A career in Health is much more than just a job - it’s a hugely-rewarding vocation - and takes a very special kind of person. As part of an adult nursing team, you'll be supporting the treatment and care of adults for a wide variety of long and short-term conditions. This could include heart disease, injuries from an accident, pneumonia, arthritis, diabetes or cancer. Not only will you need to help treat their physical health conditions, you'll also need to build trust with your patients, and provide emotional support.
The Level 3 T-Level in Health: Supporting the Adult Nursing Team pathway is a full-time, two-year qualification that is the equivalent to three A-Levels, and will provide you with the skills and knowledge required to succeed in this vital and fulfilling industry. It will not only develop your understanding of the health sector as a whole but, through a combination of academic study and real-world work placement, will teach you the technical skills and specialised knowledge adult nursing requires.
Taught by our industry-expert faculty at our state-of-the-art Nine Elms facility, and including real-world workplace placements, your first year will provide you with a solid grounding on which to base your future health career; covering areas such as health and science concepts, theories and principles, the management of data, health and safety, clinical best practice, and the key regulations you need in any healthcare role. While your second year will focus far more on building your understanding of the adult nursing environment, and how you will support the team in meeting the needs of adults; assisting nurses and other team members to ensure the individual needs or patients are met.
What experience and skills will you gain?
GENERAL HEALTH SECTOR
You will develop knowledge and skills in areas that can include
- Working within the healthcare sector
- Health, safety and environmental regulations
- Managing information and data
- Principles of good scientific and clinical practice
- Core science concepts including the structure of cells, tissues and large molecules, genetics, microbiology and immunology
- Providing person-centred care
- Supporting health and wellbeing
- Further knowledge of both human anatomy and physiology and of diseases and disorders
- Infection prevention and control
SUPPORTING THE ADULT NURSING TEAM
You will develop specialised knowledge and skills in areas that can include
- Assisting the adult nursing team with clinical skills including applying simple wound dressings and collecting specimens
- Learning how to move and handle patients safely and take physiological measurements
- Supporting individuals to live healthy, independent lives and complete all activities associated with daily living
- Assisting with skin integrity assessments and with the care and treatment of skin conditions
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Campus
This course will be delivered at London South Bank Technical College - Nine elms
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What do you need to apply?
5 GCSE qualifications (or equivalent) at grade A*-C or 9-4 or Relevant Level 2 vocational qualification
Additional information: GCSE maths and English at grade 4 or above required Double Science at grade 4 or above preferred
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How will you be assessed?
You will demonstrate your progress through a combination of written and on-line examinations, practical assignments, development reviews with experienced professionals, work-based projects, and the maintenance of a portfolio of evidence.
At the end of your T-Level, you will be awarded an overall grade of Pass, Merit, Distinction, or Distinction*, and will be awarded a nationally-recognised certificate that details what you have achieved.
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Where can this course take you?
On successful completion of your T-Level, you could directly enter employment in an adult nursing support role with the NHS or in a private healthcare setting, or choose to further develop your knowledge and skills by advancing to a higher-level qualification or degree apprenticeship, or a BSc (Hons) in Adult Nursing undergraduate degree with LSBU.
