Healthcare Assistant Advanced Diploma

Care Management, Disability

Start date

11/06/2024

End date

31/12/2024

Overview

Advance your healthcare career with our comprehensive Healthcare Assistant course. Gain essential skills in health care, nursing, communication, and more. Enrol now and make a positive difference in the lives of patients and service users. Get a special certificate to open up job chances in the National Health Service (NHS), health administration, medical assistant jobs, and other health jobs.

We’ll learn about rules and ethics in health care, which means you’ll know the right way to behave in your job. We’ll learn about how the body fights off diseases, how to help people manage pain, the right food to eat, and how to help people stay hydrated. Also, we’ll learn how to help people with going to the bathroom, how to help them breathe, how to help them sleep, and how to help them move or stay still when needed.

The course will teach you about data rules in healthcare, which means you’ll understand how to keep patient records safe and private. Also, you’ll get better at speaking English, learning medical words and how to talk to people effectively.

Once you complete this course for health care assistants, you’ll be set to assist doctors and nurses in various places. You can work in places like the National Health Service (NHS), Alliance Healthcare, and HCA Healthcare. You’ll be able to help make patients and service users healthier and happier.

What you will learn

  • Gain knowledge in nursing fundamentals and healthcare practices.
  • Develop effective communication skills in a healthcare context.
  • Understand the importance of hygiene, infection control, and health and safety.
  • Acquire proficiency in medication administration and understanding the immune system.
  • Demonstrate knowledge in pain management, nutrition, and fluid balance.

What you require

  • Basic computer literacy.
  • Access to the internet.
  • Passion for a career in healthcare.