Have you seen our excellent facilities?
We have some of the best facilities for health and social care students including:
Make a real difference with a career in this rewarding sector. There’s lots of different settings and job roles to choose from.
Working in health and social care is one of the most important jobs in the world so you need to have a real passion for helping people. You should also have great communication skills so you can build relationships with people and earn their trust.
You will study this subject as a full time course or T Level at Bede Campus or as an apprenticeship. You'll have a chess to state-of-the-art Health Hub to develop real health professional skills, nursing and patient care mannequins, real care infant simulators, lung and digestive system demonstration models, industry standard medical equipment and a mock ambulance interior.
We work with the following employers to help you get career ready and gain real work skills: Sunderland Royal Hospital, Care Academy, Ashford Orthodontics, Age UK South Tyneside, Washington Mind, St Benedict's Hospice, University of Sunderland, Sunderland Care and Support.
We work in close partnership with many of the North East's leading health and social care employers to ensure our students get the best opportunities to progress in their future career path. Some of our employer partners offer students who complete and achieve their programme of study a guaranteed interview with their organisation.
Employers include Sunderland Care and Support, South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust, and Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust.
of our health and social care students progressed to employment or further study.*
*Destination data, academic year 2016/17 (FT FE 16-18 students)
Brand new Health Hub and stimulation area for role plays.
We have some of the best facilities for health and social care students including:
A state-of-the-art health simulation ward to develop real health professional skills.
Ageing suits to simulate the function of an older person e.g. joint stiffness, reduced co-ordination etc.
Nursing patient care mannequins, blood pressure monitors, pulse oximeters, various demonstration models e.g. lung digestive system, and pregnancy.
What are the career prospects like? There will be 47,014 jobs in Health & Social Care in the region in 2027 (NE)
Careers could include: Social Worker, Nurse, Care Worker, Paramedic, Psychologist or Occupational Therapist.
There are 1,611 Midwives employed in out local region and they earn £38,480 a year.
You will use maths skills every day in the health and care sector to:
A lack of maths skills could have serious consequences in the health care industry and result in compromised care, claims and damage to reputation.
You will use English skills every day in the health and care sector to:
A lack of English skills could have serious consequences in the health care industry and result in compromised care, claims and damage to reputation.
“English and maths are extremely important in the healthcare sector, as one letter difference or an incorrect number can be a major issue.”
Practice Manager, Bridge View Medical Group
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