PGDip Specialist Healthcare Practitioner at University of Bradford

This programme is designed to support healthcare practitioners develop skills in complex reasoning, critical thinking, and analysis. These skills will benefit nurses, radiographers, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, dietitians, and speech therapists. There is an option of completing this programme in a stepped approach, you may initially want to choose to complete a Postgraduate Diploma but then continue at a later stage to step up to the MSc.

Faculty: Faculty of Health and Social Care  |  Department: School of Nursing, Public Health and Healthcare Leadership  |  Study mode: part-time  |  Intake: September (2027/28 entry)  |  Location: Bradford, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

First year (optional): Leadership for Advanced Practitioners, Health and Social Care Leadership, Managing People in Health and Social Care, Understanding Health and Social Care through Policy and Strategy, Leading Change and Service Improvement in Health and Social Care, Health and Social Care Leadership (Distance Learning), Managing People in Health and Social Care (Distance Learning), Understanding Health and Social Care through Policy and Strategy (Distance Learning), among others. First year (core): M3 Professional Skills for Researchers, M4 Independent Research Project, Service Evaluation and Improvement in Clinical Practice.

Career pathways

This is a flexible programme of study to support Registered Healthcare Professionals to undertake masters level study to support career progression within the NHS and other healthcare organisations. From 1 April 2025, the starting salary for a Band 5 midwife is £29,970.

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