Health and Social Care (Health Care Assistant Practitioner) FdSc

**Why study a health and social care (health care assistant practitioner) degree at Solent**<br/>Working as part of the wider health and social care team, healthcare assistant practitioners provide care for service users within the healthcare industry.<br/><br/>**Course overview**<br/>You will learn about the role of the healthcare assistant practitioner in a range of different health and social care settings and develop a highly-valued professional skill set that can be applied on practice placements, and in your eventual health and social care workplace. <br/><br/>Further your career and understanding of healthcare related topics such as communication, anatomy and physiology and public health.<br/><br/>Assistant practitioners work at a level above that of healthcare support workers and have a more in-depth understanding of factors that influence health and ill-health.<br/><br/>**Who is this course for?**<br/>This course is ideal for someone looking to start or further develop their career in healthcare, who does not want to train in a regulated health profession.<br/><br/>**What does this course lead to?**<br/>Assistant practitioners work in a variety of roles in healthcare, including supportive roles in nursing, operating theatres, biomedical science laboratories, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, mental health, social care, rehabilitation services and radiology.