First Certificate in Health and Social Care

“Because I now work as a support worker alongside college, the course has helped me apply important skills like safeguarding and empathy in real-life settings.”

Lily Mae Sampson Level 3 Health and Social Care

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We make every effort to ensure information within our online course directory is accurate and a true representation of the courses we are offering in 2026-27 However, we do reserve the right to make changes if necessary.

Start an exciting career in Health and Social Care

The health and social care sector is ideal for those who have a passion for caring for others and includes jobs in personal care and healthcare.

Two people stood around a hospital bed in the College's health suite

Occupational Health Nurse

Average salary - £30,000 - £53,000*

Occupational health nurses care for the health and wellbeing of people at work.

Day to day tasks:

Carry out pre-employment medical checks, assess and treat employees who are injured or become ill at work, provide counselling and support, give advice on health education, health and safety and sickness absence, carry out risk assessments and keep employee health records.*

Working environments:

You could work in an NHS or private hospital or at a client’s business. Your working environment may be physically demanding. You may need to wear a uniform.*

*Information from nationalcareers.service.gov.uk

Social Worker

Average salary - £32,000 - £48,000*

Social workers help to protect vulnerable children and adults from harm or abuse, and support people to live independently.

Day to day tasks:

Meet individuals and families to review their needs, make support plans, help clients develop and maintain independent living skills, keep clients safe and take action to protect them when necessary, work closely with communities, health professionals and other agencies, keep records, write reports and discuss cases with your supervisors.*

Working environments:

You could work in an office, in an NHS or private hospital, at an adult care home, at a children’s care home or in the community. Your working environment may be emotionally demanding.*

*Information from nationalcareers.service.gov.uk

In-demand skills that commonly appear in job descriptions for roles within the health and social care sector include**:

Communication | Management | Teaching | Resilience |Empathy

**Information from EMSI 2025

What our students say

Because I now work as a support worker alongside college, the course has helped me apply important skills like safeguarding and empathy in real-life settings.

Lily Mae Sampson Level 3 Health and Social Care

First Certificate in Health and Social Care

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