Start date:September
Institutional code:O10
UCAS Code:HP40
Duration:2 years Part Time 1 year Full Time
Course type:Full and Part Time
Fees per year 20/21:Full-time £5,995; Part-time £2,998
Additional costs per year:£50 for enhanced DBS
Delivery Method:Face-to-face via Lectures, Seminars and Tutorials
Healthcare Professions’ Support for England HNC
This qualification has been designed for those working as or seeking to become trainee assistant practitioners and, ultimately, assistant practitioners in healthcare.
Assistant practitioners work in diverse healthcare environments, including the NHS and independent sector, e.g. primary, secondary and tertiary care, diagnosis, therapeutic inpatient and outpatient departments, theatres, GP practices, community settings, rehabilitation services. They support a wide range of practitioners, including registered nurses, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, diagnostic radiographers, physiotherapists, general practitioners, doctors of medicine, surgeons.
This course offers a stimulating and challenging programme of study that will be both engaging and memorable for students. The essential subject knowledge that students need to progress successfully into further study or the world of work. With a simplified structure: students undertake a substantial core of learning in the Level 4 HN Certificate and build on this in the Level 5 HN Diploma, with an optional unit linked to their specialist area of study. The content has been refreshed, to closely aligned with employer, professional body and higher education needs.
1: Law, Policy and Ethical Practice
2: Demonstrating Professional Principles and Values in Health and Social Care Practice
3: Supporting the Individual Journey through Integrated Health and Social Care
4: Fundamentals of Evidence-based Practice
5: Principles of Health Education
6: Effective Healthcare Practice Using Maths
7: Applied Anatomy and Physiology
The course includes a minimum requirement of 225 hours of work placement or experience in health and/or social care settings. Students are required to have one placement in any health and/or social care setting providing direct care to service users with a minimum of 75 hours.
Students are expected to be allocated a placement supervisor during their placement in each setting who will monitor and contribute to the continuous assessment of their progress; students are also required to be assessed during their practice on placement by a tutor/assessor from the centre delivering the qualification.
The Level 4 Higher National Certificate provides a solid grounding, which students can build on if they decide to continue their studies to the Higher National Diploma(Top-Up HND). The HND allows students to specialise by committing to specific career paths and progression routes to degree-level study.
Example careers in this sector are:
• Healthcare support worker
• Assistant or nursing assistant/auxiliary roles in a range of areas of specialism, e.g. adult and community nursing, clinical support, midwifery support, rehabilitation services
Assessments may include elements of:
A typical profile for a student who has recently been in education would consist of:
Mature students may present a more varied profile of achievement that is likely to include extensive work experience (paid and/or unpaid) and/or achievement of a range of professional qualifications in their work sector.
Applicants may be invited to an interview to discuss their qualifications and experience.
English language requirements: