Healthcare Practice (T01)

Course description

This certificate of higher education enables healthcare support staff to develop the knowledge, skills and understanding needed to underpin effective practice. You’ll develop a wide range of practical skills and competencies, while exploring essential biological, social, political, ethical and psychological concepts. You’ll also build valuable numeracy, literacy, IT, communication and cognitive skills.

**Key features of the course**
- Designed for healthcare support workers, aspiring assistant practitioners and aspiring nursing students

- Includes a strong work-based element - your employer must provide significant supervision by a registered nurse for 770 practice hours and comprehensive programme support

- Theoretical aspects studied mainly online

- Includes work-based and academic assessment

- Builds a solid foundation for further study

Subjects

• Health science
• Health studies