PGCert Medical Practice in Adult Learning Disability at Edge Hill University

Programme overview

Aimed at doctors, nurses and allied health professionals, this PGCert Medical Practice in Adult Learning Disability has been designed to enhance your skillset and ensure you’re well-equipped to provide high quality, person-centred care for adults with a learning disability. Delivered in partnership with the Royal College of Physicians, you’ll develop specialist knowledge that will enhance your employability and ensure you are well placed to apply for specialist learning disability positions. Upon successful completion of this programme, you will graduate as a reflective practitioner, ready to influence and shape local services and improve the delivery of care for adults with learning disabilities.

What you will study

The focus across PGCert Medical Practice in Adult Learning Disability will be on the support and assessment of individuals with a learning disability. You will explore the varied and complex needs, taking a holistic and individualised approach. Modules include Improving Service Delivery within Learning Disability and/or Autism, Medical Needs of Adults with a Learning Disability.

Career pathways

Upon successful completion of this programme, you will have developed as an innovative, solution focused and resilient medical practitioner for adults with a learning disability. You will be able to critically evaluate and facilitate service needs safely and effectively across complex health and social care environments.

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Application information

Entry requirements

To apply for this programme you must be a registered practitioner with a healthcare Professional Statutory Regulatory Body (PSRB) working within a relevant area of health/social care practice; You will need to be able to demonstrate an ability to work at Masters level (Level 7), evidenced by prior studies. Minimum requirement is typically a lower second-class honours degree. A third-class honours degree classification and/or a relevant Diploma in Healthcare will be considered on an individual basis. At the point of application, you will also need to demonstrate evidence of working at a senior level and providing medical care for those with a learning disability within your role. You will also need to provide written approval identifying line manager support and an appropriate named clinical tutor who agrees to support an appropriate workplace environment providing relevant clinical experience throughout the programme. Only international applicants currently resident and working in the UK are eligible to apply.

Intake: February 2027

Duration: 1 year part-time

Apply through the official page: https://www.edgehill.ac.uk/course/medical-practice-in-adult-learning-disability/#apply-section

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