MSc Advanced Clinical Practice (Integrated degree apprenticeship for advanced clinical practitioner)

• A Bachelors Honours degree with minimum 2:2 in any subject, or equivalent.
• You must have been registered with your respective statutory regulator of health and care professions (i.e. NMC, HCPC, GPhC), for a minimum of 3 years and provide proof of current registration.
  Level 2 English and Maths (i.e. GCSE grade C [‘4’ with new grading system] or above). If you do not hold this, you must complete this level prior to applying for the MSc Advanced Clinical Practice Apprenticeship. Other level 2 equivalent qualifications might be eligible in place of GCSE but must meet the acceptable qualifications for English and Maths requirements for apprenticeships defined by the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) at level 2 and above.
• If English is not your first language, you will need to provide evidence that you can understand English to a satisfactory level. English language requirements for this course are normally IELTS (academic) 6.5 or above with minimum 6.0 in writing and 6.5 in speaking, listening, and reading. PSRB registration will normally be accepted as evidence for the English language requirement if the PSRB requirements were at or above the University requirements for postgraduate study.
• The University will uphold all requirements for independent assessment in the end point assessment as identified by the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education, which you need to complete within a maximum three-month period
• You cannot commence another DfE funded FE/HE programme at the same time as any apprenticeship.
  You cannot use a student loan to pay for an apprenticeship. Where an individual transfers to an apprenticeship from a full-time further education or higher education course, and that course has been funded by a student loan, the loan must be terminated by the individual and confirmed with the University.

Employer requirements

• You must have a contract of service with an employer which is long enough for you to complete the apprenticeship successfully (including, the end-point assessment). This is expected to be three years / typically 36 months.
• You must be employed in clinical practice for a minimum of 30 hours per week and be working to a job description that enables development in line with the occupational profile and apprenticeship standard of the Advanced Clinical Practitioner Apprenticeship.
• You must have support from your employer to work enough hours each week so that you can undertake sufficient regular off-the job training and on-the-job activity. This is to ensure you are likely to successfully complete the apprenticeship. You must keep evidence of the agreed average weekly hours, including time spent on off-the-job training.
• University learning and supervised workplace learning should be structured to enable increasing independence and autonomy as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner, as the apprenticeship progresses. Your progress academically and in the workplace will be monitored at regular intervals prior to gateway progression.
• Your employer, in conjunction with your supervisor/assessor and the University, will confirm when you have met the criteria and are eligible to progress to the end point assessment. 
  You must have a suitable, named supervisor/assessor, in line with NHSE Centre for Advancing Practice expectations, agreed by your employer and University, who will support you in applying, reinforcing, and demonstrating the required knowledge, skills and behaviours within the workplace.
• Your employer must allow you to complete the apprenticeship within working hours. This includes off-the-job training requirement of 20% of your whole-time equivalent hours, as well as the stipulated on-the-job training.

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After completing this degree-apprenticeship you will have met the nationally recognised advanced practice criteria and will be in a position to practice as an advanced clinical practitioner. Future career progression could include transitioning into consultant level practice. Alternatively, you could pursue a career as a clinical academic.

Industries you could work in include:

• NHS (hospital and community)
• Private and independent healthcare sector (nursing homes and private hospitals)
• Education
• Academic research

Year 1

Core units

Advanced Practice: Contextual Issues and Professional Development

History Taking and Physical Examination for Advancing Practice

Assessment, Critical Reasoning and Decision Making for Advancing Practice

Year 2

Optional units

Independent and Supplementary Prescribing

OR
Supplementary Prescribing

OR
Evidencing Professional Learning 1 and Evidencing Professional Learning 2

Core units

Preparing for your Service Improvement Project

Year 3

Core units

Service Improvement Project (SIP)

Empowering Leadership and Preparing for Advanced Clinical Practitioner End Point Assessment (across years 1 – 3 of study)

Advanced Clinical Practitioner End Point Assessment Preparation