We know that services for people are most effective when they are joined up and when health and social care professionals work together. It is important to understand people’s physical health needs, their emotional needs and their social circumstances. This can help us to appreciate each person’s unique circumstances and work in joined-up ways to find solutions.

Traditional health and social care roles are changing. There’s a shift towards partnership working across the health and social care sector including within social services, charities, the NHS and social enterprises. We’ve designed this course to help you work across these settings so you can have a positive impact on people’s lives.

Career prospects

Perhaps you’ve been inspired by a social enterprise and want to set up your own? Maybe you want to work in advocacy and campaign work? Or, perhaps you would like to conduct research in the fields of mental or sexual health?

From working with vulnerable individuals with emotional and behavioural disorders to community health development, the health and social care sector offers a variety of career paths.

Sectors you could work in include criminal justice, mental health, community care, and public health, and you could work for organisations such as the NHS, local authorities, private companies, or social enterprises.