Level 5 HND in Health and Social Care

Level 5 HND in Health and Social Care

Level 5 Higher National Diploma in Health and Social Care

Unit Overview

Unit 1: Leading and Managing Health and Social Care 

Aims: Develop knowledge of leadership and management theories and their application in health and social care.  Focus on creating a positive organisational culture and understanding regulatory and legislative requirements.

Key Topics:

• Regulatory environment
• Leadership and management theories 
• Effective team leadership 
• Business and resource management 

Unit 2: Responsibilities, Values, and Behaviours in Health and Social Care 

Aims: Understand responsibilities, values, and behaviours in health and social care from a managerial perspective, including communication, safeguarding, health and safety, partnership working, and person-centred practice.  

Key Topics:

• Communication and information sharing 
• Safeguarding and protection 
• Partnership working
• Person-centred practice

Unit 3: Improvement and Innovation in Health and Social Care 

Aims: Understand the importance of improvement and innovation, including quality management, continuous improvement, and change management. Explore entrepreneurial skills and creating a culture of innovation.   

Key Topics:

• Entrepreneurial and innovative culture 
• Quality management and improvement 
• Change management

Unit 4: Professional Development and Performance Management in Health and Social Care 

Aims: Understand professional development for leaders and the management of learning and development for self and others. Focus on professional supervision and performance management.   

Key Topics:

• Professional development principles 
• Professional supervision
• Performance management
• Personal stress and wellbeing 

Unit 5: Digital Skills for Leaders in Health and Social Care 

Aims: Develop digital skills to support work and research in health and social care. Explore systems and technologies, data security, and ethical issues.   

Key Topics:

• Digital technologies
• Data security
• Data management
• Ethical implications

Unit 6: Leading and Managing Different Adult Social Care Service Models 

Aims: Develop in-depth knowledge to manage a chosen adult social care model. Focus on management, resources, safeguarding, and care provision.   

Key Topics:

• Structure and purpose of care services 
• Operational management
• Person-centred care
• Safeguarding requirements

Unit 7: Care Planning and Assessment in Social Care Settings 

Aims: Understand care planning and assessment processes in social care. Focus on translating assessments into care plans and implementing them.    

Key Topics:

• Assessment processes
• Care planning
• Managing assessment outcomes 
• Partnership and multi-disciplinary team working 

Unit 8: Management of Clinical Skills in Adult Social Care 

Aims: Understand clinical activities in adult care settings, including responsibilities, required skills, and competence.  

Key Topics:

• Clinical care and treatment 
• Healthcare needs
• Clinical skills and competence 

Unit 9: Managing Transitions Relating to Care Settings and Significant Life Events 

Aims: Develop skills to manage transitions between care settings and significant life events. Focus on theoretical approaches and frameworks supporting positive transitions.   

Key Topics:

• Impact of transitions 
• Theoretical approaches
• Supporting transitions
• Organisational culture and frameworks 

Unit 10: Leading Financial Management in Health and Social Care 

Aims: Develop financial management skills for leaders. Focus on financial systems, decision-making, commissioning, and financial viability.   

Key Topics:

• Financial management systems 
• Commissioning processes
• Improving financial viability 
• Financial information in decision-making 

Unit 11: Operational Planning in Health and Social Care 

Aims: Understand operational planning within health and social care organisations. Focus on systems, processes, technology, and contingency planning.   

Key Topics:

• Business planning
• Systems and processes 
• Organisational structure and culture 
• Contingency planning

Unit 12: Recruitment and Retention of Staff in Health and Social Care 

Aims: Understand recruitment and retention processes. Focus on legal, regulatory, economic, and industry factors.   

Key Topics:

• Recruitment and selection factors 
• Recruitment processes
• Staff retention

Unit 13: Risk Management in Health and Social Care 

Aims: Understand risk management, including developing a positive risk culture and systems for managing risk.   

Key Topics:

• Areas of risk 
• Risk management culture 
• Risk management systems and processes 
• Responses to critical situations 

Unit 14: Project Management in Health and Social Care 

Aims: Understand project management techniques. Focus on planning, implementation, and review stages.   

Key Topics:

• Project management processes 
• Planning a project 
• Carrying out a project 

Unit 15: Policy, Ethics, and Legislation in Health and Social Care 

Aims: Understand the development and impact of policy, ethics, and legislation. Focus on public need and the politics of health and social care.   

Key Topics:

• Development of policy, ethics, and legislation 
• Factors affecting policy, ethics, and legislation 
• Statutory and ethical frameworks 

Unit 16: The Organisation of Health and Social Care 

Aims: Understand the development and organisation of health and social care. Focus on historical, social, political, and economic factors.   

Key Topics:

• Historical development
• Organisation of health and social care 
• Health information systems 

Unit 17: Global Health Issues 

Aims: Understand global health issues and ethics. Focus on the global burden of disease, health equity, and healthy cities.   

Key Topics:

• Global health concept 
• Global burden of disease 
• Global outbreaks and emergencies 

• • Healthy cities