HTQ Modules in Health Care Professionals Support for England (Part Time)

This part-time course is aimed at those wishing to further their academic qualifications and enhance their career opportunities within the health sector. The HND in Health Professions’ Support has been designed to enable students to undertake a qualification that is completely relevant to the service users they care for, the professions they support and their employers.

The delivery model has been designed to satisfy the busiest of lifestyles to include evenings, weekends, directed study different days/ times of delivery i.e. face to face, online tutorials, remote learning.

All applicants are individually assessed on their qualifications, skills, and experience. You should have the desire to further your career in the health care sector and hold an industry-related level 3 qualification, A Levels or equivalent. Also, applicants should either already be working in the health sector or be prepared to gain work experience. 

Ideally, applicants should also have GCSE maths and English (or equivalent). If the applicant has the necessary experience within professional roles but not the appropriate qualification, then this will be assessed on evidence of work history.

Unit 5: Principles of Health Education - this unit aims to develop students’ knowledge, understanding and skills regarding providing and supporting the provision of health education to improve the health and well-being of individuals accessing healthcare services. It will develop students’ understanding of the factors that impact health and explore the methods used to identify health inequalities at a local level. Students will also enhance their understanding of the relationship between health beliefs and illness, enabling them to assess how health beliefs can influence communication between healthcare practitioners and service users. This unit will also provide an opportunity to discuss ways in which barriers to effective communication can be addressed and overcome.

Unit 24: Reflective Approaches in Implementing Person-centred Practice - this unit provides students with an opportunity to further develop their skills as reflective practitioners. It requires students to bring together classroom and previous real-world knowledge from across their programme, demonstrating their professional development using reflective approaches. Through this unit, students will be supported to take responsibility for their own learning, demonstrate their capacity to continuously learn and grow, reflect on their own practice and encourage others to develop their practice.

Full details of these units can be found here.

Your work will be continually assessed throughout this flexible and blended programme. Attendance will be required with online support and resources available throughout.

This programme is fully funded by the Department for Education.

Delivery has been designed to meet learners needs with a flexible approach it will include, face to face, directed and remote study. It will be blended learning, therefore attendance isn’t required every week.

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