Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care

Develop the leadership, management and professional skills required to lead high-quality health and social care services.

Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care

The Level 5 Diploma is designed for individuals working in leadership, supervisory and management roles within health and social care settings.

This competency-based qualification develops the knowledge, skills and behaviours required to effectively manage teams, lead services and deliver high standards of care.

Evidence is gathered through workplace practice, allowing learners to demonstrate competence while undertaking their normal job responsibilities.

Mandatory learning outcomes

Use and develop systems that promote communication
Promote professional development
Champion equality, diversity and inclusion
Work in partnership in health and social care or children & young people’s settings.
Undertake a research project within service for health and social care or children and young people.
Develop health & safety & risk management policies, procedures and practices in health & social care or children & young people’s settings.

PATHWAY OPTIONS

Choose the Pathway That Matches Your Care Environment

All learners complete the core leadership units before selecting a specialist pathway aligned with their role and workplace setting. Each pathway develops the leadership, safeguarding and service management skills required within a specific care environment.

Pathway B – Children and young people residential

This course is ideal for learners who work with children and young people in a residential environment (such as a care home). This course will teach learners how to manage a team, safeguarding children and young people, and how to assess an individual in a health and social care setting.

Pathway E – Adult residential

This course is ideal for learners who work with adult learners in a residential environment (such as an elderly care home). This course will teach learners how to manage a team, protecting vulnerable adults and managing group living for adults.

Pathway F – Adult non-residential

This course is ideal for learners who work with adults in a non-residential environment (such as a day care service). This course will teach learners how to manage a team, lead active support and develop procedures and practice to respond to concerns and complaints.