MSc Advanced Critical Care Practitioner

to have completed the
PgDip Advanced Critical Care Practitioner
programme within the last 5 years
evidence of employment from their home trust
a named consultant intensivist who will be the clinical supervisor
a current live registration with either the Nursing and Midwifery Council (Part 1 or 2) or The Health and Care Professions Council
three years post-qualifying experience in intensive care
a satisfactory enhanced DBS (formerly CRB) check
a satisfactory Occupational Health Clearance.

For fees and funding options, please visit website to find out more.

From scholarships and loans, to grants from charitable trusts, you can fund your postgraduate study at Plymouth in a number of ways.

You’ll be able to apply for Band 8a roles, and work in stage 1, 2 and 3 intensive care units (ICUs) as an autonomous practitioner who is able to assess, diagnose and manage critically ill patients and prescribe independently.
On completion of the programme, you'll be able to apply for voluntary registration and associate membership of the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine.

Substantive Professional Project
Advancing Practice in Context
Working with People with a Diagnosis of Personality Disorder
Ethical and Legal Issues in Healthcare Practice
Advanced Newborn and Infant Examination (APL)
Advanced Newborn and Infant Examination (APL)
Perinatal Mental Health
The Child and Young Person with Mental Health Needs
Advancing the Care and Support of the Person with Dementia and their Carer
Management of Children/ Young People Requiring Urgent or Emergency Care
Enhancing Practice in Paediatric Palliative Care
Critical Care of Children and Young People, Advancing Knowledge and Skills
Diabetes Mellitus
Transition into General Practice
Embedding in General Practice
Advancing within General Practice
Enhanced Maternal Care
Developing Expertise in Urgent & Emergency Care
Mental Health Assessment in Urgent, Emergency and Acute Care
Coaching and Leadership
Enhancing End of Life Care and Palliative Care Practice
Surgical First Assistant
Transition into General Practice
Advancing within General Practice
Advanced Assessment for Clinical Practice
Clinical Decision Making and Diagnostic Reasoning for Advanced Practice
Coaching and Leadership
The Fundamentals of Health Assessment and Common Illnesses
Clinical Judgement and Decision Making in Healthcare
Applied Physiology in Critical Illness
Assessment and Management of Minor Injuries
CBT Interventions for Mental Health Professionals (Psychosis)
Advanced Principles of Teaching, Learning and Assessment in Practice
Enhancing Practice in Paediatric Palliative Care
Advocacy and Education for Quality Improvement in Practice (A-EQUIP) Full module
Advanced Psychosocial Assessment and Formulation
Specialist Approaches to Palliative Care and Symptom Management
Facilitating Patient Centred Care and Choice through Advanced Communication Skills
Advanced Mental Health Planning and Interventions
Population Health, Health Promotion and Health Inequalities
Fundamentals of Cancer Care