FdSc Healthcare Assistant Practitioner at Solent University

Working as part of the wider health and social care team, healthcare assistant practitioners provide care for service users within the healthcare industry. 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.

Faculty: Health and medical sciences  |  Duration: 2 years full-time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: 2027 entry  |  Location: Southampton, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Core modules include 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, Extending Professional Practice, Investigating Health and Conditions Across the Lifespan, Practice-based Learning Year 2, Service Improvement Project, Supervision and Assessment of Practice. Optional modules include Extending Therapy Practice, Recognition and Escalation of Deteriorating Physical and Mental Health.

Career pathways

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.

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