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Level 3 Healthcare Support Course in Wakefield

Cost£3,600
Duration24 months
LevelLevel 3
DeliveryClassroom based
StartFlexible
Study modePart-time
AttendanceDaytime
Awarding bodyCity & Guilds awarding body
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About this course

Level 3 Healthcare Support Course in Wakefield. Classes run at Wakefield College, part-time during the day. The course runs over 24 months, giving you time to balance study with your existing work commitments. It covers a range of healthcare settings, including adult nursing, maternity support, theatre support, mental health, children and young people, and allied health profession therapy support. You'll need to be working as a healthcare assistant in a largely unsupervised role to join. This level 3 healthcare support qualification is designed for those already working in the sector who want to develop and formalise their skills.

Who this course is for

This qualification aims to assess and develop the knowledge and skills of people working in a variety of healthcare settings as healthcare assistants working within different roles:

Adult Nursing Maternity Support Theatre Support Children and Young People in Healthcare setting Mental Health Allied Health Profession Therapy Support People wishing to gain this Level 3 qualification should be working with a minimum level of supervision and already possess good technical skills and knowledge.

You will be allocated a workplace assessor who will develop an individual learning plan and guide you to develop a portfolio of evidence to meet the learning outcomes.

Entry requirements

There are no formal entry requirements except a College interview, but you will need the appropriate language and literacy skills to enable you to achieve the qualification.

You will need to be working in a largely unsupervised role as a Healthcare Assistant and already have a good level of technical skills and knowledge.

What you will learn

  • You'll develop advanced knowledge and skills across a range of healthcare settings.
  • You'll learn how to support patients in adult nursing, maternity, and theatre environments.
  • You'll build your understanding of mental health care and how to support children and young people in healthcare settings.
  • You'll develop skills in allied health profession therapy support roles.
  • You'll deepen your ability to work with minimal supervision in complex care situations.
  • You'll strengthen your knowledge of safe and effective healthcare practice.

How you will learn

You'll attend classroom-based sessions at Wakefield College during the day. Learning is assessed through a combination of knowledge-based assessments and evidence of competence gathered in your workplace. Because this is a work-based qualification as well as a taught one, your day-to-day practice as a healthcare assistant forms part of your assessment evidence.

What you will need to bring

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

Where next

Jobs you could do

  • Healthcare assistant: working with greater autonomy across clinical settings.
  • Maternity support worker: supporting midwives and new mothers on maternity wards.
  • Theatre support worker: assisting surgical teams in operating theatre environments.
  • Mental health support worker: supporting patients in mental health services.
  • Children's healthcare assistant: working with children and young people in hospital or community settings.
  • Allied health profession support worker: assisting physiotherapists, occupational therapists, or other AHP teams.

What you could study next

  • Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care: a higher education route for healthcare assistants looking to move into more specialist or supervisory roles.
  • Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care: suited to those moving into team leader or senior support roles.
  • Nursing Associate (NMC registered): a degree-level apprenticeship route toward registered nursing, building on Level 3 healthcare experience.
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