Health & Social Care - NVQ 3 (Health & Social Care)
The programme offers learners the opportunity to work with adult clients across all age groups to provide basic nursing and social care but gaining more experience and knowledge enabling the practice of more specialised care such as:
Administration of medication
Monitoring blood pressure, pulse and temperature
Taking capillary blood samples
PEG feeds
Care planning and reviews
Team leadership
Assisting registered nurses, GP’s and other professionals such as physiotherapists
Once you achieve the qualification, there will be exciting opportunities for progression into employment within the sector, including: