Health and Social Care (Health Care Assistant Practitioner)
Solent University (Southampton)
UCAS Code: HSC1 | Foundation Degree in Science - FdSc
Entry requirements
A level
Or higher
64-96 UCAS points or higher from your ACCESS course
Pearson BTEC Diploma (QCF)
or Higher
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
or Higher
64-96 UCAS points or higher from your Scottish Highers
UCAS Tariff
Grade 4 or above in GCSE English language and mathematics (previously grade C) and Interview including values based discussion/interview
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About this course
**Why study a health and social care (health care assistant practitioner) degree at Solent**
Working as part of the wider health and social care team, healthcare assistant practitioners provide care for service users within the healthcare industry.
**Course overview**
You will learn about the role of the healthcare assistant practitioner in a range of different health and social care settings and develop a highly-valued professional skill set that can be applied on practice placements, and in your eventual health and social care workplace.
Further your career and understanding of healthcare related topics such as communication, anatomy and physiology and public health.
Assistant practitioners work at a level above that of healthcare support workers and have a more in-depth understanding of factors that influence health and ill-health.
**Who is this course for?**
This course is ideal for someone looking to start or further develop their career in healthcare, who does not want to train in a regulated health profession.
**What does this course lead to?**
Assistant practitioners work in a variety of roles in healthcare, including supportive roles in nursing, operating theatres, biomedical science laboratories, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, mental health, social care, rehabilitation services and radiology.
Modules
**Year one** - CORE MODULES
Anatomy and Physiology to Support Practice
Developing Professional Practice
Foundation Skills to Support Practice
Introduction to Public Health and Health Promotion
Developing Practice-based Learning Year 1
Long-Term Conditions
**Year two** - CORE MODULES
Extending Professional Practice
Investigating Health and Conditions Across the Lifespan
Practice-based Learning Year 2
Service Improvement Project
Supervision and Assessment of Practice
**Year 2** - Optional modules
Please note: Not all optional modules are guaranteed to run each year.
Extending Therapy Practice
Recognition and Escalation of Deteriorating Physical and Mental Health
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Extra funding
Solent University offers a number of bursaries, grants and scholarships. For more information, please visit https://www.solent.ac.uk/finance/grants-bursaries-scholarships/bursaries
The Uni
Solent University (Southampton)
Department of Social Science and Nursing
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