Health Professions

The role of a health care professional is both rewarding and hands-on. Choosing a career in health allows you to make positive changes in people’s lives.

We are one of the largest and foremost providers of health and welfare education in the UK, committed to excellence in learning, teaching and research.

We aim to develop students to be solution focused individuals who will be well equipped to enable, stimulate and promote health and wellbeing within their communities and beyond. It is our goal to work in partnership with you so that you can achieve your full potential, helping you to make a difference within the communities in which you serve.

Our strong links across the North West ensure you’ll have the opportunity of work-based placements in a variety of settings.

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Why choose us?

You’ll have the opportunity for international travel, to places such as Zambia and Amsterdam.
Our courses are approved by professional bodies such as the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and the North West Ambulance Service (NWAS).
Simulated learning experience is provided for health students within contemporary skills laboratories including an operating theatre, a full-size ambulance, and a community flat and counselling and consultation rooms.

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Future Careers and Opportunities

Many of our courses lead to professional registration or a career within the NHS, private hospitals, social services and children’s services. If you’d like to progress to a postgraduate or top-up course, we have a suite of options available.

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