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Work at an advanced level of clinical practice. Develop the ability to critically analyse, synthesise, and review care decisions by discussing, debating, and reviewing alternative approaches to care delivery. Meet the medico-legal requirements for advanced practice and have ethical and moral principles embedded throughout your learning.
This 20-credit Level 7 module offers you the opportunity to develop your advanced communication, clinical assessment, examination, and clinical decision-making and management skills in your field of practice. This will be assessed via an Objectively Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE).
Working at an advanced level of clinical practice, you'll develop the ability to critically analyse, synthesise and review care decisions by discussing, debating, and reviewing alternative approaches to care delivery that meet the medico-legal requirements for advanced practice and have ethical and moral principles embedded throughout.
This module is delivered fully face-to-face at the University of Sunderland’s city campus via interactive lectures, simulations, and problem-based learning. There is a total of 88 hours contact time with additional self-directed study available via the virtual learning environment.
You'll study a variety of topics including history-taking skills, physical assessment skills, diagnostic indicators, clinical decision-making skills, clinical decision making theory, medico-legal law for advanced practice, and evidence-based advanced practice.
A typical day on campus, usually a Wednesday, comprises of:
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.
To be eligible for this role, you must be a registered health care professional who is looking to earn a credential as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner via the NHS England portfolio route.
The fee for this course is £840.
The employer usually meets these costs, therefore we advise you to speak to your workforce development lead before applying.
We also accept self-funded applicants and encourage anyone wishing to explore their options to contact cape@sunderland.ac.uk.
This information was correct at the time of publication.
This module can be studied as a standalone CPD option for healthcare professionals wishing to credential as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner with NHS England (formerly Health Education England).
Alternatively, this module can be studied on MSc Advanced Clinical Practitioner.
For further information on either the advanced clinical management skills module or the MSc Advanced Clinical Practitioner apprenticeship, contact ACP@sunderland.ac.uk.