MSc Advanced Clinical Practice - Reading at University of West London

Programme overview

Take the next step in your career as a healthcare professional by becoming an Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP). This MSc Advanced Clinical Practice aims to develop your advanced practice skills and knowledge to a higher level. The course will enable you to combine expert clinical skills with research, education and clinical leadership, specific to your clinical specialism.

Duration: 3 years part-time | Study mode: part-time | Intake: September 2027 | Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

This ACP course is taught at Level 7 (Masters) and is designed to build on your learning. Some of the course modules are also offered as stand-alone CPDs - see our Continuing Professional Development (CPD) page to find out more. The Advanced Clinical Practice (ACP) four pillars form overarching themes: You will be introduced to a systematic approach to real-world case exploration of increasing complexity, drawn from your own professional practice, as well as those provided by the academic team. Modules include: The Building Blocks of Transforming Your Professional Role; History Taking and Physical Assessment; Independent and Supplementary Prescribing; Clinical pharmacology, including the effects on co-morbidity; Reflective Case Study 50%; Written exam (multiple choice and short answer questions) – course requirement; Drug Calculation Exam - course requirement; Diagnostic Reasoning; Leadership Strategies to Improve the Patient Experience; Implementing Improvement in Advanced Clinical Practice.

Career pathways

If you're a healthcare professional, this award could take you to the next step of becoming an Advanced Clinical Practitioner. By mapping against the national degree apprenticeship standard and the Multi-professional Framework for Advanced Clinical Practice in England (NHS 2016) (pdf file, 734.87 kb) you may meet the national standards required for the proposed ACP academy.

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Application information

Entry requirements

You need: an undergraduate degree, or at least 60 credits at Level 6 from a UK-based university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard. GCSE English and Maths (grade 9-4/A*- C) or Level 2 functional skills equivalents. You also need to be: A registered healthcare practitioner with a relevant professional body (NMC, HCPC*) in the UK and have a minimum of three years post-qualifying experience. *Physiotherapists and Paramedics only registered with the HCPC (pending approval). Working in an appropriate role that will allow you to develop advanced clinical practice skills with an organisation that will support you on the course. For the ‘Independent and Supplementary Prescribing’ module you must have access to a designated medical practitioner within your organisation, who will contribute to the Structured Clinical Examination in Practice summative assessment. You will need a named supervisor (identified by your employer) who will support you in applying, reinforcing and demonstrating the required knowledge, skills and behaviours within the workplace, for the duration of the course. Shortlisted candidates will attend an interview. This is to ensure you are aware of the commitment needed and have the appropriate support in your workplace to succeed on this course.

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 3 years part-time

Apply through the official page: https://www.uwl.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/how-apply-postgraduates

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