Course Overview

With this course you will be able to develop a deeper understanding of your role and further your skills and expertise in your chosen area.

It will help enhance the development of your professional judgement, accountability and autonomy within the scope of the role, including an ethos of life-long learning and creative enquiry, to confront, challenge and shape the future of your professional practice.

Why study this subject?

This course is designed for experienced healthcare professionals from a variety of settings, looking to enhance their clinical knowledge and leadership skills at Level 7.

Normally a first degree will be required, however, if you are an experienced healthcare professional with evidence of recent successful study at Level 6 you may also be considered. You must have a background in healthcare and currently be working in clinical practice.

You must also need to be registered as a nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).

What will I study?

The modules within this course focus on the following topics:

• research
• leadership
• innovative clinical practice from a contemporary perspective
• speciality clinical modules.

This will enable you to innovatively lead, direct and enhance clinical practice, whilst expanding the evidence base for your own area of practice. In order for you to deliver appropriate interventions aimed at the management of patients, the course structure will focus on the evidence for a range of assessment skills and therapeutic management strategies.

You will also be able to synthesise contemporary initiatives in relation to current practice and service delivery to creatively provide a safe and effective service.

During the course you will be required to complete:

• three optional modules (90 credit total)
• core research module (30 credit total)
• dissertation (60 credits).

What are my career prospects?

This programme provide a flexible framework for post-graduate study to promote the progression of professional knowledge, skills and expertise across a variety of disciplines, leading to mastery of the chosen area.

It will enhance the development of your professional judgement, accountability and autonomy within the scope of the role, including an ethos of life-long learning and creative enquiry, to confront, challenge and shape the future of your professional practice.