Study Details: 3 academic years
The MSc Advanced Critical Care Practice equips senior/graduate NHS nurses and Allied Health Professionals with the academic and professional skills to undertake Advanced Clinical Practice roles within Critical Care. Graduates of this programme will satisfy the professional registration requirements for the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine (FICM). We combine online learning with practical skills, and you are taught by experts in critical care, perioperative medicine, advanced practice, and pharmacy.
A minimum of a second-class UK Bachelor's degree. Appplicants who hold a pre-registration qualification which is not at degree level but who can evidence the ability to study at level 7 will be assessed on a case-by-case basis by the faculty team. All candidates must successfully register with their professional (Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) or the Health and Care Professional Council (HCPC) AND must be eligible to become a student of non-medical prescribing, in line with current national legislation. Students undertaking the PG Cert, PG Dip or Advanced Critical Care Practice MSc must also provide evidence of employment from their home trust and a named consultant intensivist who will be the clinical supervisor.
The UK Advanced Clinical Practice workforce is evolving. Trusts will increasingly employ ACCPs to support safe high-quality care for an increasingly frail and comorbid population in technology-rich clinical environments. There will be options to specialise in numerous critical care skills and for career progression guided by the Advanced Practice and the Faculty of Intensive Care frameworks.
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