MSc Surgical Care Practice at Anglia Ruskin University

Train as a surgical care practitioner, providing care to patients before, during and after surgery. Surgical Care Practitioners (SCPs) manage the clinical care of patients and assist with technical and operative interventions. As a student at ARU, you’ll develop your skills under the direction of a consultant surgeon.

Faculty: Faculty of Health, Medicine and Social Care  |  Department: School of Medicine  |  Duration: 3 years part-time  |  Study mode: part-time  |  Intake: January 2027  |  Location: Chelmsford, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Gain the knowledge and skills you need to assist surgeons during operations, and care for patients before and after surgery. You’ll also develop your clinical consultation and assessment skills to an advanced level, focussing on the presentation of surgical conditions and complications that may arise from surgery. Year 1: Surgical Care Practitioner Core Generic Skills, Clinical Consultation and Assessment Skills, Phase 1 Assessment of Clinical Practice for Surgical Care Practitioners. Year 2: Phase 1/Early Phase 2 transitional assessment of clinical practice for Surgical Care Practitioners, Surgical Care Practitioner Skills, Postgraduate Research Design. Year 3: Final Assessment of Clinical Practice for Surgical Care Practitioners, Postgraduate Research Project.

Career pathways

Achieve an MSc Surgical Care Practice, which leads to the title of Surgical Care Practitioner (SCP). You’ll be trained to act as first or second assistant, perform some technical and operative procedures, and provide support to on-call and emergency services.

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