Healthcare Professions Support for England

The purpose of Pearson BTEC Higher Nationals is to develop students as independent-thinking professionals who can meet the demands of employers and adapt to a constantly changing world. The course equips students with the healthcare practice skills, knowledge and understanding necessary to achieve high performance in the global health and social care environment. It provides education and training for a range of careers in healthcare, including healthcare assistant practitioner roles in a range of settings such as nursing assistant roles, care navigation, planning, and assessment.

The course equips students with knowledge and understanding of culturally diverse organisations, cross-cultural issues, diversity and values, and provides opportunities for students to enter or progress in employment in healthcare, or progress to higher education qualifications such as a pre-registration degree in one of the allied health professions or nursing.

Students will have opportunities to address contemporary health and care issues facing the sector, and society at large, with particular emphasis on integrated and compassionate care, and person-centred and personal approaches to providing healthcare to individuals across their lifespan.

As part of this course, you will need to complete a work placement in a healthcare setting of at least 450 hours.

Year one modules are Law, Policy and Ethical Practice; Demonstrating Professional Principles and Values in Health and Social Care Practice; Supporting the Individual Journey Through Integrated Health and Social Care; Fundamentals of Evidence Based Practice; Principles of Health Education; Effective Healthcare Practice Using Maths; Applied Anatomy and Physiology

Year two modules are Innovation and Improvement through Participatory Action Research; Reflective Approaches in Implementing Person-Centred Practice; Planning Care in Practice; Meeting the Needs of Individuals with Long-term Health Conditions; Team and Individual Leadership Mentoring and Coaching Others; End of Life Care Planning and Support plus one optional unit.

You will be assessed through a variety of assignments which are internally marked and the practice learning assessment and development portfolio (PLAD) which is completed on placement.