Assistant Practitioners work as part of the wider Health and Social Care team and have direct contact with patients, service users or clients providing high quality and compassionate care. Assistant Practitioners work at a level above that of Healthcare Support Workers and have a more in-depth understanding about factors that influenced health and ill health.
This higher apprenticeship has been designed in partnership with key organisations, including the NHS, to provide those who aspire to be Assistant Practitioners with the skills and knowledge required to help those in need of specialist support.
This course is mapped to a Higher Apprenticeship standard and is one of the first in the region to address the shortage of assistant practitioners in health and social care.
The classroom elements of the course include studies in anatomy and physiology, risk management and studies in transferable academic areas such as sociology and psychology as well as the importance of communication. Teaching on this programme is designed to be diverse to meet the range of differing working environments and taught by a professional experienced team.
On successful completion of this apprenticeship, you will receive a UWE Bristol FdSc Assistant Practitioner qualification that carries an HTQ quality mark.
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Throughout the year
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Start Date:
2025
Location:
Delivered in the workplace with one day per week at the Winter Gardens
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About this course
Assistant Practitioners work as part of the wider Health and Social Care team and have direct contact with patients, service users or clients providing high quality and compassionate care. Assistant Practitioners work at a level above that of Healthcare Support Workers and have a more in-depth understanding about factors that influenced health and ill health.
This higher apprenticeship has been designed in partnership with key organisations, including the NHS, to provide those who aspire to be Assistant Practitioners with the skills and knowledge required to help those in need of specialist support.
This course is mapped to a Higher Apprenticeship standard and is one of the first in the region to address the shortage of assistant practitioners in health and social care.
The classroom elements of the course include studies in anatomy and physiology, risk management and studies in transferable academic areas such as sociology and psychology as well as the importance of communication. Teaching on this programme is designed to be diverse to meet the range of differing working environments and taught by a professional experienced team.
On successful completion of this apprenticeship, you will receive a UWE Bristol FdSc Assistant Practitioner qualification that carries an HTQ quality mark.
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