PgCert Clinical Practice at University of Greater Manchester

Programme overview

If you’re a hands-on health professional with a passion for patient care, our progressive Postgraduate Certificate (PgCert) in Clinical Practice allows you to build on your skills with an entirely clinically-focused curriculum.

Faculty: School of Health, Science and Society | Duration: 18 months Part-time | Study mode: part-time | Intake: January 2027, September 2027 | Location: Bolton, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules include The Human Body Anatomy and Physiology for Health Care; Acute Medicine; Developing a Specialist Interest in Clinical Care; Biological Basis of Diseases; Diagnostics and Therapeutics; Care of the Frail Adult; Non-Medical Independent and Supplementary Prescribing for Nurses and Midwives (26 weeks); Non-Medical Independent and Supplementary Prescribing for Allied Health Care Professionals (26 weeks); Non-Medical Independent and Supplementary Prescribing for Pharmacists (26 weeks); Clinical Examination Skills; Respiratory; Geriatric Medicine; Advanced Clinical Practice in Primary Care; Advanced Physical Skills Assessment in a Mental Health Setting.

Career pathways

The University of Bolton's PgCert Clinical Practice aims to equip you with the knowledge and skills needed to directly care for patients and prepare you to take on more senior clinical roles. It's designed to develop your knowledge and therapeutic skills, enabling you to manage patient/client health needs within specified clinical frameworks.

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Application information

Entry requirements

You should be a health professional with at least a lower second class honours degree (2.2) in a subject relevant to health or social care practice, or recent evidence of relevant study at level HE6 or above. If you don’t meet these requirements but have significant relevant experience, a professional qualification, or show significant promise to excel on the course and have a positive impact on clinical practice, we’ll be happy to consider your application. You’ll be invited for an interview to ensure that you understand the requirements and level of this course and ensure it’s the correct course for you. We may also ask you to submit a portfolio of evidence in support of your application or undertake an assessment so that we can gauge your current academic ability. You’ll need to satisfactorily pass a fitness to practice assessment. We'll consider applications where appropriate work experience can be demonstrated in lieu of, or in addition to, the published academic qualifications in line with the University’s Recognition of Prior Experiential Learning (RPEL) procedures.

Intake: January 2027, September 2027

Duration: 18 months Part-time

Apply through the official page: https://greatermanchester.ac.uk/join-us/how-to-apply-and-admissions

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