Train to work in Health and Social Care
Edge Hill's Faculty of Health and Social Care is one of the main providers of education for health and social care professionals in Merseyside and the North West, offering a choice of degree, diploma and development routes.
The Faculty is a well-established provider of training and development, boasting excellent relationships with NHS Hospital and Community Trusts and the private and voluntary sector at all levels. The practice placement experience of the Edge Hill NHS students was voted the best in the country in the 2008 National Student Survey.
We aim to support health and social workers through all stages of their career, from pre-registration through continuing professional development.
Pre-Registration Nursing and Midwifery
- BSc (Hons) Children's Nursing and Social Work
- BSc (Hons) Learning Disabilities Nursing and Social Work
- BSc (Hons) Pre-registration Adult Nursing
- BSc (Hons) Pre-registration Children's Nursing
- BSc (Hons) Pre-registration Mental Health Nursing
- BSc (Hons) Pre-registration Learning Disabilities Nursing
- BSc (Hons) Pre-registration Midwifery
Operating Department Practice
Paramedic Practice
Applied Health and Social Care
Undergraduate Degrees
Foundation Degrees
- Foundation Degree in Complementary Therapies
- Foundation Degree in Counselling
- Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care (Assistant Practitioner)
- Foundation Degree in Integrated Practice (Early Years and Children)
- Foundation Degree in Management and Supervision of Offenders
- Foundatin Degree in Playwork
- Foundation Degree in Public Health
- Foundation Degree in Working with Vulnerable Adults
Progression Routes
- BSc (Hons) Complementary Therapies
- BA (Hons) Counselling
- BSc (Hons) Integrated Children and Young People's Practice
- BA (Hons) Leadership and Management in Children's Services
- BA (Hons) Playwork Interventions
- BSc (Hons) Public Health
- BSc (Hons) Support for Families and Communities
- BSc (Hons) Working with Vulnerable Adults
Continuing Professional Development (Undergraduate)
- BSc (Hons) Behaviour Analysis and Intervention
- Edge Hill Certificate in Cognitive Behavioural Therapies
- BSc (Hons) International Midwifery
- BSc (Hons) International Nursing
- BSc (Hons) Leadership and Management in Organisations
- CertHE Person Centred Support
- DipHE Positive Behaviour Support
- DipHE Respiratory Practice
- BSc (Hons) Respiratory Practice
- Edge Hill Certificate in Substance Misuse
Continuing Professional Development (Postgraduate)
- MSc Advanced Practice
- PGCert Case Management (Long Term Conditions)
- PGCert Child Protection and Safeguarding
- MA Clinical Education
- PGCert Clinical Practice
- MSc Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy
- MSc Evidence Based Medicine and Practice
- MSc Integrated Children and Young People's Practice
- MSc International Midwifery Studies
- MSc International Nursing Studies
- MSc Leadership Development (Clinical Leadership / Leadership and Management)
- MSc Learning Disabilities Studies
- MCh Master of Surgery: Otorhinolaryngology
- MCh Master of Surgery: Trauma and Orthopaedics
- Mch Master of Surgery: Rhinology
- MSc Respiratory Practice
- PGCert Strategic Development in Health and Social Care
- PGCert Teaching and Learning in Clinical Practice
Continuing Professional Development (Standalone Modules)
- Strategic Health Authority funded modules (Post Qualification Framework)
- Continuing Professional Development modules
Strategic Health Authority
The availability of places for start dates on all Pre-Registration nursing, ODP and midwifery programmes is subject to commissioning by the Strategic Health Authority.
Is a Healthy Career for You?
Nurses and midwives focus on the needs of the individual, providing care, advice, counselling and support. If you can relate to people of all ages, enjoy working in a team, and are able to gain a person's trust, nursing or midwifery are immensely rewarding professions.
You can find out about the benefits of working for the NHS, look for a job and apply online at www.nhscareers.nhs.uk.
Return To Practice
Practitioners who hold a nursing registration but have let their registration lapse after a break in practice of five years are required to successfully complete an approved Return to Practice course. For further details, call 0151 529 6454.
Further Information
If you are considering a career in health and social care and have any questions, contact our Course Information, Advice and Guidance Team on 01695 657000 or email study@edgehill.ac.uk.
