Love the idea of a rewarding career? Choose from a selection of online health courses to begin your journey in healthcare. With an abundance of self-paced learning routes to study health and social care courses online, now is the perfect time to explore your options and get your qualification in health care.
Brunel’s Master of Public Health (online) has been designed to help ambitious professionals gain advanced skills and competencies in public health and health promotion. The course will help you acquire a multidisciplinary approach to understanding and...
Brunel’s MSc Public Health and Behaviour Change (online) has been designed to help ambitious professionals gain advanced skills and competencies in public health and health behaviour change. The course will help you acquire a multidisciplinary approach...
The University of Roehampton London’s Online MBA in Healthcare Management is your gateway to leadership excellence in the dynamic world of healthcare. Created specifically for aspiring healthcare professionals, this programme blends theoretical i...
The CMI Level 5 Qualification in Managing Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion is tailored for practicing middle managers and leaders who report to senior managers or business owners. It focuses on equipping managers with the understanding and skills nec...
Brunel’s Health Economics & Health Policy MSc online aims to facilitate you to gain advanced skills, principles and knowledge for a career in healthcare and health policy organisations (e.g. health services, government, universities, the non-...
Brunel University London’s Public Health and Health Promotion MSc online has been designed to help ambitious professionals gain advanced skills and competencies in public health and health promotion. The programme will also help you acquire a multidisc...
The Psychological Sciences (Conversion) MSc online has been created for students and working professionals from non-psychology backgrounds, who want to gain a comprehensive understanding of the practical applications of psychological sciences and their...
Brunel’s MSc Global Public Health and Social Justice (online) has been designed to help ambitious professionals gain advanced skills and competencies in global public health and social justice. The course will help you acquire a multidisciplinary appro...
Our LLMs from our new Master’s in Law suite of programmes are designed for law and non-law graduates who want to explore the practical application of a particular, specialist area of the law. Study face to face or online....
In these practical workshop sessions, we will explore ways of including pupils who have been labelled as being on the autism spectrum. The sessions will be values-based and will aim to allow the sharing of experiences and good practices as well as prom...
Sharing experiences of what participants have already gone through since March 2020. Our 4 webinars are discounted together in one bundle explore: Reflecting on the Story so far – Change and uncertainty – Staying strong Sharing experiences...
Courses included in this bundle Understanding Trauma Introduction to Attachment Meeting the emotional needs of all children Understanding Boys Emotional Needs Including children with Anxiety Promoting Mental Health in Schools...
Learn how Trauma impacts on children and what they need to move on with relationships and inclusive education....
In this 1 hour course, we introduce you to building Circles of Support around disabled adults. Circle of Support is an approach to enhancing the inclusion, in the mainstream community, of any person who is experiencing difficulties because of disabilit...
In this 2-hour training session, we explore the movement differences of those with ADHD in a non-medical way. We look at the negative impact of drugs and children labelled with ADHD. Enjoy and learn from the creativity of teachers in response to extrem...
Working in the highly competitive pharmaceutical industry, with ever-increasing change and pressure, is probably one of the most challenging managerial roles of any industry today. This event has been specially designed to help you transcend these chal...
There is a significant increase in the number of individuals struggling, or completely unable, to function effectively due to a self-reported worsening of their mental health and wellbeing (including anxiety, stress and depression). It is therefore ess...
Understand medical terminology! This course is designed for people with no or limited medical training, who would like to work in a medical environment. You’ll develop the skills needed to communicate clearly and effectively using medical terminology....
Want to help people live healthier, happier lives? Take the next step in your professional development with our online nutritionist courses. Developed in consultation with highly successful and experienced nutritionists, our learning programmes give yo...
If organisation comes easily to you, a career as a medical secretary could be right for you. Using your keen eye for detail and your amiable personality, you could be the first point of reference for patients in a hospital, doctors’ surgery or other me...
Healthcare is an extremely large career field, with individuals being specialised in fields of medicine, physical and mental health, or being an assistant to professionals with more of a focus on the care for those who are sick, injured, disabled and old. The health industry is constantly growing and in large demand as our worldly population continues to grow and age.
There are a large number of careers in healthcare, all with varying degrees of qualifications required (however many begin with a Bachelor of Science); your future in health could be in the fields of:
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Healthcare assistants work as part of a team to deliver a range of care for patients in a wide variety of settings, including hospitals, communities, and practices. Working closely with nurses and other healthcare professionals, an assistant looks at the physical and mental care for patients when a specialised person is unable to be there.
If you intend to become a doctor in your field and specialise in a specific area, a degree that includes a bachelor, masters and training such as an internship is always required.
If you intend to become a healthcare assistant, there are no set entry requirements to doing so. Depending on the responsibilities of an assistant and the field you choose, some employers may prefer healthcare training in the specialised field, however, a good standard of literacy and numeracy skills will always be required. Qualifications can be completed online and generally come in bundles with a range of quick educational modules that range from physical to mental knowledge, to help in assistance. Some may ask for a healthcare qualification such as a BTEC or NVQ.
Courses in healthcare can range in the qualifications and how the training can be completed; some examples include:
