Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Study Details: 1 year
This course is aimed at healthcare professionals working in a setting where patients present with minor illness and/or minor injuries. It provides the knowledge and skills required to assess, diagnose and treat minor illness and injury whilst recognising limitations of practice and the need for referral as appropriate.
Specific cross-cutting themes such history taking, clinical decision making and examination skills will be integrated throughout the course elements.
The course content is informed by evidence-based guidelines and research and aims to encourage clinical and professional development.
Entry requirements for this course are normally:
You must be a registered Health Care Practitioner, working in a Health and Social Care setting where patients with minor illness are present.
You must be registered with a relevant statutory body such as the NMC or HCPC if you would like to undertake modules linked to UK professional body recognition.
Have a good honours degree, or equivalent professional qualification appropriate to that of the proposed programme to be followed.
Have access to a clinical educator and be able to negotiate access to a placement equivalent to 3 weeks or 105 hours for each module to support application of theory to practice and assess competence.
Previous graduates from courses in this subject area have gone on to work in a variety of roles such as Adult nurse, Children's nurse, Health play specialist, Health visitor, High intensity therapist, Learning disability nurse, Mental health nurse, Midwife, Paramedic, Physician associate.
Core Modules:
Managing Minor Illness
Managing Minor Injuries
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