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The BSc (Hons) Healthcare Science Practitioner – Cardiac Physiology Degree Apprenticeship will prepare you for a role as a Healthcare Science Practitioner in the Cardiac Physiology specialism.
Delivered using a hybrid approach that relies predominantly on a distance learning approach the course will initially teach the fundamentals of professional practice, physiology and cardiovascular and respiratory science.
The course will then develop these skills further teaching the pathophysiology of disease to the cardiac and respiratory system, alongside current methods of testing for the presence of disease.
By the end of the course you will be adept at performing and reporting a range of clinical tests including, 12 lead ECG, Ambulatory ECG recordings, Non-Invasive Blood Pressure, Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitors, Exercise Tolerance Testing. Graduates will also be able to perform as a Healthcare Science Practitioner within invasive environments where Cardiac Catheterisation and Pacemaker Implantation procedures take place.
Graduates will have an awareness of the practical application of specialist non-invasive techniques including Echocardiography.
The course will be divided into modules that once successfully completed will provide students with academic credits that will build over the course of their studies until they have enough to be awarded their degree.
Students will study four modules per academic year and these will be divided into two modules in Semester 1 and two modues in Semester 2. Each module will be taught over one day per week during the academic term, meaning that students will be expected to participate in formal sessions on two days per week. Academic classes will take the form of virtual lectures and seminars where students will participate in a collective class session at the start of the day, complete additional exercises and activities during the late morning and early afternoon, and reconvene as a class at the end of the day to discuss the activities completed.
Students will be asked to attend campus for one week per semester and during this time students will participate in laboratory teaching, clinical simulation exercises and problem-based learning activities.
Work-based learning will be delivered within NHS Departments where students. Students will perform a range of procedures within this live hospital environment that will build their experience working as a Healthcare Science Practitioner.
We don’t currently display entry requirements for United States. Please contact the Student Admin team on studentadmin@sunderland.ac.uk or 0191 515 3154.
Admission is subject to the learner being employed by an organisation and remaining in employment with an organisation throughout the duration of the programme. The employer must confirm participants comply with apprentice eligibility criteria.
We would require successful completion of an Access to Higher Education course that is accredited by the Quality Assurance Agency. We would also require a minimum of grade C in GCSE in Mathematics and English Language or the equivalent as part of your course.
If English is your second language, we require a minimum of IELTS 7.0 (or equivalent) with a minimum of 6.0 in each element.
There are different options for the employer to fund the costs of higher and degree apprenticeships, which may include government levies already paid for by the employer or specific funding opportunities which may be available. To search for apprenticeships offered by employers in your area go to: gov.uk/apply-apprenticeship
Larger organisations can use their apprenticeship levy and government top-up to pay tuition and professional fees of higher apprenticeships. For smaller employers, the government pays 95%, with the remainder co-invested by the business.
For a discussion around your specific requirements please call 0191 515 3361 or email apprenticeships@sunderland.ac.uk
This information was correct at the time of publication.
Completion of the degree apprenticeship will enable learners to be eligible for professional registration and suitability for employment as a Biomedical Scientist (BMS). Learners will complete the IBMS registration portfolio as part of the EPA to enable eligibility to apply to be on the HCPC register.
Since this programme is approved by a statutory regulator, the EPA for this programme has been integrated with the assessment requirements as outlined by the IBMS and HCPC, which include completion and passing of the academic programme and completion and passing the verification of the IBMS training registration portfolio.
This course is accredited by the following bodies: