Cardio-Respiratory Sleep Pathway

The Level 4 Healthcare Science Associate apprenticeship is an ideal way for learners to gain a recognised qualification whilst working within a relevant healthcare science related industry. The Cardio-Respiratory Sleep pathway is specifically designed to support learners working within a respiratory sleep department, performing a range of diagnostic tests on patients including spirometry, reversibility, single breath gas transfer, static lungs volumes as well as ECGs. In addition, they will undertake sleep diagnostics.

The apprenticeship scheme has elements that are split between core units where you will join other level 4 Science Associate Apprentices from a variety of pathways, this often generates lively debate within class as many share best practice amongst the remote online classroom. In total there are nine core units that cover the fundamental topics you would naturally expect on an apprenticeship course based within healthcare science, some of the topics covered include:

• Health and Safety
• Effective Communication 
• Legal and Ethical Context of Healthcare Science 
• Quality, Audit and Innovation  

The Cardio-Respiratory sleep pathway will give learners a broader understanding of cardiac,respiratory and sleep methodologies, including spirometry, reversibility, single breath gas transfer, static lungs volumes, ECG and sleep. Learner will also gain an understanding of the underlying anatomy, physiology of the cardiac and respiratory system and pathology of cardiac, respiratory and sleep disease.