By David Sanchez Heredia
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David Sanchez Heredia
Mental Health Nursing BSc (Hons) (apprenticeship)
Nursing Associate FdSc (apprenticeship)
Passion for community care
David worked as a land surveyor in Spain before making the move to the UK eleven years ago.聽He and his wife, a social worker, are both passionate about community care.
It was this that led him to work in various patient-centred roles over a number of years, before choosing to enrol on the Nursing Associate degree apprenticeship top-up course offered at 蜜桃传媒, then topping up in Mental Health Nursing.
For David, the ability to earn while learning was essential: 鈥淚 couldn鈥檛 afford to not work with my daughter being young still, so I鈥檓 thankful for the opportunity of an apprenticeship,鈥� he said.
He believes that the mixture of practical and academic work involved in the apprenticeship add significantly to the learning experience, with placements and campus facilities helping to give a real sense of the job.
鈥淥n placement I worked on learning disability wards, attended surgeries, and worked with children, and at university, the lab is like nothing I鈥檝e ever seen before. There鈥檚 a simulated ward with manikins that speak 鈥� I really enjoyed my lab days!鈥�
鈥淢y work fulfils me every day, I really love it. I鈥檓 working, studying and I鈥檓 helping people. I couldn鈥檛 ask for anything more.鈥�