| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2024-09-01 | - |
| 2024-03-01 | - |
Program Overview
This Certificate in Health Care Studies is designed for Health Care Support Workers to enhance their skills and knowledge in nursing. Through blended learning, students gain insights into holistic care, physiology, and health and wellbeing. The program aims to develop compassionate and innovative healthcare professionals, providing opportunities for career advancement and eligibility for further nursing education.
Program Outline
Outline:
This Certificate in Health Care Studies has been designed for Health Care Support Workers to complete a recognised formal level four qualification in keeping with the current Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) strategy ‘Developing Excellence in Healthcare An NHS Wales Skills and Career Framework for Healthcare Support Workers supporting Nursing and the Allied Health Professions.’ The programme has a strong focus on self-development, self-awareness and developing your nursing skills and you will gain detailed knowledge and insight of key aspects within nursing including holistic care, physiology across the ages, family and society and health and wellbeing. You will also explore your own role within your clinical setting.
Teaching:
Our blended learning approach, which combines taught sessions with self-directed learning, will give you the flexibility to fit your studies around your other work or family commitments.
Careers:
The programme aims to develop existing HCSWs and care workers into a compassionate and innovative workforce and it is anticipated that these educational opportunities will support the following opportunities: Develop your existing role to promote safe care and service improvement Be eligible for consideration for promotion to a higher band within the knowledge and skills framework operating in NHS Wales Develop the enhanced role of Assistant Practitioner Offer eligibility to apply to undertake pre-registration nursing after Part 1 of the NMC: Standards of proficiency for registered nurses (2018).
Tuition Fees - Year 1 £ 2,500
