CertHe Healthcare Practice

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The CertHE Healthcare Practice is your stepping stone to a nursing degree.

Learning in a simulated hospital environment, this vocational healthcare degree will give you the foundation clinical and nursing skills to progress into further nursing studies, and will have access to industry experience from the qualified nurses that teach the degree. You will also study topics such as psychology, sociology and safeguarding, giving you the foundation knowledge to nursing.

This healthcare course, which has been validated by health professionals, will include NHS guest speakers, NHS skills through training and has links to the CQC.

Entry requirements

64 UCAS points from a relevant Level 3 qualification.

If you are a current Newcastle College student and successfully pass your Level 3 course in an appropriate subject, you will be guaranteed a place on a degree course.

What will I achieve?

Upon successful completion you will receive a CertHe Healthcare Practice (awarded by NCG)

What will I learn?

Bioscience 1
Applied Health Science
Assessment and Clinical Skills in Healthcare
Safeguarding in Healthcare
Academic Study Skills
Personal Development
Work Related Learning

You will also learn to use healthcare and clinical equipment including defibrillators, hoists, airway and breathing equipment, documentation and care planning and maternity simulation equipment.

How is the course taught?

Small group learning
Seminars
Group work
One-to-ones
Collaborative working

How am I assessed?

Poster presentation
Case study work
Live briefs
Presentations

Work experience

The CertHE Healthcare Practice course will prepare you for work with live briefs from industry and guest talks from organisations such as the NHS Social Work Team, Marie Curie, CQC and Parkinsons UK. You will also gain a Mental Health First Aid qualification whilst on this course*.

*subject to funding

Where can I progress?

From the CertHE Healthcare Practice you will be able to progress on to the FdSc Healthcare Practice degree or to alternative undergraduate nursing programme. Alternatively, you can progress into a career in Care Work or as a Healthcare Assistant.

Course costs and information

Tuition Fees for full-time undergraduate UK and EU students is £9,000 per year. Read more about financial support.

NCG (the institution which Newcastle College University Centre belongs to) is in the process of applying for Indefinite Degree Awarding Powers. Read more about what this means about our offer here

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Daily tasks:

Delivers lectures and other forms of formal training relating to nursing practice.
Plans, manages, provides and evaluates nursing care services for patients, supervises the implementation of nursing care plans.
Advises on nursing care, disease prevention, nutrition, etc. and liaises with hospital board/ management on issues concerning nursing policy.
Plans duty rotas and organises and directs the work and training of ward and theatre nursing staff.
Participates in the preparation for physical and psychological treatment of mentally ill patients.
Monitors patient.
Manages own case load.
Assists medical doctors and works with other healthcare professionals to deal with emergencies and pre-planned treatment of patients.

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Liaises with professional staff in carrying out care plans etc.
Monitors service users.
Undertakes light cleaning and domestic duties including meal preparation as required.
Helps with daily activities such as letter writing, paying bills, collecting benefits.
Provides interest and activities to stimulate and engage the service user.
Generally assists with service users.
Serves meals to service users at table or in bed, and assists with feeding if required.
Assists and enables service users to dress, undress, wash, use the toilet and bathe.

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Daily tasks:

Liaises with professional staff in carrying out care plans etc.
Monitors service users.
Undertakes light cleaning and domestic duties including meal preparation as required.
Helps with daily activities such as letter writing, paying bills, collecting benefits.
Provides interest and activities to stimulate and engage the service user.
Generally assists with service users.
Serves meals to service users at table or in bed, assists with feeding if required.
Assists and enables service users to dress, undress, wash, use the toilet and bathe.
Responds to emergencies and provides guidance and support to care workers.
Takes responsibility for the shift and for the service while on duty.

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Maintains records, processes and mounts x-ray films and undertakes reception duties.
Removes water and saliva from patient.
Assists with minor treatment, such as preparing materials for fillings.
Hands required equipment and medication to dentist during examination.
Prepares and sterilises instruments and follows guidelines to maintain sterile conditions within the surgery.
Prepares patient for examination.

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Nurses

Daily tasks:

Delivers lectures and other forms of formal training relating to nursing practice.
Plans, manages, provides and evaluates nursing care services for patients, supervises the implementation of nursing care plans.
Advises on nursing care, disease prevention, nutrition, etc. and liaises with hospital board/ management on issues concerning nursing policy.
Plans duty rotas and organises and directs the work and training of ward and theatre nursing staff.
Participates in the preparation for physical and psychological treatment of mentally ill patients.
Monitors patient.
Manages own case load.
Assists medical doctors and works with other healthcare professionals to deal with emergencies and pre-planned treatment of patients.

Median Salary

£37,835 View more

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Care Workers and Home Carers

Daily tasks:

Liaises with professional staff in carrying out care plans etc.
Monitors service users.
Undertakes light cleaning and domestic duties including meal preparation as required.
Helps with daily activities such as letter writing, paying bills, collecting benefits.
Provides interest and activities to stimulate and engage the service user.
Generally assists with service users.
Serves meals to service users at table or in bed, and assists with feeding if required.
Assists and enables service users to dress, undress, wash, use the toilet and bathe.

Median Salary

£19,742 View more

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Senior Care Workers

Daily tasks:

Liaises with professional staff in carrying out care plans etc.
Monitors service users.
Undertakes light cleaning and domestic duties including meal preparation as required.
Helps with daily activities such as letter writing, paying bills, collecting benefits.
Provides interest and activities to stimulate and engage the service user.
Generally assists with service users.
Serves meals to service users at table or in bed, assists with feeding if required.
Assists and enables service users to dress, undress, wash, use the toilet and bathe.
Responds to emergencies and provides guidance and support to care workers.
Takes responsibility for the shift and for the service while on duty.

Median Salary

£20,401 View more

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Dental Nurses

Daily tasks:

Maintains records, processes and mounts x-ray films and undertakes reception duties.
Removes water and saliva from patient.
Assists with minor treatment, such as preparing materials for fillings.
Hands required equipment and medication to dentist during examination.
Prepares and sterilises instruments and follows guidelines to maintain sterile conditions within the surgery.
Prepares patient for examination.

Median Salary

£21,303 View more

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CertHE Healthcare Practice

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