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Foundation Degree -  Community Practice Pathway

 This pathway aims to provide health care assistants in the community with the required skills to work as an Associate Practitioner (Band 4), equipping them with the transferable skills needed to meet the demands of an ever changing health

service. The pathway aims to identify the importance of care in the community that is accessible, high quality and delivered by skilled practitioners. To provide flexibility, participants may choose to do one generic module (negotiated learning) at each level.

Throughout the course participants will explore current initiatives and developments in community settings and will gain an understanding of the 'broader picture' through learning from community staff.

 Level 4 Modules

Core Modules

  •   Personal, Academic and Workplace Development
  •   The Social Context of Health
  •   Contemporary Health Issues

 Shared Modules

  •   Applied Human Biology for Health Care Workers
  •   Infection Prevention and Tissue Viability in Professional   Practice

 Pathway Modules

  • Long Term Conditions or Negotiated Learning 1

 Level 5 Modules

Core Modules

  •   Contemporary Issues in Ethics and Law for Practice
  •   Understanding Evidence for Practice
  •   Changing Workplace Practice

Pathway Modules

  •   Management of Self and Others or Negotiated Learning 2
  •   Acute Care or Negotiated Learning 2
  • Complex Care Continuum or Negotiated Learning 2

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