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MSc Advanced Clinical Practice Degree Apprenticeship

  • DeadlineStudy Details: 2 years Part-time

Masters Degree Description

Our MSc Advanced Clinical Practice masters apprenticeship allows you to individualise your postgraduate learning journey. Through a mix of core and option modules, reflecting a range of clinical specialties and areas of interest, you can tailor your study to best meet your career aspirations.

This two-year, part-time degree apprenticeship incorporates off-the-job learning to develop your knowledge, skills and the behaviours aligned to the Advance Clinical Practitioner apprenticeship standard (ST0564).

Entry Requirements

BA/BSc (Hons) in relevant field at 2:2 or above, or evidence of potential to study at Masters Level

Fees

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Student Destinations

The programme is designed to reinforce the graduate attributes required to progress within the NHS workforce. This programme enables graduate workers within the NHS and healthcare workforce to develop the knowledge, skills and attributes required to enhance their career development. It also reflects the need to support service demand within the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan (2023) across the healthcare sector with the growth of Advanced Clinical Practitioner training places being offered via an apprenticeship route. 

Module Details

In Year 1, all students will undertake five Core (compulsory) modules:

  • Underpinning Principles of Advanced Clinical Practice
  • Clinical Assessment and Decision Making
  • The Research Pillar in Practice
  • Multi-professional Leadership and Management
  • Principles of Clinical Education and Supervision

This is followed by Option module choices in Year 2, which all have a contemporary focus within current healthcare needs. 

Final modules are Core and reflect the requirements to embed learning within the pillars of Advanced Clinical Practice and a with a focus on demonstrating proficiency:

  • Advanced Clinical Practice Inquiry
  • Advanced Clinical Practice End Point Assessment (EPA)

Further guidance on modules

Modules are designated core or optional in accordance with professional body requirements, as applicable, and LJMU’s Academic Framework Regulations. Whilst you are required to study core modules, optional modules provide you with an element of choice. Their availability may vary and will be subject to meeting minimum student numbers.

Where changes to modules are necessary these will be communicated as appropriate.

Core modules

Underpinning Principles of Advanced Clinical Practice
10 credits
Clinical Assessment and Decision Making
20 credits
The Research Pillar in Practice
20 credits
Multiprofessional Leadership and Management
20 credits
Principles of Clinical Education and Supervision
20 credits
Advanced Clinical Practice Inquiry
30 credits
Advanced Clinical Practice End Point Assessment (EPA)
20 credits

Optional modules

Independent and Supplementary Prescribing
20 credits
Paediatric Clinical Examination and Minor Illness
20 credits
Developing Specialist Practice
20 credits
Emergency Management
20 credits
Applied Pathophysiology
20 credits
Acute Surgery: Presentations and Post-Operative Management
20 credits
Acute Medicine: Presentations and Management
20 credits
Appraising Public Health Initiatives
20 credits
Assessment and Management of Urgent Care Presentations
20 credits
Managing the Deteriorating Patient
20 credits
Developing Practice in Cardiac Care
20 credits
First Episode Psychosis Assessment and Treatment
20 credits
Suicide Prevention in Adults: a Psychosocial Approach
20 credits

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