PGCert Critical Care at University of Liverpool

Programme overview

Develop the key skills and knowledge required to assess, care for and manage critically ill adults. Adopting an evidence-based approach, underpinned by simulated activities and work-based learning, you’ll discover how to deliver effective critical care and therapeutic interventions and demonstrate the core competencies applicable to nursing and allied health professionals working in critical care units. Advances in critical care medicine have resulted in seriously ill patients becoming increasingly complex to care for.

Faculty: Faculty of Health and Life Sciences | Duration: 12 months part-time | Study mode: part-time | Intake: September 2027 | Location: Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Compulsory modules in semester one include Applied Physiology of the Critically Ill Patient.

Career pathways

The course will develop your critical care knowledge, skills and competencies and enhance your employability with a focus on leadership, management and teamwork.

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Application information

Entry requirements

The programme is suitable for nursing and allied health professionals who are registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), predominantly working in critical care and have completed step 1 critical care competencies with support to complete step 2 and 3 competencies. Or for those registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), working predominantly in critical care and have support to complete the Allied Health Professionals Critical Care Capability framework.

Domestic applicants: GBP 4,350 a year (2027/28). part-time Source

International applicants: GBP 10,350 a year (2027/28). part-time Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 12 months part-time

Apply through the official page: https://theuniversityofliverpool.my.site.com/

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