STUDY

This module introduces you to the experience of Higher Education (HE) and your preparation for clinical practice to develop a sound foundation on which to develop key literacy and study skills.

This module is designed to enable students to respect and gain understanding of the changing nature of health and social care roles and boundaries to assist in gaining skills in functioning as effective members of a team. It will also develop and enhance the fundamental communication and interpersonal skills required to facilitate effective therapeutic relationships with a diverse range of service users across the lifespan within health and social care settings.

This module aims to provide you with an introduction to human anatomy and physiology. The emphasis of this module will be on human structure, function, and homeostasis as a basis for physiological health to enable you to gain an appropriate understanding of human processes in health and illness.

The changing levels of ill health within the population pose a challenge to health workers who care for the needs of individuals and communities. This module recognises the need for sound underpinning knowledge to address these challenges. It will introduce you to fundamental bio-psycho-social theories of ill health.

The practice learning element of the FdA Health and Wellbeing is an integral and essential part of the programme. This element of the programme will be supported by the theoretical concepts introduced and discussed during the theory component of the course.

This module consolidates the learners’ knowledge and skills to demonstrate, through an End Point Assessment (EPA), that they are working at or above the occupational standard as an Assistant Practitioner (health). End Point Assessment (EPA) is an independent assessment of the knowledge, skills and behaviours that you have learned throughout your apprenticeship and confirms the apprentices are occupationally competent in accordance with the relevant Apprenticeship Standard and Assessment Plan.

This module aims to introduce you to the changing health and social care landscape to enable appreciation of the challenges faced by society in supporting the health and wellbeing of the population. It aims to raise awareness of health inequalities and the social determinants of health whilst encouraging you to consider how these can be addressed within their sphere of practice through promotion of health and wellbeing.

This module considers discipline specific roles for the Assistant Practitioner and their role in promoting person-centred care delivery across the lifespan. It will focus on models of care within different pathways, including an awareness of policy and related regulations. It also aims to develop insight into the relationships between the practitioner and people who use services and their carers, in providing holistic health.

This module considers the role of research in underpinning health provision. The Assistant Practitioner needs to be able to describe the principles of research and understand how research findings are used to inform evidence-based practice. The role of developing leadership skills will also be explored to apply research informed evidence-based practice to ensure Assistant Practitioner are able to confidently supervise, support and motivate others through promoting reflection within the practice environment. This is to enable them to act as an ambassador for their profession to promote public confidence in health and care services through their review of the quality of care provided.

The practice learning element of the FdA Health and Wellbeing is an integral and essential part of the programme. This element of the programme will be supported by the theoretical concepts introduced during the course. The practice learning aspect of this programme is designed to facilitate you in exploring how these concepts and ideas relate to both theory and practice. You will compile a portfolio of evidence during the on-programme period of the apprenticeship.