HE Cert Health Care Studies at Swansea University

Programme overview

The Certificate of Higher Education in Health Care Studies is a two-year part-time level 4 programme for health care support workers, combining theoretical, practice-based and work-based learning. It focuses on self-development and nursing skills, including holistic care, physiology across the ages, family and society, and health and wellbeing, and is delivered at St David's Park campus.

Faculty: Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Science | Department: School of Health and Social Care | Duration: 2 years part-time (blended study) | Intake: September or March | Location: Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 modules are Introduction to Professional Health Care Practice and Academic Study Skills and Understanding Health and Wellbeing (30 credits each). Year 2 offers a 60-credit pathway of Developing Your Clinical Practice, Context of Practice and Making Changes to Your Practice, or Making Decisions in Practice and Promoting Improvement to Practice.

Career pathways

Supports development of the existing health care support worker role, eligibility for promotion to a higher band in NHS Wales, development of the Assistant Practitioner role, and eligibility to apply for pre-registration nursing after Part 1 of the NMC standards of proficiency.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must be in healthcare employment with employer consent, working in an audited learning environment with a practice supervisor and assessor meeting NMC standards. They need to demonstrate recent academic study to level 3, write a 500-word statement explaining why they should be considered, and take part in a selection event demonstrating healthcare values in line with the HCSW Code.

Intake: September or March

Duration: 2 years part-time (blended study)

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