MSc Advanced Clinical Practice (Advanced Primary Care Practitioner) (Degree Apprenticeship) at Teesside University

Programme overview

MSc Advanced Clinical Practice (Advanced Primary Care Practitioner) (Degree Apprenticeship) is a part-time degree apprenticeship for those working in a primary care role, developed around the national framework and the four capabilities of advanced clinical practice: clinical, research, education and leadership.

Department: Nursing & Health | Duration: 3 years part-time | Intake: September | Study mode: part-time (apprenticeship) | Location: Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules include Advanced Physical Assessment and Disease Management Skills, Competencies for Advanced Primary Care Practitioner, Developing Research Projects, Advancing Non-medical Prescribing, Negotiated Learning in Advanced Clinical Practice, an Independent Project for Apprenticeship Advanced Practitioner and the End-point Assessment.

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Entry requirements

Apprentices must have employer support. Apprentices must hold current registration with a relevant professional healthcare body such as the Nursing and Midwifery Council or Health and Care Professions Council; hold an honours degree in a health-related subject (recognition of prior learning may be considered for those without a degree, with an invitation to discuss with the course leader); work in a healthcare organisation, normally at equivalent of band 6 or above in an area of advanced practice within primary care, in a role with diagnostic and therapeutic responsibility for a patient caseload for at least 20 hours a week; have at least three years' full-time (or part-time equivalent) post-registration clinical experience; be able to organise a suitable clinical supervisor; have employer support; and hold a satisfactory enhanced DBS check. International students requiring a student visa cannot apply.

GBP 12,000 for the whole programme (2026/27). Employer Apprenticeship Levy investment (funding band), not charged to the apprentice. Source

Intake: September

Duration: 3 years part-time

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