Perceptions of an educational approach to transformative and sustainable practice for health and social care practitioners

Project Description

RGUs accredited course for support workers is the Diploma of Higher Education Wellbeing and Enablement which was developed in partnership with NHS Grampian and aims to shape the thinking and practice of support workers as frontline providers of health and social care to people who are accessing services. The DipHE was designed to respond to key factors influencing the sector, recognising the needs of the population with the course content focusing on preventative approaches responding to health inequalities and developing support workers knowledge and skills to promote person-centred health, wellbeing and quality of life.
Alongside transforming the knowledge, skills and practice of support workers, the course design sought to impact NHSG in supporting the delivery of quality service provision aiming to improve access for all. While providing NHSG employers with a workforce equipped for their role, and skilled to support the role of other members of the team.
The proposed research will explore the perceptions of the learning experienced on DipHE Wellbeing and Enablement course and how this is integrated into practice-based knowledge and skills. The research will gather data from current practitioners and alumni who have completed the DipHE Wellbeing and Enablement course and people who have received health and social care support delivered by practitioners who have studied on the course.
The findings from the proposed study aim to outline how the learning is integrated into practice by health and social care support workers. These findings while beneficial to health and social care support workers interested in career development may also guide employers when considering how the role can be integrated into practice and the impact this role in the specific practice settings. The research also aims to explore the perceived value of the DipHE Wellbeing and Enablement course, from the perspective of people who access services, with concepts such as wellbeing, enablement, quality and effectiveness of services delivery discussed to develop a deeper understanding of value of the DipHE Wellbeing and Enablement course and associated practice from a service user perspective.