Advanced Practice: Clinical

Induction workshop

Lancaster - 02 - 05 September 2013

• 02 September; 09:00 - 17:00 hours
• 03 September; 09:00 - 17:00 hours
• 04 September; 09:00 - 17:00 hours
• 05 September; 09:00 - 16:00 hours

Why study with us?

The PgC Advanced Practice (Clinical) is designed to offer a flexible programme which will enhance professional development and career opportunities for nurses and allied health professionals who undertake Advanced Practice roles in healthcare. The programme has been developed to facilitate the development of knowledge and skills in three specific areas: health assessment/ diagnostic reasoning/ clinical decision making, leadership and the adoption/ evaluation of evidence based practice. For nurses, the PgC Advanced Practice (Clinical) is accredited by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN).

This award is studied part-time, through distance learning and work-based learning. There are two residential workshops for all students – a four-day induction workshop and a two-day pre OSCE workshop.

What can this course lead to?

This programme will enhance your ability to gain employment in more senior roles as an advanced practitioner, within your chosen field of healthcare. On successful completion of the PgC you can progress to the MSc Advanced Practice (Clinical).

Resources and facilities

We are amongst the UK’s leading health and wellbeing faculties and are proud of the high level of support we are able to offer to our students. We provide a wide range of high-quality courses supported by expert academic and clinical practice staff. If you join us you will enjoy great facilities and learn alongside caring, committed and experienced professionals. Our employment record is excellent.

Entry requirements

1st or 2nd class honours degree

Students with other qualifications may be admitted to the course via APL procedures

More about levels and credits

Credit and UCAS requirements Credit: 60 credits Selection criteria

• Applicants must be on the NMC Nursing Register /Health Professionals Council Register or its equivalent, and have regular access to an advanced practice environment.
• Graduate Nurse Practitioner Applicants must have completed their programme of study at a Royal College of Nursing approved site.
• Nurse Practitioner (RCN approved courses only) graduates will be exempt from the Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCE). This will be dealt with via the University APL procedures.
• Applicants will have 5 years (pro rata) experience in their clinical field.
• Applicants are required to have a clinical practice facilitator to support their clinical learning and undertake their practice assessments.
• Placements are subject to an educational audit of the learning environment.
• Normally applicants must hold an Honours degree classification 2ii or above in a cognisant subject.
• Applicants who do not hold a 2ii Honours degree will be considered as a non-standard entrant. Standard University practice will be followed with respect to applicants without traditional entry requirements. Non-standard entrants are required to demonstrate ability to benefit from and successfully complete the course. All non-standard entrants are interviewed.
• Applicants will need to provide evidence of successful study at Level 6 (or equivalent) within the last 5 years.
• Students for whom English is a second language may be required to provide evidence of passing an International Language Testing System (IELTS) with a score of 7.0 with a mean score of 6.5 in all elements.
• Applicants will be interviewed by a member of the Advanced Practice team; this interview will be conducted by telephone.
• The application must be supported by two references one of which must make reference to the applicant’s professional competence. One referee must be the applicant’s current employer.
• It is expected that students will have in place a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS check). If an additional DBS check is required, it is the responsibility of the student or employer, to arrange for and fund this.
• Where a student undertakes a placement outside a contract of employment with the placement provider, there is an expectation that adequate arrangements for indemnity insurance will be in place and this is the student's responsibility.

Modules

Core modules (20 credits at level 7 unless indicated otherwise):

HPHG7001 Clinical Decision Making in Advanced Practice

The aim of this module is to facilitate the internalisation of a reflexive / reflective framework within which the student will be able to advance a broad based critically evaluative patient / Client centred approach to health assessment, diagnostic reasoning and clinical decision making.

HPHG7003 Developing and Improving Advanced Clinical Practice

The aim of this module is to build on the previous module HPPA7001 and critically evaluate the complexity of patient / client presentations and improve care utilising tools, health promotion and understanding the healthcare needs of context specific patient / client groups.

HPHG7005 Evidence for Advanced Practice

The aim of this module is to critically analyse and evaluate practice demonstrating a synthesis of the complexities of advanced practice through achievement of the 28 competencies as defined within the four pillars of practice and as stated as the benchmark for advanced practice within the Department of Health position statement.

HPHG9001 Qualificatory Practice Unit: Learning in Practice (non-credit bearing)

The aim of the learning in practice unit is for students to develop their skills in Advanced Practice in the Four Pillars of Practice and their associated competencies as defined by the DoH England, Scottish Executive or Welsh Assembly Government.

Where a student is unsuccessful in completing the Qualificatory Practice Unit, has exhausted the reattempts but has successfully achieved the academic component, then a PgC in Healthcare will be awarded.

Course summary

This programme will enhance your ability to gain employment in more senior roles as an advanced practitioner, within your chosen field of healthcare.

You will develop the qualities needed for employment in circumstances requiring the assessment, diagnosis, problem solving, clinical decision making and treatment of patients with undifferentiated undiagnosed conditions. You will develop the qualities needed in circumstances requiring sound judgement, personal responsibility and initiative in complex and unpredictable professional environments.

Accreditation information

For nurses, the Royal College of Nursing Accreditation Unit will record successful completion of the MSc Advanced Practice (Clinical) and will issue the RCN’S own certificate for Advanced Practice.

To satisfy the Royal College of Nursing accreditation you must have successfully completed the full 500 clinical hours in the first year of the programme and successfully completed the rest of the Qualificatory Practice Unit. If you fail the any of the required components after normal reassessment attempts you will be awarded a Post Graduate Certificate in Healthcare.