Course summary
Be part of a team of health professionals empowered to deliver high-quality patient-centred care. Develop or extend your skills to become an Assistant Practitioner within our local area and earn your FdSc degree! Are you interested in a healthcare career and being able to stay local? If so, the Assistant Practitioner Health Foundation Degree programme may be for you. Our FdSc Assistant Practitioner - Health has been aligned with the occupational standard for Assistant Practitioner Health and has been approved by the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE). Higher Technical Qualifications (HTQs) have been approved as meeting occupational standards for the relevant sector. Local employers in health care need a flexible, critically aware, and highly trained workforce who can adapt to an ever-changing sector. This programme has been developed with local employers to provide them with skilled practitioners who have had learning opportunities within simulated and real-world health environments in different settings, to develop essential skills, knowledge, and behaviours through the theoretical and competency-based course of study. Assistant practitioners work across the NHS in many different settings, sometimes alone and under the direct supervision of health professionals such as nurses, paramedics, physiotherapists, dieticians, and more. They work as part of a wider team within healthcare settings and have direct contact with patients, service users, and clients in hospitals and the community. As such, this programme will embed person-centred beliefs and allow students to explore the different care needs of individuals and become reflective practitioners. This will be achieved by completing theoretical and competency-based learning and 750 hours (approximately 20 weeks) of required placement hours over the two years within the local healthcare industry. Once qualified and employed you will carry out agreed procedures, referring to a professional for guidance when necessary, and may mentor healthcare assistants, trainee assistant practitioners, and student nurses. You will need to show the values and behaviours of the NHS, knowledge of physical and mental health and illness prevention, as well as more advanced knowledge, depending on your care setting. Students will be taught up-to-date evidence-based practice and guidelines to ensure they have the necessary skills and knowledge to provide exemplary care. Students will have access to two ward areas that have specialist equipment such as interactive manikins, moving and handling equipment, equipment to check vital signs, artificial wounds, artificial skin for injections and much more. All elements of practice will be underpinned by theory and research, and students will be encouraged to develop their critical thinking skills and become reflective practitioners. As such, students will develop the skills and knowledge needed to deliver quality healthcare. Assistant practitioners need to be:
- caring and kind
- confident with using lifting equipment
- willing to be hands-on with patients
- able to follow instructions and procedures
- able to work in a team but use their own initiative
- able to explain procedures to patients
- careful and methodical
- communication skills, including listening
- organisational and observational skills
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Modules
Level 4 Preparing for Professional Practice - Health Introducing Clinical Skills Research and Study Skills Developing Clinical Skills Anatomy and Physiology Counselling Skills and Communication Introduction to Mental Health Level 5 Developing Practice Skills - Health Advancing Skills and Medicine Management Psychology within a Healthcare Setting Health Promotion and Wellbeing Contemporary Issues in Health Understanding Pain Child and Adolescence Health and Development
Assessment method
Assessment methods consist of essays, reports, case studies, reflections, group and individual presentations, practical skills demonstrations and Continual Assessment of Practice documents.
How to apply
This course is not accepting applications from students requiring a Student visa. For more information, please contact the course provider.
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- APH7
- Institution code:
- G80
- Campus name:
- University Centre Grimsby
- Campus code:
- -
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 80 points
Standard offer Applicants will require 80 UCAS points, or 60 Access-to-HE Credits (of which a minimum of 45 must be at Level 3). Applicants are required to hold English and Maths GCSE (or equivalent) at grade C/4. This must be achieved prior to the start of the course. Non-standard offer Non-standard entry is intended to support students who may not meet the standard academic entry requirements of a HE programme, normally level 3 qualifications which attract UCAS points (for instance A-levels or BTEC level 3 courses). An applicant must be able to demonstrate recent work/experience in the relevant sector which would give them skills and knowledge comparable to applicants with Level 3 qualifications. Consideration will be given to those applicants with relevant experience within the health and care sector. All such applicants will be set an appropriate piece of work of a 1500-word essay and a judgement made considering their academic potential and relevant experience and motivation. Students will still be required to have GCSE/level 2 Maths and English pass grade C/4 or above.
Additional entry requirements
Criminal records declaration (DBS/Disclosure Scotland)
This programme involves regular contact with vulnerable adults, also known as regulated activity, and as such an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is required prior to enrolment to enable the student to go into placement. The cost of the undertaking is the responsibility of the students, and the outcome of the DBS will be considered on an individual basis.
Health checks
As this course includes mandatory patient-facing placements in health or social care settings, you will need to comply with the placement policy or Government vaccination rules for those settings. This includes any changes to these rules announced at a future date. Failure to comply with any vaccination requirements could see the placement withdrawn, and this may result in your withdrawal from the course. You should be aware that future employment in this sector may also be subject to vaccination requirements. You must also complete a course of Hepatitis B vaccination and complete an Occupation Health screening at your own cost.
Student Outcomes
There is no data available for this course. For further information visit the Discover Uni website.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
Republic of Ireland | £8500 | Year 1 |
Channel Islands | £8500 | Year 1 |
England | £8500 | Year 1 |
Northern Ireland | £8500 | Year 1 |
Scotland | £8500 | Year 1 |
Wales | £8500 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
Provider information
University Centre Grimsby
Grimsby Institute of Further and Higher Education
Nuns Corner Campus
Grimsby
DN34 5BQ