Leader in Adult Care FdSc

**On completion of this HTQ programme, you will have met the knowledge, skills and behaviour requirements to be an effective leader managing community and residential services. You’ll be able to ensure the delivery of services is safe, effective, caring, and responsive to service user needs.**<br/><br/>**Why study this subject?**<br/>As a Leader in Adult Care, you will guide and inspire teams to make positive differences to someone’s life when they are faced with physical, practical, social, emotional, psychological, or intellectual challenges. You will be a leader of the care team and will develop and implement a values-based culture at a service or unit level. <br/><br/>**Why study at Buckinghamshire New University?**<br/>Our HTQ programme has been developed with collaboration from employers at the Buckinghamshire Health and Social Care Academy and education groups where employers from the health and social care sectors identify skill shortage needs. We use feedback from students via modules evaluations, mid semester surveys and the NSS to continually improve our course. Diverse student body consisting of people from all backgrounds and lived experiences. <br/><br/>We work directly with local organisations to address skills shortages. This course gives employers the talent they demand and you the abilities to provide it. Our student union was voted 1st in the UK (NSS2023) and because of the big deal all student union activities are free, thanks to our amazing community.<br/><br/>**What will I study on this course?**<br/>The FDSc Leader in Adult Care programme is a practice based Higher Technical Qualification (HTQ) accredited by the Institute of Apprenticeships and Technical Qualifications (IfATE) and aligned to the apprenticeship occupational standards. This two-year HTQ programme is underpinned by values of Care, Compassion, Courage, Communication, Competence and Commitment which will support you to lead teams in delivering high quality care for adults in need. <br/><br/>We will ensure you meet the needs and requirements of local organisations to ensure safe, effective, and caring service at many levels of operation. You will study topics such as:<br/><br/><br/>- Effective Communication in Social Care <br/><br/><br/>- Legal Context of Social Care <br/><br/><br/>- Policy Context of Social Care <br/><br/><br/>- Developing Personal and Professional Practice <br/><br/><br/>- Leadership and management in Adult Social Care <br/><br/><br/>- Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults and Children <br/><br/><br/>- Problem solving within complex care situations<br/><br/><br/>- We will help you become leaders in adult care who can lead and guide teams in making a positive difference in the lives of people, especially when faced with social, emotional, and psychological challenges.<br/><br/><br/>**What are my career prospects?**<br/>After this programme you will be well placed to pursue jobs in the local area of Buckinghamshire, but also nationally and internationally in this area if you so choose. Due to the nature of the programme it has been designed with specific employment and skill demands in mind. Some of the job titles you could be qualified for are below:<br/><br/>Typical job titles include:<br/>- Assistant Manager<br/><br/><br/>- Deputy Manager<br/><br/><br/>- Registered Manager<br/><br/><br/>- Service Manager<br/><br/><br/>- Unit Manager <br/>