Postgraduate Certificate in Urgent Care at University of Northampton

Programme overview

This course aims to develop and equip healthcare professionals with the key knowledge, skills and behaviours needed to autonomously deliver and manage episodes of clinical care This course aims to develop and equip healthcare professionals with the key knowledge, skills and behaviours needed to autonomously deliver and manage defined episodes of clinical care whilst demonstrating expertise within their scope of practice in an urgent care environment.

Faculty: Faculty of Health, Sport and Behavioural Sciences | Department: Public and Professional Healthcare | Study mode: full-time | Intake: September, January | Location: Northampton, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

This is a 60-credit, level 7 postgraduate certificate in Urgent Care, studied over 1 year, part-time. The course is made up of three 20-credit modules and utilises an active blended learning approach. Modules include Assessment and Management of Minor Injury, Assessment and Management of Minor Illness, Advanced Assessment and Consultation Skills.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants are required to: Be a UK registered healthcare professionals (NMC/ HCPC/ GhPC) who have a minimum of 3 years post-registration experience. Hold an appropriate healthcare or bachelor’s degree with honours. Be employed in a suitable UK healthcare setting to support work-based learning development and assessments of same-day ill-health and injury presentations. Meet the minimum English language requirements (see our IELTS page). English language: Be employed in a suitable UK healthcare setting to support work-based learning development and assessments of same-day ill-health and injury presentations. Meet the minimum English language requirements (see our IELTS page). Other Entry Requirements Applicants may be invited to an interview with the admissions tutor if all entry requirements are not clearly met via the submitted application form. During the admissions process, applicants may wish to apply for accreditation of prior certified learning (APCL) and/or accreditation of prior learning (APL) and/ or credit transfer, details of which are found in APL and Credit Transfer Policy. The maximum APL credit for a Postgraduate Certificate is 30 credits.

Intake: September, January

Apply through the official page: https://www.northampton.ac.uk/postgraduate/how-to-apply/

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