Course Details

CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT · ENGLAND & WALES

Level 3 Diploma in Nursing Assistant

A structured CPD refresher and consolidation programme for practitioners already working in nursing and healthcare assistant roles.

✓ 10 Themed Modules ✓ 35 CPD Hours ✓ Blended Self-Paced ✓ Scenario-Based Assessment

CPD Hours

35 Hours

Accredited By

CPD Standards Office

Study Format

Blended Self-Paced

Modules

10 Modules

Flexible Learning Experience

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PPT Deck

Visual learning slides

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Audio Podcast

Listen and learn

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Audio Quiz

Test your understanding

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Infographics

Easy visual reference

Course Overview

The Level 3 Diploma in Nursing Assistant CPD package consolidates 47 legacy lesson titles into 10 focused and practical modules. Each module ends with an Apply and Reflect prompt which can be used individually or as part of team discussion.

The programme concludes with a 20-question scenario-based assessment, supported by a full answer key and rationale. It is designed to refresh existing knowledge, strengthen professional practice and support continuing development in nursing and healthcare assistant roles.

Important Course Information

This is a refresher and consolidation CPD programme, not an initial qualification. Learners are expected to already have the knowledge and workplace competence required of a practising nursing or healthcare assistant in England or Wales. The course does not replace employer induction, the Care Certificate, hands-on assessed skills or employer competency requirements. It does not provide a licence to practise or extend a learner’s professional scope of practice.

Who Is This Course For?

This programme is intended for people with existing workplace experience and is not designed as first-time training for someone entering the role.

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Practising nursing assistants, healthcare assistants and support workers in England and Wales seeking a structured annual refresher.

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Team leads and senior healthcare assistants who want to use the materials for group CPD sessions.

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Care providers developing an internal CPD library aligned with CQC Fundamental Standards themes.

What You Will Learn

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Apply the legal, regulatory and ethical framework governing unregistered care roles in England and Wales.

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Communicate effectively and maintain appropriate professional boundaries across different patient presentations.

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Apply standard infection prevention, health and safety, and manual handling practice.

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Recognise the boundary between medication support and medication administration and act within it.

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Deliver core fundamentals-of-care tasks including mobility, nutrition, elimination and oxygenation safely and with dignity.

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Use accurate medical terminology and maintain lawful, high-quality care records.

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Respond appropriately to first aid, resuscitation and environmental medical emergencies within scope, and understand when escalation is required.

Course Structure

Ten carefully structured modules consolidate the key areas of nursing assistant practice.

1
Foundations of Nursing Assistant Practice

2
Communication and Professional Boundaries

3
Health, Safety and Infection Prevention & Control

4
Medication Support, Immunity and Pain Management

5
Core Care Skills: Rest, Mobility, Nutrition and Elimination

6
Medical Terminology and Body Systems

7
Data Governance, Records and Care Planning

8
First Aid Fundamentals and CPR

9
Emergency Assessment, Shock and Bleeding Control

10
Environmental and Toxicological Emergencies

Assessment & Learning Approach

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Apply & Reflect

Every module ends with an Apply and Reflect prompt for individual or team discussion.

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20 Questions

Complete a scenario-based assessment after finishing the ten modules.

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Answer Rationale

A full answer key and rationale support reflection and understanding.

Career & Professional Development

This programme supports continuing professional development within nursing and healthcare assistant roles. Practitioners may explore further development routes, subject to separate entry requirements, accredited study and employer support.

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Senior Healthcare Support Worker / Assistant Practitioner apprenticeship standards in England

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Nursing Associate apprenticeship leading to NMC registration as a Nursing Associate

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Further academic study towards pre-registration nursing in Adult, Mental Health, Learning Disability or Children’s fields

Please note: This CPD programme does not itself confer a regulated qualification, professional registration or automatic progression right. Entry requirements, funding and eligibility for further routes should be confirmed with the relevant training provider or apprenticeship funder.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does this course let me administer medication independently?

No. This is a CPD course and does not extend your scope of practice. Medication tasks remain governed by your employer’s medicines policy and any additional competency assessment required.

Is this a licence to practise as a nursing assistant?

No. This is continuing professional development for people already working in the role. It does not replace employer induction, the Care Certificate or any regulated qualification required for your role.

Does completing this course register me with a professional body?

No. Nursing and healthcare assistants are not currently NMC-registered in England and Wales. This course does not create or imply registration with a regulator.

Is Module 8 CPR training a substitute for hands-on Basic Life Support?

No. Module 8 is a knowledge refresher. Practical competence must be demonstrated and revalidated in person in accordance with your employer’s resuscitation policy.

Does this course cover Scotland or Northern Ireland?

No. The content is written for England and Wales. Safeguarding, data protection and care-planning law differ in Scotland and Northern Ireland.