Advanced Clinical Practice (Taught)

Why this course?

• A multi professional qualification which can be taken by nurses, midwives, paramedics, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and 11 other allied health professionals.

• Top ten in the UK for postgraduate student satisfaction (PTES 2022, 2023)

• This programme is mapped to the NHSE Multiprofessional ACP Framework and the 4 pillars of advanced practice: Clinical, Leadership, Education and Research.

• Jointly recognised as the best modern university in the country, and the best modern university in London for research excellence. (REF 2021). 77% of our research is ranked ‘world leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ (REF 2021).

• Graduates will be able to apply for ACP roles in a range of NHS, private, voluntary and independent settings, including primary care.

About this course:

Are you looking to develop into an Advanced Clinical Practice (ACP) role? This multiprofessional programme will help you develop essential skills such as advanced health assessment, clinical decision making and patient management, enabling you to work across the integrated care system. Topics include:

• Health Assessment in Advancing Practice

• Complex Clinical Reasoning

• Developing Education and Leadership in Advancing Practice

Skills:
On our MSc Advanced Clinical Practice Apprenticeship, our priority is ensuring that you graduate with advanced knowledge and skillset. This incorporates;

• History taking

• Advanced health assessments

• Clinical decision-making

• Patient management

• Prescribing

By incorporating generic and specialist modules, this MSc will help you to pursue a career in Advanced Clinical Practice in Community, Integrated and Primary Care settings.

Career opportunities:

On this programme you will also gain enhanced understanding of

• Quality improvement

• Research

• Auditing within healthcare organisations.

This programme will develop you into an appropriately educated multi-professional Advanced Clinical Practitioner, to meet your future needs of healthcare organisations and the populations they serve. On completion of the programme, graduates will be qualified to apply for Advanced Clinical Practitioner Roles (ACP) roles in a range of NHS, private, voluntary and independent settings, including primary care. ACP roles often provide the opportunity for graduates to work outside of their traditional professional field/boundaries. It is likely that due to the evolution of the healthcare workforce that further roles/career pathways will evolve rapidly in the future and indeed, ACPs are very well placed to lead this service development.