The ‘Developing Professional Practice and Personal Leadership Skills’ programme is designed for HCSWs and HCAs who wish to develop their professional skills and, in future, progress to a Nursing Associate role. 

Through this unique programme of interactive blended online learning, students will learn to reflect and build on their existing knowledge and experience in order to respond to future healthcare requirements and confidently manage change in the workplace.

Completion of the programme is intended to support career progression by providing an enriched focus on quality care and support for people living with long-term conditions. The course aims to support learners to:

  • Develop their personal leadership skills in order to take a more proactive role in practice improvement; and
  • Develop a reflective approach to learning that enables constructive evaluation of their own knowledge and skills; and prepare for future study
  • Discover Higher Education Institutes in their area that provide the Trainee Nursing Associate funded progression route

This Level 4/ Certificate Level course is available only for learners accessing via NHS England using the code provided by them.