Why Choose a Career in Health and Social Care?

There are so many different career choices in health and social care - from those which require a good scientific base such as a biomedical scientist, those that require quick decision making and a high level of technical skill such as paramedic practice and critical care nursing to those that require you to work with particular client groups to enable individuals to reach their full potential such as occupational therapy and social work. The Faculty of Health and Life Sciences at Coventry University offers an extensive range of qualifications that can lead you to become a registered health and/or social care practitioner. Whether you have two A levels or equivalent, five GCSEs or a degree qualification there is something on offer for you.

All of our health and social care courses involve you studying within the university and in practice. This way you learn to apply theory to practice and to practice your skills so that by the end pf the course you have achieved the necessary competencies for practice. We have very well equipped facilities to enable you to develop a broad range of skills prior to you going out into practice. These facilities include well equipped science laboratories, clinical skill laboratories with an extensive range of simulators where you can develop your assessment and therapeutic skills , moving and handling laboratories, a client’s flat so that you can develop your community practice skills and communication laboratories where you can video and assess you communication skills.

Within the university you will be taught by a range of staff some of whom have experience of research within their specialised area and others who have up to date and relevant experience of practice. All of them will have undertaken further study to develop their teaching and assessment skills. In practice you will be well supported by having trained mentors to develop your practice skills and you will be visited buy staff from the university to ensure that you are making good progress.

CUonline, the University’s web based support for modules will enable you to have contact with other students and your tutors in the university via web groups and email while you are on placement. One of the key features of the health and social care courses at Coventry University is that you will have opportunities to learn with, from and about other health and social care professions. Effective inter-professional practice leads to good patient/client care hence why we spend time on developing your skills to work alongside and with other professions.

As well as gaining a professional qualification you will gain a broad range of skills that can be used to gain employment in other related areas including the voluntary and independent sectors as well as the armed services and work abroad. The opportunities post qualification could lead you into various different fields such as management and leadership, specialised practice, education, research and the commercial sector such as medical sales.

More Information at:

www.coventry.ac.uk