Health Care Nursing Support Worker Education - CertHE at University of South Wales

Programme overview

CertHE Health Care Nursing Support Worker Education is a career development pathway for health care support workers, developed jointly by USW and six Welsh University Health Boards. Graduates can apply for Band 4 Assistant Practitioner roles or progress to a BSc (Hons) Nursing degree at USW.

Duration: 2 years part-time | Intake: September 2027 (Pontypridd) | Location: Pontypridd, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

Each module is 50% theory and 50% practice. Year one: Understanding the Human Body and Development Through the Lifespan, Promoting Health and Wellbeing, The Essentials of Nursing Practice. Year two: Developing Confidence in Practice, The Nurses Role in Medicine Management and Administration. Two year-one modules can be studied fully in Welsh.

Career pathways

Band 4 Assistant Practitioner in the NHS; progression into the second year of a BSc Nursing degree and registration as a nurse.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must hold an NVQ/QCF Level 3 or equivalent and a current live portfolio of evidence of continuing development (for example manual handling passport, basic life support, POVA and child protection and infection control training, reflective writing); hold Level 2 English Language and Maths (equivalent to GCSE grade C or above); be currently working as a health care support worker supporting Registered Nurses on a permanent healthcare contract with access to a trained Registered Nurse Practice Assessor/Supervisor; evidence practical skills in patient care; provide line manager support for mandatory study days; provide a written reference; and show digital literacy. Selection is by personal statement review followed by a group interview day with academic staff and practice partners, held in the summer term.

Intake: September 2027 (Pontypridd)

Duration: 2 years part-time

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