MSc Advanced Clinical Practice

Students need to have a current professional registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), or Health care Professions Council (HCPH) or the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).

Students must have approximately 3 years post-qualification experience.

Normally hold an Honours Degree or equivalent in a health-related discipline (Hons 2:2 or above).

If you don’t have an honours degree you may still be admitted if you have significant appropriate experience and can provide evidence of your ability to undertake the course successfully and benefit from it by providing evidence of continuing professional development that indicates your ability to study at Masters level.

You will need recent evidence of study at Level 6 (within the last two years).

You must have a patient-facing role and usually be contracted to work a minimum of 30hours per week in one relevant clinical environment with access to appropriate clinical support and supervision enabling development of knowledge and skills to an advanced level.

You must have the full support of your line manager. In order to be able to undertake this course you must be able to demonstrate the following:

Clinical support and supervision enabling development of knowledge and skills to an advanced level.

Your employer is required to provide day to day support by an experienced clinical team that aids development and professional growth commensurate with advanced level practice.

For the duration of the programme both you and/or your employer are required to nominate and accommodate a practice supervisor (Doctor/experienced ACP/senior clinician) that supports your overall clinical development and that enables your scope of practice and responsibilities to evolve over time. The practice supervisor facilitates completion of specific practice-based competencies; however, other experienced senior colleagues may also support clinical sign off for various competencies across the programme.

The course emphasises practical learning and employability, that as a graduate of Advanced Clinical Practice you can become an expert clinician, clinical leader and helps you frame compassionate education in order to build and develop teams. On successful completion of the course, you will have been given opportunity to develop the necessary skills and confidence so that within your own area you are able to influence the strategic direction of patient care, in order to enhance the quality and standard of care delivery.

Consultation and Clinical Examination, 30 credits.
Clinical Reasoning, 15 credits.
Leadership, 15 credits.
Advanced Practice Service Development, 60 credits.