Key concepts will include: law, evidence-based practice, health inequalities, reporting and record-keeping. All students must undertake healthcare-based work placements to develop their own professional practice and meet the requirements for working in the sector.

This course will be based at our new £58 million City Hub campus, near Nottingham train station. The campus features state of the art teaching and learning facilities, science laboratories and specialist healthcare facilities including a simulated hospital ward, providing students with a realistic learning environment that mimics a hospital environment. Assistant practitioners work as part of a health and social care team and have direct contact with patients, service users or clients, providing high-quality and compassionate care.

• 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
• 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
• Supporting Mental Health Services

This course includes a minimum requirement of 450 hours’ work placement or experience in health and/or social care settings.

A wide variety of innovative and traditional methods will be used including: practical assignments, portfolios of evidence, data analysis, case studies, written reports, essays, presentations, work-based evidence with employer statements.

Pearson BTEC Level 5 Higher National Diploma in Healthcare Professions' Support for England (HTQ)

These new qualifications have been developed in partnership with employers and industry stakeholders to provide students with the specific training, knowledge, and skills required for their chosen career.

We want our courses to be accessible to students from any background, so we’ve put together a cash support package in the form of non-repayable bursaries to provide financial help where it’s really needed. Details for 2025-26 will be advertised once approved by the university regulator – the Office for Students (OfS). Please check our website for more information.