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Support adults, children, communities and families with our array of life-changing health degrees. All of our courses emphasise work experience and practical opportunities, preparing you for a rewarding career in your chosen industry.
HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE BA (HONS) TOP-UP DEGREE (SUBJECT TO VALIDATION BY THE OPEN UNIVERSITY)
Be a pillar of support to the next generation of learners. Our Health and Social Care Top-Up Degree will develop your professional skills allowing you to apply theory to practice. Our work-focused approach means that you’ll leave with an academic qualification as well as vital industry experience.
UCAS Course Code: 8P37 Full-time: 1 year Part-time: 18 months Location: University Centre
WHAT’S NEXT? Progression may include further study such as a master’s degree or relevant employment.
JOB OPPORTUNITIES • Healthcare practitioner • Adult and community social care roles • Senior care or managerial roles • Promotion in current workplace
HOW TO APPLY
ABOUT THE COURSE Ready to transform lives? Ideal for anyone pursuing a care career, our Health and Social Care Top-up Degree reflects the changing requirements of those working in the health and social care sector. You will combine academic study with practical application, providing you with a comprehensive understanding of health and social care. You will critically reflect practice issues, identifying care challenges and how to overcome them and will work towards a higher level of practice as you identify your specialism. You will study emerging legislation, exploring the impact of this upon the sector. You will also shape your learning through research and complete a dissertation on a topic of your choice. We place a heavy emphasis on employability so you’ll apply your acquired knowledge in a practical context. Full-time students will attend a work placement 10 to 12 hours a week alongside studies, ensuring the best chance of success in the health and social care sector.
MODULES MAY INCLUDE • Critical Reflection on
Practice Issues • Specialist Provision in Health and Social Care • Contemporary Discourse • Research Methods • Dissertation
HEALTH AND WELLBEING FOUNDATION DEGREE (VALIDATED BY LEEDS CITY COLLEGE)
Champion a healthy lifestyle and deepen your understanding of the healthcare sector with our Health and Wellbeing Foundation Degree. You will gain knowledge of new therapies and developments that can be utilised to tackle healthcare issues. Additionally, you’ll strengthen your transferable skills and understanding of the contemporary healthcare context.
UCAS Course Code: L5T3 Full-time: 2 years Part-time: 2 years Location: University Centre & Keighley College
WHAT’S NEXT? Progression may include a top-up degree or relevant employment.
JOB OPPORTUNITIES • Community development worker • Health promotion specialist • Health service manager • Dietitian • Occupational therapist
HOW TO APPLY
ABOUT THE COURSE Combining science and wellbeing, our foundation degree increases your knowledge allowing you to use new therapies and developments to tackle existing healthcare issues. Deepen your understanding of anatomy and physiology, explore the legal aspects of healthcare and develop your communication and interpersonal skills ready for progression. Our selection of modules support your personal and professional development. Alongside exploring concepts of health and wellbeing you will study complementary therapies identifying alternative approaches to conventional medicine. You’ll also study topics such as anatomy, physiology, nutrition, emotional wellbeing, mental wellbeing and more. With this foundation degree, you will acquire the specialist knowledge which will allow you to pursue a particular health and wellbeing specialism or progress on to a top-up degree or relevant employment.
MODULES MAY INCLUDE Year 1 Year 2 • Anatomy and Physiology • Developing Professional Practice of the Human Body • Mental and Emotional • Concepts of Health and Wellbeing Health and Wellbeing • Legal Aspects of Healthcare • Complementary Therapies • Working in the Healthcare • Nutrition and the Impact
Profession on Health and Wellbeing • Communication and • Health and Wellbeing -
Interpersonal Skills for the Small Scale Research Project
Healthcare Professional • Skills for Professional
Development
THE COURSE IS CHALLENGING AND I LEARN SOMETHING DIFFERENT EVERYDAY.
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HEALTHCARE PLAY SPECIALISM FOUNDATION DEGREE (SUBJECT TO VALIDATION BY LEEDS CITY COLLEGE)
Ready for a rewarding career using play specialism to support sick children? This course will provide you with all of the knowledge needed to use play to aid with children’s cognitive understanding and to minimise trauma. Healthcare play specialists can gain progressional registration with Hospital Play Staff Education Trust (HPSET).
Part-time: 2 years Location: University Centre
WHAT’S NEXT? Progression may include a top-up degree or relevant employment.
JOB OPPORTUNITIES • Healthcare play specialist
Hospital Play Staff Education Trust (HPSET) fees Throughout your course, you will be mentored by a HPSET registered specialist and can also apply for registration (additional fees associated). Students will also need to hold a Blending theoretical knowledge, practical experience and reflective practice, our foundation degree will teach you to effectively use play as a therapeutic tool in hospitals, the community and home-based settings. Our extensive support and specialist mentoring will prepare you for a challenging yet rewarding career. You will gain a broad understanding of play and recreation as well as
live DBS which may incur costs. relevant policies. In addition, you will explore child development while learning how to enhance resilience in children and young people among other important topics relevant to this field of study.
MODULES MAY INCLUDE Year 1 • SEARCH for Health • Using Evidence in Health and Social Care • Children and Young People:
Policy and Practice • Child Development • Play and Recreation • Reflective Skills and
Practice Assessment Year 2 • The Child, Family and Society • Health in Children and
Young People • Enhancing Resilience in
Children and Young People • Children and Young People:
Leadership and Management • Investigating Resources and Practice Assessment
HOW TO APPLY
Support service users and help provide high-quality healthcare in a hospital of community setting as a healthcare assistant. Throughout our Healthcare Assistant Practitioner Apprenticeship Level 5 you will coordinate care and assist in total patient assessment as you work as part of a wider health and social care team.
LENGTH Part-time: 18-24 months
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Candidates may have achieved two A levels at grade D or above or BTEC Level 3 Dip/Ext Dip MM/MMP profile as well as GCSE grade 4s including English Language. International qualifications are assessed against the above criteria. Speakers of other languages may need an IELTS score of at least 6.0 (with no less than 5.5 in any one pathway) or a recognised Level 2 English qualification.
HOW TO APPLY
ABOUT THE COURSE Help with providing high-quality healthcare with this practical apprenticeship. Trainees who successfully complete this apprenticeship will be able to work as a healthcare assistant practitioner in a professional setting. As you progress through this apprenticeship you’ll develop your practical healthcare skills as well as your bedside manner. You will learn how to assess patients and coordinate care as well as assist with clinical tasks such as catheterisation, wound care and discharge planning. By the end of this apprenticeship your areas of expertise will include: • Assisting with total patient assessment • Coordinating care (including referrals to other practitioners) • Assisting in clinics with catheterisation, wound care discharge planning • Promoting the values and behaviours of an assistant practitioner • Working as part of a health and social care team • Providing high-quality and compassionate individual care • Understanding the healthcare environments and care sector Progression will depend on your individual circumstances. For assistant practitioners who wish to progress into registered practice, this apprenticeship provides credits into some higher education programmes aligned to professional registration. Alternatively, students may choose to move directly into relevant employment. You can complete this apprenticeship while studying the Health and Wellbeing Foundation Degree. Please see the qualification pages for entry criteria to the specific academic award.
HEALTH PLAY SPECIALIST APPRENTICESHIP LEVEL 5
Promote positive wellbeing, aid with children’s cognitive understanding and minimise trauma by using play as a therapeutic tool. If you’d like a rewarding career as a healthcare play specialist supporting sick children, this practical course is for you. Healthcare play specialists can gain progressional registration with Hospital Play Staff Education Trust (HPSET).
LENGTH Part-time: 2 years
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Selection criteria for apprenticeships will depend on individual employers. Most candidates will have A levels (or equivalent) in childcare or a related field, along with industry employment. International qualifications are assessed against the above criteria. Speakers of other languages may need an IELTS score of at least 6.0 (with no less than 5.5 in any one pathway) or a recognised Level 2 English qualification.
HOW TO APPLY
ABOUT THE COURSE This apprenticeship will prepare you for a challenging yet rewarding career as a healthcare play specialist where you can take responsibility for the emotional and mental wellbeing of children through the use of play therapy. You will refine your knowledge of children’s mental health and development, transcending from an apprentice to a fully fledged play specialist. The skills developed on this course will enhance your understanding of healthcare policies and practices alongside different aspects of children’s emotional resilience and mental state. You’ll learn how to leverage play to aid understanding, reduce trauma and support wellbeing. By the end of this apprenticeship your areas of expertise will include: • Using play as a therapeutic tool • Understand policies relevant to children and young people • Supporting child development • Using play and recreation to promote positive wellbeing • Reflecting on healthcare practices • Enhancing resilience in children and young people • Investigating resources • Understanding children, family and society • Enhancing the health in children and young people • Minimising trauma using play therapy • Aiding children’s cognitive understanding using play therapy Progression will depend on your individual circumstances. Students who wish to study further may complete a top-up degree. Alternatively, students may choose to move directly into relevant employment. You can complete this apprenticeship while studying the Healthcare Play Specialism Foundation Degree. Please see the qualification pages for entry criteria to the specific academic award.
