Health and Social Care
Whether you want to work with adults with disabilities or health problems, or those needing other types of support, our health and social care courses will give you the knowledge and experience to carve out a career in the growing and rewarding care sector.
If you already have experience in this sector, you can improve your job prospects by building on your existing qualifications, by using your experience and knowledge to gain a formal qualification.
You’ll benefit from fantastic facilities at either our Basford or City Hub campuses. Most courses include work experience and we have many links with local hospitals, voluntary organisations and care homes. Our teaching staff have extensive and current industry experience and offer a supportive learning environment. We also work closely with the area’s top employers, including Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.
After completing your course you can choose to go into employment with the skills you’ve learned, or to progress onto a university-level course.
The number of roles available in the caring profession is rising across Nottinghamshire, so these courses are a great choice if you are looking for a direct route into employment.
You can download a course guide here.
We offer a variety of courses at Nottingham College, ranging from Level 1 to Degree Level and Apprenticeships.
The number of jobs available in the caring profession is rising across Nottinghamshire, so our courses are a great choice if you are looking for a direct route into employment.
There are lots of different roles in health and social care depending on what you want to do, who you want to work with and where you’d like to work. For example, you could be supporting someone with a physical disability, autism, dementia or a mental health condition. Or you could be working in a care home, out in your local community, in a hospital or from someone’s home.
Plus, there are a vast number of career options in the industry – whether you would like to be an Ambulance Technician, Care Assistant, Environmental Health Worker, Midwife, Nurse, Nursery Assistant, Occupational Therapist, Paramedic, Radiographer, Residential Warden, Social Services Officer, Speech/Language Therapist, Support Worker – there are many choices available to you.
- On any one day, there are 90,000 vacancies for social care jobs in England.
- The Health Sector employs 1.7 million people in England.
- The number of adult social care jobs is expected to grow to around 2.6 million by 2025.
- In 2021 there were 1.21 million full time equivalent (FTE) staff working for the NHS.
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Adult Care Worker - Intermediate Apprenticeship (Level 2)
If you are looking for a career in adult social care and want to earn while you learn, then this apprenticeship is for you.
Dental Nurse - Advanced Apprenticeship (Level 3)
Dental nurses provide essential chairside support and patient care for the dental team. If you’d like a career as a dental nurse and would like to earn a wage while you gain a qualification, read on!
Healthcare Support Worker - Intermediate Apprenticeship (Level 2)
If you would like a career as a health support worker then this apprenticeship could be for you.
Lead Adult Care Worker - Advanced Apprenticeship (Level 3)
If you would like to advance your career in adult social care and gain a qualification at the same time, then this could be a great choice for you.
Lead Practitioner in Adult Care - Higher Apprenticeship (Level 4)
If you want to provide high-quality and compassionate specialist health and social care for a range of people then this apprenticeship maybe for you.
Leader in Adult Care - Higher Apprenticeship (Level 5)
If you want to provide high-quality and compassionate specialist health and social care in a management role for a range of people then this apprenticeship maybe for you.
Senior Healthcare Support Worker - Advanced Apprenticeship (Level 3)
If you want to provide high-quality and compassionate specialist health and social care for a range of people then this apprenticeship maybe for you.