Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Study Details: 12 months
First contact practitioners (FCPs) work as diagnostic clinicians at the first point of contact in primary care. The University of Greater Manchester's PgCert First Contact Practitioner in Primary Care is ideal if you're an experienced allied health professional seeking to become an FCP. To complete this course, you must undertake a minimum of 75 hours of clinical practice learning in primary care under the supervision of a suitably qualified clinical mentor.
Our expert team will focus on helping you do what you do best – caring for patients. This clinically-focused postgraduate course supports you in developing the knowledge and skills essential to directly care for patients or take on senior clinical roles. It dispenses with traditional modules on research methods, professional development planning and leadership, replacing them with modules directly relevant to patient care. If you seek answers to questions such as "Why is this patient's inflammatory marker raised?" or "How do I manage a patient presenting with chronic pain and showing signs of depression?" this is the course for you. Built around clinical problems, patient journeys, and case studies, this course takes a problem-solving approach to clinical learning, helping you develop the skills you’ll need in practice.
To undertake this course, you must offer current professional registration as an allied health professional with evidence of a minimum of 3 years of post-registration experience in professional practice. A first degree relevant to your health care practice is desirable and/or recent study at Level HE6.
You must be working in primary care or have a suitable primary care placement agreement in place. As part of the course, you must undertake a minimum of 75 hours of clinical practice learning in primary care under the supervision of a suitably qualified clinical mentor.
You must have the support of your employer.
You’ll need to provide details of your clinical mentor before enrolment. Your clinical mentor must be a registered medical practitioner or advanced clinical practitioner and have clinical responsibilities in primary care. It is your responsibility to ensure you have the appropriate supervision from a clinical mentor to enable you to complete the course.
Once you've successfully completed our PgCert First Contact Practice in Primary Care and registered with the Centre for Advancing Practice, you'll be able to apply for FCP roles in primary care. Typically, you'll find employment with a GP practice or primary care network, working as part of an integrated team. You'll provide first contact to patients with conditions covered by your scope of practice and potentially with other complex medical needs. You'll work independently, leading patient care management that includes assessment, treatment and onward referral for diagnostic or secondary care services as required. You'll be able to provide and advise on a range of treatment options within your scope of practice and competence.
As an ambitious FCP, you may be keen to progress up to the Advanced Practitioner (AP) level. After completing this course, you may wish to pursue one of the University of Greater Manchester's MSc Advanced Clinical Practice pathways. Alternatively, our range of advanced professional development courses allows you to study individual short courses on specialist topics that match your career development goals.
Core Modules:
First Contact Practice in Primary Care
Optional Modules:
Clinical Examination Skills
Geriatric Medicine
Advanced Clinical Practice in Primary Care
Respiratory
Acute Medicine
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