FdSc Assistant Practitioner (Health and Social Care) (HTQ)


Level 5

This Foundation Degree is balanced between theory and practice and is taught by an experienced team with backgrounds in nursing and social care. 

This course has been designed with employers in the sector to help their staff respond to challenges in the years ahead. 

The course is mapped to a Higher Apprenticeship standard and aims to bring those already employed in a suitable setting up to the standard required to work as band 4 Assistant Practitioners, who play a vital role in delivering support and clinical practice in both nursing and allied health areas. 

In addition to your weekly classroom-based study of your foundation degree modules, you will develop your practice through work-based learning, with a particular focus on the values and behaviours expected of Assistant Practitioners, which include compassion and commitment. 

Duration:

Full-time: 2 years (1 day per week in uni)

Fees:

Full-time: £8,900 per year

Start Date:

September 2025

Location:

Knightstone Campus and Loxton Campus

Delivered in
partnership with:


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About this course


This Foundation Degree is balanced between theory and practice and is taught by an experienced team with backgrounds in nursing and social care. 

This course has been designed with employers in the sector to help their staff respond to challenges in the years ahead. 

The course is mapped to a Higher Apprenticeship standard and aims to bring those already employed in a suitable setting up to the standard required to work as band 4 Assistant Practitioners, who play a vital role in delivering support and clinical practice in both nursing and allied health areas. 

In addition to your weekly classroom-based study of your foundation degree modules, you will develop your practice through work-based learning, with a particular focus on the values and behaviours expected of Assistant Practitioners, which include compassion and commitment. 

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Roger King .

Lecturer - Health & Social Care

    Meet our Team


    Here at UCW, our lecturers are made of sector professionals.
    Their expertise, experiences and industry contacts means that your learning is taken to the next level!
    Featured image for “Roger King”

    Roger King

    Lecturer - Health & Social Care

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