsibilities at a management level.
  • You'll examine how to manage quality and compliance within care services.
  • You'll learn how to support professional development in your team.

How you will learn

Learning takes place in your workplace. You'll build a portfolio of evidence drawn from your day-to-day role, demonstrating competence across mandatory and optional units. Assessment is based on workplace observation, professional discussion, and written evidence. You must achieve a minimum of 90 credits across your chosen units to complete the Diploma.

What you will need to bring

The centre will provide most materials. London Cactus College will confirm anything else you need before you start.

Where next

Jobs you could do

  • Youth Support Worker: supporting young people's wellbeing and development
  • Registered Manager (Adult Social Care): leading a regulated care service
  • Children's Services Team Leader: managing frontline children's services staff
  • Senior Care Manager: overseeing care delivery across a service or team
  • Residential Care Manager: running a residential care home or supported living service
  • Children and Young People's Services Manager: leading provision for young people
  • Deputy Manager (Health and Social Care): supporting service leadership and compliance

What you could study next

  • Level 6 or Level 7 qualifications in Health and Social Care Management: for those moving into senior or strategic leadership roles.
  • A degree or postgraduate qualification in Social Work, Public Health, or Health Services Management: if you want to move into a regulated profession or a commissioning role.
  • Chartered Management Institute (CMI) Level 5 or Level 7 qualifications: for broader management and leadership development alongside your care specialism.

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