Health and Social Care: Assistant Practitioner, FdSc, University of West London

About Health and Social Care: Assistant Practitioner, FdSc - at University of West London

Course summary

We were ranked the best university in London for the teaching on our social work courses in the National Student Survey 2016.

Overview

The course is for unregistered health and social care workers (i.e. support workers/healthcare assistants), who are working in or preparing themselves for an assistant practitioner role.
Our foundation degree has been created in association with NHS employers and is designed to equip you with the relevant transferable skills, knowledge, understanding and academic abilities you need in your work role.
Why choose this course?Our foundation degree is a two year part-time intensive course which combines academic study at University (one day a week) with work place learning (supported by a mentor). In fact 50% of the learning happens at work which means you can continue working whilst you study.
This will enable you to become more effective in your job, resulting in an enhanced patient experience. It will also make you eligible to work at a higher level (following successful completion you are eligible to work as a Band 4). You will benefit from the state of the art learning and support facilities available at the UWL, enabling you to get the most from your studies.
Career and study progressionWe have a 98.9% employment rate (Source 2014-15 DLHE), with many graduates gaining employment in local Trusts/healthcare organisations. Following graduation, you may wish to undertake further study to enhance your clinical knowledge and skills, in specialist areas of care delivery.
For more details please see the Career and study progression section. Why choose the University of West London? 

• You will benefit from a fantastic range of high-tech, innovative teaching resources, making your learning fun and engaging.
• Our teaching staff are highly committed, passionate, subject specialists, with clinical currency, who will be there to support you during your course.
• All our students have a personal tutor who will guide and advise you throughout your academic life. You'll also have access to the University's mentoring service.
• You will be given regular, personalised feedback on your progress in theory and practice, helping you to succeed.
• We have achieved the highest external ratings for the quality of our pre-registration Nursing courses and have been shortlisted for 3 awards at the Student Nursing Times Awards 2016.

Please contact the course leader Dr Swapna Williamson [email protected] for further information.

Other options available for FdSc Health and Social Care: Assistant Practitioner

• Part time - September 2017, Brentford site

Fees

Funding

Help with funding is available to a range of students, whether you are studying full or part-time, in your home country or overseas.

You may be eligible for a student loan to cover the cost of tuition fees or a maintenance loan to support you during your studies. Additional funding is available to some types of students, such as those with dependants, disabled students and more. Find out more about applying for student loans and other funding options.

We also offer a range of scholarships and bursaries to help you. Current scholarships include:

• Full Time Undergraduate Bursary: a £3,000 award for new undergraduate students.
• Path to Success Scholarship: a £4,000 award for students on a four-year degree course with a foundation year. 

Other scholarships are also available, including awards for specific subjects. Find out more and check your eligibility for the scholarships and bursaries listed above.

Please note fees are paid for each year of study unless otherwise stated. You will be required to re-enrol and pay fees at the beginning of each academic year. Fees may be subject to government regulations on fee increases. Future inflationary increases will be applied to each subsequent year of the course, subject to government regulations on fee increases.

Entry requirements

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