OTHM Level 5 Extended Diploma in Health and Social Care Management

Upcoming Session

  

Start Learning Today

Course Overview

What is this course

The OTHM Level 5 Extended Diploma in Health and Social Care Management is a career-focused qualification designed for learners who want to develop professional knowledge and leadership skills within the health and social care sector. The course provides a strong understanding of healthcare policies, safeguarding, communication, leadership, and person-centred care practices. It is aligned with UK educational standards and supports progression into higher education and management roles.

This diploma is ideal for aspiring healthcare managers, support workers, care coordinators, and professionals already working in health and social care environments. Learners will enhance their decision-making, teamwork, problem-solving, and organisational management abilities while gaining insight into modern healthcare challenges and service delivery systems. The programme combines academic learning with practical industry applications.

The OTHM Level 5 Extended Diploma in Health and Social Care Management also supports progression to university top-up degrees and further professional qualifications. It improves career opportunities in healthcare organisations, social services, residential care, community support, and public health sectors both in the UK and internationally.

Prerequisites

Course Entry Requirements

To enroll in the OTHM Level 5 Extended Diploma in Health and Social Care Management, learners are generally expected to meet the following entry requirements:

  • Learners should normally be 18 years of age or above at the time of enrolment.
  • Learners are expected to hold a Level 4 qualification or equivalent in Health and Social Care, Healthcare Management, or a related discipline.
  • Relevant experience in health and social care, healthcare support, community services, or supervisory roles may be accepted for mature learners.
  • Learners must demonstrate adequate English reading, writing, and communication skills to understand course materials.

Course Content

Detailed Curriculum Structure

The OTHM Level 5 Extended Diploma in Health and Social Care Management qualification consists of 12 mandatory units, 240 credits, 2400 hours Total Qualification Time (TQT) and the recommended Guided Learning Hours (GLH) for this qualification is a minimum of 1200 hours.

To achieve the OTHM Level 5 Extended Diploma in Health and Social Care Management, learners must achieve 240 credits in total, of which 120 credits are at Level 4 (6 units) and 120 credits are at Level 5 (6 units).

Level 4:6 Units

  1. Promoting Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Health and Social Care
  2. Professional Development and Academic Writing Skills
  3. Communication in the Caring Professions
  4. Principles of Health and Safety for Health Professions
  5. Assessment Processes in Health and Social Care Settings
  6. Resource Management in Health and Social Care

Level 5:6 Units

  1. Working in Partnership in Health and Social Care
  2. Managing the Safeguarding and Protection of Vulnerable Individuals
  3. Health Education and Promoting Wellbeing
  4. Team Management in Health and Social Care
  5. Professional Supervision Practice in Health and Social Care
  6. Research Methods in Health and Social Care

Level 4: 6 Mandatory units

Promoting Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Health and Social Care

  • Understand equality, diversity, inclusion and human rights within the health and social care workplace.
  • Understand the development of systems that promote diversity, equality and inclusion.
  • Be able to promote equality, diversity and inclusion.
  • Know how to manage risk and balance rights with duty of care

Professional Development and Academic Writing Skills

  • Understand the principles of professional development.
  • Be able to develop goals and targets for their own professional development.
  • Be able to prepare a professional development plan.
  • Be able to use models of reflective practice to evaluate own development.
  • Be able to apply appropriate academic conventions in written communication.

Communication in the Caring Professions

  • Know about the range of communication requirements in the workplace.
  • Be able to use communication systems and practices in the workplace.
  • Be able to use communication systems to facilitate partnership working
  • Know how to use systems for information management.

Principles of Health and Safety for Health Professions

  • Know about the current legislative framework for health and safety.
  • Understand the importance of compliance in relation to health and safety.
  • Understand risk assessment processes related to health or social care.
  • Be able to review health and safety practices, policies and procedures.

Assessment Processes in Health and Social Care Settings

  • Know about approaches used in the assessment process for care provision.
  • Know how to lead assessments for care provision.
  • Know how to manage the outcomes of care assessments.
  • Be able to advise others about the role of assessment.

Resource Management in Health and Social Care

  • Know about the purpose and objectives of human resource management.
  • Understand key aspects of managing others in the workplace.
  • Understand the regulation and inspection of health and social care services.
  • Understand the management of financial resources.

Level 5: 6 Mandatory units

Working in Partnership in Health and Social Care

  • Understand the features of partnership working
  • Understand how to establish and maintain working relationships with others.
  • Understand how to evaluate partnership working.
  • Know how to work with others to support organisational innovation and growth.

Managing the Safeguarding and Protection of Vulnerable Individuals

  • Understand the legal framework, regulations, policies and procedures that support the safeguarding and protection of vulnerable individuals.
  • Know about the management of a service which safeguards and protects vulnerable individuals.
  • Understand the importance of partnership working to protect vulnerable individuals.
  • Understand how to review procedures and practices that promote safeguarding of vulnerable individuals

Health Education and Promoting Wellbeing

  • Understand approaches to health education.
  • Understand models of behaviour change.
  • Be able to carry out a health education campaign.

Team Management in Health and Social Care

  • Understand the characteristics of effective team work.
  • Know how to support a positive culture within a team in a health and social care setting.
  • Understand how to agree performance objectives with the team.
  • Be able to manage team performance.
  • Know about recruitment and selection processes in health and social care.

Professional Supervision Practice in Health and Social Care

  • Understand professional supervision in health and social care settings.
  • Know how to agree on the framework for a professional supervision process.
  • Know how to provide professional supervision.
  • Know how to reflect on own practice in professional supervision.

Research Methods in Health and Social Care

  • Understand approaches to research in health and social care.
  • Be able to plan a research project relevant to a health and social care setting.
  • Be able to carry out a research project relevant to a health and social care setting.
  • Be able to make informed recommendations.

Course Features

6-18 Months

05 Mandatory Units

Online Learning

Assessment Based

Get in Touch

+44 2035 764371

+44 7441 396751

info@ictqual.co.uk

www.ictqual.co.uk

Follow Us

Similar Posts