MSc Advanced Clinical Practice at Birmingham City University

Programme overview

Advanced clinical practitioners are experienced registered healthcare professionals who demonstrate a level of practice characterised by a high degree of autonomy and designated responsibility for complex decision making” (NHS England, 2025). Advanced practitioners demonstrate advanced clinical skills, critical thinking and analysis, problem solving, and management of risk and complexity.

Faculty: Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences | Department: Nursing and Midwifery, Health Professions | Duration: 3 years part-time | Study mode: part-time | Intake: September 2027 | Location: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Through evolving professional roles, practitioners are increasingly encouraged to develop advanced clinical skills, critical thinking and problem solving which enables them to meet the changing needs of patients through the development of new, accessible approaches to care and service delivery. This innovative course is designed to inform, enhance and develop practitioners’ advancing clinical roles, incorporating the four pillars of advanced practice; clinical practice; leadership and management; education and research (HEE, 2017). Modules include Principles of Advanced Practice, Assessment and Clinical Reasoning for Advancing Practice, Innovation and Advanced Clinical Practice, Advancing Practice Through Service Progression, Independent / Supplementary Prescribing for Allied Health Professionals OR, Supplementary Prescribing for Allied Health Professionals, 2 x L7 Modules from Professional Practice or other HELS MSc Course 2 x.

Career pathways

Advanced clinical practitioners can move into a range of different fields within the health care sector, specialising in a number of areas. The assessment, clinical decision-making and differential diagnostic skills you’ll hone here will enable you to progress into roles as health care professionals, practising holistically in partnership with patients and their families.

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Entry requirements

Applicants must have: Current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) or Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) or the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC). Three years post-registration clinical experience will be required. This experience needs to be related to the clinical environment within which you will be working at an advanced practice level. Evidence of study at level 6 in relevant subject area gained within the previous five years. See additional information for further details. Applicants must also: Be employed in a role where there is an agreement from the employing organisation that the applicant will be supported and developed to work at an advanced practice level. This will include the need to allow protected learning time for both attendance at University and additional time for practice learning. Be able to identify a clinical supervisor. All applicants will be interviewed. Applicants must provide a completed and signed clinical manager support form at interview. Additional information.

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 3 years part-time

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