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Study a course developed in line with the national requirements for Advanced Clinical Practice and in conjunction with local NHS trusts and healthcare providers. Study modules that are designed to be clinically current and embedded in clinical practice. Develop the core capabilities and advanced skills, knowledge and behaviours required for advanced clinical practice across a range of disciplines through either an adult, paediatric or chronic disease route.
The MSc Advanced Clinical Practitioner is a higher-level clinical apprenticeship programme designed and developed with local NHS trusts and healthcare providers in line with the Health Education England Multi-Professional Framework for Advanced Clinical Practice. This framework requires healthcare professionals who are working at an advanced level have developed and can evidence the underpinning role/discipline specific competencies and the associated knowledge, skills and behaviours relevant to the clinical setting and advanced practice role.
The programme develops competency across the four pillars of Advanced Clinical Practice:
The work-based learning design of the programme also supports employers and practitioners in the development of locally negotiated competencies. This supports new and developing Advanced Practice roles across all disciplines and areas of clinical practice.
This programme is accredited by the Centre of Advancing Practice. Health Education England’s Centre for Advancing Practice has been established to standardise post-registration education by accrediting advanced practice courses that achieve the standards outlined in the multi-professional Advanced Practice Framework.
Practitioners who have completed accredited education programmes will be eligible to be listed on the Centre’s Advanced Practice Directory. Programme accreditation from the Centre for Advancing Practice will bring a new level of consistency to the workforce and help showcase advanced practice within health and social care. Read more about HEE accreditation.
Course content is designed to develop competency in the four pillars of Advanced Practice and to allow individual practitioners and ACP roles to develop according to locally negotiated competency areas where relevant.
Practitioners accessing the programme from clinical backgrounds where there are nationally accredited ACP competency areas (for example Emergency Department, Royal College of Emergency Medicine) will complete this alongside their programme as relevant and in liaison with their employer.
You will work under the supervision of an Educational Supervisor in your specialist area of practice who will assist you in the development of competency areas relevant to your practice area requirements.
There is a hybrid method of teaching used across the programme. This includes face to face teaching such as lectures, debates, seminars, group work, case studies, problem-solving exercises, skills development, project-related work (facilitated by tutorials), directed and independent learning, remote support via online tutorials, tripartite reviews (for apprentices) and online teaching.
Assessment methods include written and practical assessments including OSCEs.
Apprentices are required to take a minimum of 20% off the job learning time to further their studies. Progression throughout the programme is tracked by regular tripartite progression reviews.
We don’t currently display entry requirements for United States. Please contact the Student Admin team on studentadmin@sunderland.ac.uk or 0191 515 3154.
The programme is work based and, as such, is subject to learners being employed full-time in an ACP position, a trainee ACP position or equivalent.
Applicants must be employed by a supporting trust to access the apprenticeship programme. Non-apprenticeship applicants will be considered and must also meet the entry criteria:
Recruitment and selection is via application and interview with the supporting NHS Trusts/employer.
The applicants’ manager/practice training and education manager must support all applications to the programme.
The University will retain the right to interview candidates.
All requirements of the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) in the apprenticeship standards for entry and off the job learning (OJL) time will be met.
For further information about the programme please see our information for applicants (.pdf), or contact Victoria Duffy, Programme Leader at victoria.duffy@sunderland.ac.uk.
To search for apprenticeships offered by employers in your area go to: gov.uk/apply-apprenticeship
Larger organisations can use their apprenticeship levy and government top-up to pay tuition and professional fees of higher apprenticeships. For smaller employers, the government pays 95%, with the remainder co-invested by the business.
For a discussion around your specific requirements please call 0191 515 3361 or email apprenticeships@sunderland.ac.uk.
This information was correct at the time of publication.
This programme is a key qualification needed for anyone wanting to become an advanced clinical practitioner or operate in an advanced practice role.
All the staff are friendly, supportive, and approachable, which makes studying a lot easier.
