Course summary
This new course is ideal if you are looking for a career in the healthcare sector or want to enhance your existing career options. It provides an understanding of the healthcare environment, using work-based experience and academic study. You'll gain valuable transferable skills that can be applied across a range of healthcare careers. Equivalent to the first two years of a university degree, this new Level 5 HND with HTQ status is widely recognised in the UK and abroad. The course has been designed to emphasise practical skills development, alongside knowledge and understanding of health and social care in the UK relevant to healthcare overseas. This course is subject to validation with a first intake of students in September 2024. 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. About the course 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. Topics/units are likely to include: • 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 Compulsory work placement This course includes a minimum requirement of 450 hours’ work placement or experience in health and/or social care settings. Assessment 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. Qualification awarded Pearson BTEC Level 5 Higher National Diploma in Healthcare Professions' Support for England – (HTQ) - subject to validation Higher Technical Qualifications (HTQs) 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. Bursaries 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. Your career and progression Graduates will be well-placed to continue their studies with a Level 6 top-up degree in a related subject or to seek employment. Possible careers in this sector are: healthcare support worker, nursing assistant/auxiliary roles in a range of areas of specialism, e.g. adult and community nursing, clinical support, midwifery support, rehabilitation services. Assistant practitioners work in many branches of the NHS including: operating departments, prehabilitation/rehabilitation, maternity and community care.
Qualified teacher status (QTS)
To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:
- Course does not award QTS
How to apply
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- HCP2
- Institution code:
- N30
- Campus name:
- City Hub
- Campus code:
- A
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
International applicants
Students are advised to contact their own national student finance service for up-to-date information concerning potential financial support. Applicants who are permanently resident outside the United Kingdom, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Gibraltar or Republic of Ireland are advised to contact the College before submitting an application. Any additional costs or fees are shown on the UCAS page for each individual course.
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 48 points
T Level - P
Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course
Additional entry requirements
Interview
Applicants may be invited to attend an informal interview.
English language requirements
Test | Grade | Additional details |
---|---|---|
IELTS (Academic) | 5.5 | An overall band score of 5.5; with no individual component less than 5.0. |
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
EU | £8250 | Year 1 |
England | £8250 | Year 1 |
Northern Ireland | £8250 | Year 1 |
Scotland | £8250 | Year 1 |
Wales | £8250 | Year 1 |
Channel Islands | £8250 | Year 1 |
Republic of Ireland | £8250 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
Provider information
Nottingham College
City Campus, The Adams Building
Stoney Street
The Lace Market
Nottingham
NG1 1NG