Health and Social Care - CertHE

Birmingham City University

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In Birmingham

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Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Level

    Intermediate

  • Location

    Birmingham

  • Duration

    1 Year

The Cert HE/FdSc Health and Social Care are full-time programmes delivered at the City South campus, and have been carefully-designed to provide the skills you and your current or future employer need.

Expert teaching staff in our School of Nursing and Midwifery and School of Health Sciences provide the guidance needed to make sure you secure the necessary academic requirements and clinically orientated competencies that will advance your career.

The course equips successful candidates for a range of roles in health or social care settings, local authorities, the voluntary sector and private care settings.

In securing this Foundation Degree you will complete an e- portfolio that offers clear evidence of your development. You explore the scope of professional practice in the areas of compassionate care delivery ,risk management, responsibility and accountability, infection control, confidentiality, consent, and many more.

The course offers an introduction to anatomy and physiology, and examines social, psychological and cultural influences relevant to your area of work. It covers professional issues relating to the boundaries of practice, patient and client assessment. It also provides a thorough understanding of standard operating procedures and relevant national service frameworks.

You can also choose a negotiated module, if appropriate, that will enable you to undertake more study in an area relevant to your role, practice and service user group.

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Birmingham (West Midlands)
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Start date

On request

About this course

The course’s flexible, work-based nature means you’ll become competent as an assistant practitioner in one of a number of areas, such as:

Childcare
Adult Care
Mental Health
Maternity
Diagnostic Radiography
Mammography
Radiotherapy
Management in Health and Social Care
If you wish to undertake further study, you can apply to transfer your foundation degree into the second year of a professional practice degree at Birmingham City University such as BSc (Hons) Nursing or BSc (Hons) Radiography, With the completion of additional modules you may also be able to apply for the BSc (Hons) or Dip (HE) Operating Department Practice.

GCSE at Grade 4 (previously a Grade C) or above in English Language and Mathematics.
(Equivalent qualifications such as Key Skills Level 2, Adult Numeracy Level 2, Adult Literacy Level 2, Functional Skills English and Maths Level 2 or CSE Grade 1 will be accepted).

We offer a very supportive environment here, especially for anyone returning to education after a gap or progressing to a university setting for the first time.
We offer personal tutors based in the University, ensuring support is on hand to offer advice and encouragement.

We provide a wide range of support to introduce you to University level study, including the Maths, English and wider study skills to help you to be successful on the Foundation Degree.

This full-time work based learning programme is aimed at people who are currently working in a health and social care setting.

The course is based in the Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences in the recently extended £71 million City South Campus, which features mock hospital wards, a mock operating theatre, a home environment room, a radiography skills suite with working x-ray machines, and laboratory for you to practice in.

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Subjects

  • Anatomy and Physiology
  • Mental Health
  • Physiology
  • Health and Social Care
  • Radiography
  • School
  • Anatomy
  • Guaranteed
  • Modules
  • Health
  • Experiencing

Course programme

Level 4 (Cert HE)

In order to complete this course a student must successfully complete all the following CORE modules (totalling 60 credits):

All core modules are guaranteed to run. Optional modules will vary from year to year and the published list is indicative only.
  • Principles of Anatomy and Physiology (Core)
  • Principles of Personal and Professional Development (Core)
FdSc Health and Social Care (Children)

In order to complete this course a student must successfully complete at least 40 credits from the following list of pathway-specific CORE modules:
  • Knowledge Skills and Assessment in Children’s Health Care
In order to complete this course a student must successfully complete at least 20 credits from the following list of pathway-specific OPTIONAL modules:
  • Loss and Bereavement in the Palliative Care Setting
  • Long Term Conditions
  • Health Promotion
  • Autism and Well Being
  • Infant Feeding
FdSc Health and Social Care (Mental Health)

In order to complete this course a student must successfully complete at least 60 credits from the following list of pathway-specific CORE modules:
  • Clinical Skills in Mental Health Care
  • Working with People Experiencing Mental Health Problems
FdSc Health and Social Care (Adult Care)

In order to complete this course a student must successfully complete at least 40 credits from the following list of pathway-specific CORE modules:

Please be aware that we are only offering this pathway at level 4.
  • Application of Knowledge and Skills to Practice (Adult Care)
In order to complete this course a student must successfully complete at least 20 credits from the following list of pathway-specific OPTIONAL modules:
  • Caring for People With Dementia
  • Loss and Bereavement in the Palliative Care Setting
  • Long Term Conditions
  • Health Promotion
  • Working with People Experiencing Mental Health Problems
FdSc Health and Social Care (Diagnostic Radiography)

In order to complete this course a student must successfully complete at least 60 credits from the following list of pathway-specific CORE modules:
  • Diagnostic Radiography for Assistant Practice
  • Physics for Radiography Practitioners
FdSc Health and Social Care (Mammography)

In order to complete this course a student must successfully complete at least 60 credits from the following list of pathway-specific CORE modules:
  • Mammography – Principles and Practice
  • Physics for Radiography Practitioners
FdSc Health and Social Care (Maternity)

In order to complete this course a student must successfully complete at least 60 credits from the following list of pathway-specific CORE modules:
  • Knowledge and Skills to Practice in Maternity Practice
  • Supporting Normal Birth
OR
  • Infant Feeding20 credits
FdSc Health and Social Care (Surgical Care Support)

In order to complete this course a student must successfully complete at least 60 credits from the following list of pathway-specific CORE modules:
  • Fundamental Perioperative Practice
  • The Wider Principles of Perioperative Care
FdSc Health and Social Care (Learning Disabilities)

In order to complete this course a student must successfully complete at least 60 credits from the following list of pathway-specific CORE modules:
  • Essential Skills for the Care of Individuals with a Learning Disability
  • Autism and Well Being

Additional information

Study mode: CertHE - Full Time (1 year)

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