Community Healthcare Services - Healthcare Assistant
The one year Level 5 award enables the learner to acquire the knowledge, skills and competence to work under supervision in a variety of healthcare settings. This enables them to enhance their role in provision to service users or to progress to further and or higher education and training.
| Award Name | Level 5 Certificate (Level 5 NFQ) |
|---|---|
| NFQ Classification | Major |
| Awarding Body | QQI |
| NFQ Level | Level 5 NFQ |
| Award Name | NFQ Classification | Awarding Body | NFQ Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 5 Certificate (Level 5 NFQ) | Major | QQI | Level 5 NFQ |
Duration
1 year full-time.
Entry Requirements
Leaving Certificate Standard or QQI Level 4
English language requirement of a B2.2 standard where English is not your first language
Basic I.T. Skills required
All mature students (23+) without these qualifications are welcome to apply
Careers / Further progression
Possible Progression from this course
Moate Business College
6M3674 Advanced Certificate in Community Development with Psychology (Level 6)
CAO progression options
Click here for Progression Routes from Community Healthcare Services 5M4468
The link above is to the Progression Routes Section of the CareersPortal website. You can use this link to find the CAO courses that are available to you with your Moate Business College (MBC) QQI Award. Select the QQI Award Code of the course you are interested in studying in MBC and Search. Use the Career Sectors/Regions filters to focus your research.
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Career Opportunities
This course provides graduates with the platform to finding employment in a variety of settings within the Health, Social Care and/or Community Development sector. It also can provide graduates with a pathway to further studies. A wide range of employment opportunities are available in the following settings:
Hospitals
Nursing Home
Residential Care
Day Care Centres
Hospice Settings
Home Care Assistance
Home Care Agency Work
Further information
There are no fees for tuition. However, charges exist to cover the costs of the following items: examination fees, workshops and registration charges by professional bodies. Please contact info@moatebc.com for information on individual course costs.
Students undertaking any full time Further Education course may apply for a means tested PLC maintenance grant. Application forms are available from www.susi.ie
To apply online please click on the "Application Weblink" below.
Course Content
Course Content
Care of the Older Person 5N2706
Nutrition 5N2006
Intellectual Disability Studies 5N1652
Family Studies 5N4466
Social Studies 5N1370
Infection Prevention and Control 5N3734
Care Provision and Pracrice 5N2705
Communications 5N0690
Work Experience 5N1356
Human Growth and Development 5N1279
Activities of Living Patient Care 5N3707
Note: Modules may be subject to change
Training and Workshops
Team Building and Leadership
Patient Moving and Handling
Suicide Awareness
Safe Guarding of Vulnerable Adults
Children First
Mental Health
Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation Training
Managing Actual and Potential Aggression (Optional)
Note: Training and Workshops are subject to change
5M4468 - Community Health Services
QQI Certification
On successful completion of the course, candidates who reach the required standard will receive the following awards:
QQI Level 5 Certificate in Community Health Services (5M4468)
Moate Business College,
Lake Road,
Moate, Co Westmeath.
Tel: 090 6481178.
info@moatebc.com
www.moatebusinesscollege.com