Healthcare Professions' Support for England (HTQ) - HND

Nottingham College

The Higher National Diploma is designed to support progression into relevant occupational areas or provide an opportunity to complete a level 6 top-up. Core units include:
• Innovation and Improvement through Participatory Action Research
• Reflective Approaches in Implementing Person-centred Practice
• Care Planning Processes in Healthcare Practice
• Recognising and Meeting the Needs of Individuals with Long-term Health Conditions
• Team and Individual Leadership: Mentoring and Coaching Others
• End of Life Care Planning and Support.One optional unit allows students to choose to study a particular aspect of healthcare practice in more detail. Students must have access to relevant, suitable and appropriate workplaces/ placements before embarking on the optional unit.

You must undertake a minimum of 450 hours’ work experience/placement in a health or social care setting and complete a PLAD portfolio (‘Practical Learning Assessment and Development’), reflecting on your experiences during the 2 years.

This course is based at our new £58 million City Hub campus, close to Nottingham train station and featuring state-of-the-art facilities, science laboratories, restaurant, cafe and performing arts venue. Specialist healthcare facilities include a simulated hospital ward, providing students with a realistic learning environment that mirrors a hospital environment. Lecturers bring a wealth of practical experience as healthcare professionals.

Higher Technical Qualifications (HTQs) are a range of new Level 4 and 5 qualifications developed in collaboration with employers, so you’ll get the right training, knowledge and skills needed to succeed in the workplace. HNCs and HNDs form part of the HTQ family.

We want our courses to be accessible to students from any background, so we’ve put together a cash support package in the form of non-repayable bursaries to provide financial help where it’s really needed. Details for 2025-26 will be advertised once approved by the university regulator – the Office for Students (OfS). Please check our website - www.nottinghamcollege.ac.uk - for more information