Health and Social Care

These activities in Health and Social Care will open your students' eyes to how they can 'Make it Real' - from taster sessions in first-class facilities, to working on projects applying their knowledge to real-world challenges.

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Making it Real events

Bringing your students on-campus is the perfect opportunity to open their eyes to higher education, and inspire them to pursue their future career. Our visit days are filled with practical activities and talks from current students and staff experts, so your students can get a feel for studying at university, and how Derby can help them make their dreams real.  

You can mix and match a variety of sessions on your visit day, including: 

  • Academic-led masterclasses and taster sessions 
  • Student Ambassador-led campus tours
  • Student Ambassador Q&A panel 
  • Alumni talks, to hear from graduates on how they made their dreams real 
  • Information, advice and guidance sessions 

Our Health and Social Care visit days can take place at either our Derby or Chesterfield sites, depending on your needs and your students’ subject areas of interest. We can work with you to develop your visit day based on the timings and content that works best for you. Therefore please get in touch to discuss your requirements. 

Below you can also see an example of a Making it Real event, to give a flavour of what we can offer.

This example is based on a 4-hour visit 

  • Welcome talk, including information about how to apply to health and social care courses at university 
  • Academic masterclasses: 
    • The Nursing Escape Room 
    • What it's like to be a Diagnostic Radiographer 
    • The different touchpoints of Health, Social and Community Work
    • A day in the life of an Occupational Therapist
  • Extended tour of our facilities, including our NHS Mock Ward, Immersive Interactive Simulation Suite, Rehabilitation Kitchen, Diagnostic Imaging Suite, Library, Sports Centre and Union of Students 
  • Careers in Health and Social Care talk  
  • Student Q&A panel with current undergraduate students, to hear their experiences of studying at university 

 

Talks from our academics

We have a range of talks and masterclasses on offer, delivered by our academic experts, to showcase exciting topics and careers available across the health and social care sector. These sessions can be delivered virtually, or in your school or college, and link to Gatsby Benchmarks 4 and 7.  

Our academics are experts in their fields, with experience in everything from nursing and midwifery, to youth work. 

Our experts can deliver masterclasses for your students, to excite them about the subject and support the curriculum they are learning on their Level 3 studies.  

Our masterclasses include:  

  • The Nursing Escape room 
  • What it's like to be a Diagnostic Radiographer 
  • The different touchpoints of Health, Social and Community Work  
  • A day in the life of an Occupational Therapist 

Book an Academic Masterclass

We know it's important for students to be able to visualise what their future career could look like. Our academics have had varied careers in health and social care, so can share their experiences and the breadth of rewarding careers on offer within the sector.  

We can offer careers talks in the following subjects:  

  • Nursing – Adult, Mental Health and Children’s  
  • Midwifery
  • Radiography 
  • Health, Social and Community Work, including Social Work and Youth Work 
  • Occupational Therapy 

Book a 'Careers in...' talk

 

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School of Allied Health and Social Care

At Derby, we offer a range of courses for your students whose ambitions lie in Health, Social and Community Work, Occupational Therapy and Diagnostic Radiography.

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School of Nursing and Professional Practice

Our excellent facilities and hands-on learning techniques give students a great start towards a rewarding career. We offer courses across Nursing and Midwifery.

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