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    Newcastle College Health And Care 14

    University Centre

    Health and Social Care

    Our mission is to inspire the next generation of care workers in the UK, developing our graduates to deliver outstanding service, compassion and an unwavering dedication to good practice.

    This is your first step into the world of health and social care and as you join the community at Newcastle College University Centre, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with like-minded peers. You will learn all of the skills and knowledge you need to become an outstanding health care professional.

    We prepare our students for careers in the health and social care sectors and provide exceptional facilities in simulated environments such as our Counselling Suite and in-house hospital ward.

    If you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of others, a degree in health and social care at Newcastle College University Centre will provide you with the expertise to be that change.

    What can I study?

    CertHE Counselling Skills and Therapeutic Communication

    This brand new Counselling course is the first step on your higher education journey to become a counsellor.

    Length: 1 year
    Study: Full-Time
    Start date: 8th September 2025
    Location: Rye Hill Campus

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    CertHE Healthcare Practice

    Learning in a simulated hospital environment, this vocational healthcare degree will give you the foundation clinical skills to progress into further studies.

    Length: 1 year
    Study: Full-Time
    Start date: 8th September 2025
    Location: Rye Hill Campus

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    FdA Integrated Health, Social Care and Wellbeing

    If you're interested in a career working with children and young people, the elderly or vulnerable adults, this degree is for you.

    Length: 2 years
    Study: Full-Time
    Start date: 8th September 2025
    Location: Rye Hill Campus

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    FdA Youth and Community Studies

    Understand the social, cultural, and economic factors shaping today’s communities and begin making a difference in the lives of young people.

    Length: 2 years
    Study: Full-Time
    Start date: 8th September 2025
    Location: Rye Hill Campus

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    FdSc Healthcare Practice

    This degree is an ideal course for you if you want a career in a professional health care role.

    Length: 2 years
    Study: Full-Time
    Start date: 8th September 2025
    Location: Rye Hill Campus

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    FdSc Psychology with Sociology

    Develop an understanding of how humans think and why they behave as they do, both as individuals and within society with this Foundation Degree.

    Length: 2 years
    Study: Full-Time
    Start date: 8th September 2025
    Location: Rye Hill Campus

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    BA (Hons) Integrated Health, Social Care and Wellbeing (Top-Up)

    This degree is an ideal progression route if you've already studied Health and Social Care at Level 5 and want to expand your knowledge of psychology, collaboration and leadership in the health sector.

    Length: 1 year
    Study: Full-Time
    Start date: 8th September 2025
    Location: Rye Hill Campus

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    BSc (Hons) Counselling Skills and Therapeutic Communication (Top-Up)

    This Counselling Skills and Therapeutic Communication (Top-Up) will prepare you to help others to cope with their problems, such as mental health issues and family/relationship issues.

    Length: 1 year
    Study: Full-Time
    Start date: 8th September 2025
    Location: Rye Hill Campus

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    BSc (Hons) Public Health and Health Improvement (Top-Up)

    Gain the skills to improve and protect public health and the wellbeing of individuals, communities and populations.

    Length: 1 year
    Study: Full-Time
    Start date: 8th September 2025
    Location: Rye Hill Campus

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    BSc (Hons) Psychology with Sociology (Top-Up)

    Study our Bachelors Degree in Psychology with Sociology and develop and understanding of how and why students think and behave the way they do, both individually and in society.

    Length: 1 Year
    Study: Full-Time
    Start date: 8th September 2025
    Location: Rye Hill Campus

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    MA Professional Development for Counselling (Part-Time)

    This part-time MA Professional Development for Counselling has been designed to deepen your understanding of professional practice through examining the application of theory within the counselling sector.

    Length: 2 years
    Study: Part-Time
    Start date: 9th September 2024
    Location: Teaching Development Centre

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    MSc Applied Psychology - Workplaces and Behaviours

    Prepare to make a meaningful difference in the workplace, tackling team dynamics, productivity, mental health and employee wellbeing.

    Length: 1 year
    Study: Full-Time
    Start date: 8th September 2025
    Location: Rye Hill Campus

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    Meet our Staff and Students

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    Dawda Sarjo

    FdSc Healthcare Practice

    "My base of specialist knowledge and skills have grown significantly while I've studied at Newcastle College University Centre, so I know that when I enter the nursing field, I'll be able to put what I know straight into practice to help people. Thanks to my tutors, my career destination is within reach."
    Laura Proudlock

    Laura Proudlock

    Curriculum Leader - Health

    "The best thing about my role is seeing the changes in students. From when they start to the end of each academic year. Their academic progress and development as well as their personal growth. I like that I can inspire confidence and support students becoming the person they want to be."

    What can I do with a Health and Social Care qualification?

    Occupational therapists Therapy professionals n.e.c. Houseparents and residential wardens Care escorts Nurses Social Workers Paramedics Nursing Auxiliaries and Assistants Ambulance Staff (Excluding Paramedics) Care Workers and Home Carers

    Daily tasks:

    • Maintains patient records, manages caseloads.
    • Counsels clients in ways to promote a healthy lifestyle, prevention of illness and/or preparation for coping with increasing stages of illness.
    • Makes home visits to clients, families and carers to organise support and rehabilitation and assist them to deal and cope with disability.
    • Trains students and supervises the work of occupational therapy assistants.
    • Liaises with a wide variety of other professionals in planning and reviewing ongoing treatments.
    • Devises, designs, initiates and monitors carefully selected and graded treatments and activities as part of the assessment and intervention process.
    • Considers the physical, psychological and social needs of a patient that may result from illness, injury, congenital condition or lifestyle problems.

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    Daily tasks:

    • Assesses and provides treatment for people with mental disabilities, or those suffering with mental illness, stress, and emotional and relationship problems.
    • Administers aromatic herbs and oils and massage to relieve pain and restore health.
    • Adopts a holistic approach in assessing the overall health of the patient, and treats by inserting needles under the skin at particular locations according to the disorder being treated.
    • Manipulates and massages patient to discover the cause of pain, relieve discomfort, restore function and mobility and to correct irregularities in body structure.
    • Diagnoses and treats disorders of vision and eye movements, monitors subsequent progress and recommends further optical, pharmacological or surgical treatment as required.
    • Prescribes diet therapy and gives advice to patients, health care professionals and the public on dietetic and nutritional matters for those with special dietary requirements or to prevent illness amongst the general population.

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    Daily tasks:

    • Keeps records and writes reports.
    • Maintains contact and discusses problems/progress with other staff and social workers.
    • Establishes and maintains contact with members of the neighbouring community and/or the residents.
    • Provides one-to-one counselling or group therapy.
    • Ensures that all material needs of residents are provided and endeavours to resolve any problems that they may have.
    • Plans and participates in games and leisure activities to encourage emotional, social, physical and intellectual development.
    • Creates friendly, secure atmosphere and tries to gain the trust and confidence of those in the home or under supervision.

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    Daily tasks:

    • Supervises and accompanies children who are taking part in a theatrical, television or film production.
    • Communicates with colleagues and maintains accurate records.
    • Supervises contact between parents and separated children.
    • Organises toilet and meal stops, as appropriate.
    • Supports and secures chair bound clients.
    • Transports clients safely and securely between approved destinations.

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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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    Daily tasks:

    • Participates in training and supervision.
    • Gives evidence in court.
    • Keeps case records, prepares reports and participates in team meetings.
    • Organises support and develops care plans to address service users.
    • Arranges for further counselling or assistance in the form of financial or material help.
    • Undertakes and writes up assessments to specified standards.
    • Interviews individuals and groups to assess and review the nature and extent of difficulties.
    • Liaises with other health and social care professionals and agencies to identify those in need and at risk within the local community.

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    Daily tasks:

    • Briefs other medical staff when handing over the patient, and completes patient report forms describing the patient.
    • Transports and accompanies patients who either require or potentially require skilled treatment whilst travelling.
    • Resuscitates and/or stabilises patient using relevant techniques, equipment and drugs.
    • Assesses the nature of injuries, provides first aid treatment and ascertains appropriate method of conveying patient.
    • Drives ambulance or accompanies driver to respond to calls for assistance at accidents, emergencies and other incidents.

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    Daily tasks:

    • Changes bed linen, makes beds and tidies wards.
    • Assists patients in washing, dressing, toiletry activities and general mobility.
    • Distributes and serves food, assists patients in feeding and prepares snacks and hot drinks.
    • Prepares patient for examination and treatment.
    • Performs basic clinical tasks such as taking patients.

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    Daily tasks:

    • Replenishes medical supplies in ambulance as necessary.
    • Cleans and disinfects ambulance after use and carries out routine care of ambulance equipment.
    • Ascertains nature of injuries and provides first aid treatment.
    • Drives ambulance or accompanies driver to transport patients to hospitals or other treatment centres and homes.
    • Helps patients into and out of ambulance.

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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, and assists with feeding if required.
    • Assists and enables service users to dress, undress, wash, use the toilet and bathe.

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    What can I do with a Health and Social Care qualification?

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