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Postgraduate Professional Development 2020-2021

PD5002: MSC ADVANCED CLINICAL PRACTICE – PROJECT

60 credits

Level 5

First Sub Session

In the final year of the MSc programme there is a course offering a small project that will be completed through self-directed learning.  The project can be either a research-based piece of work or practice development initiative related to advanced practice.

PD5003: MANAGEMENT OF EMERGENCY INJURIES FOR ADVANCED PRACTITIONERS

30 credits

Level 5

First Sub Session

The course is developed to prepare practitioners with a professional registration in healthcare for a clinical role as an advanced autonomous practitioner working within a range of settings such as pre-hospital, community, primary or emergency care.  The focus of this course is the development of specialist knowledge and skills related to clinical assessment, diagnosis, investigations, treatment and relevant referral pathways for patients presenting with undifferentiated range of emergency injury symptoms. 

PD5004: MSC ADVANCED CLINICAL PRACTICE – SMALL RESEARCH PROJECT

15 credits

Level 5

First Sub Session

In the final year of the MSc programme there is a course offering a small project that will be completed through self-directed learning.  The project can be either a research-based piece of work or practice development initiative related to advanced practice.

PD5005: FUNDAMENTALS OF CLINICAL METHOD AND DECISION MAKING

30 credits

Level 5

First Sub Session

This course is designed to prepare advanced or advancing healthcare practitioners who will be required to perform enhanced clinical assessment with enhanced autonomy with the additional comprehensive skills in History Taking and Physical Examination across major body systems. 

The course has been developed to address the essential clinical assessment and examination skills to enable a differential diagnosis to be formulated and are required for the role as defined in the national competencies for advanced practice.  The course is designed to enhance relevant knowledge of anatomy and physiology as they underpin clinical assessment. 

The essential skills gained in this course or equivalent are required for practitioners wishing to undertake non-medical prescribing. 

This course is core requirement of the PgCert Advanced Clinical Practice programme.

PD5501: MENTAL HEALTH AND WORKING WITH VULNERABLE GROUPS

15 credits

Level 5

Second Sub Session

This course is designed to enhance insight and understanding of the challenges and opportunities for the overall provision of health and social care to vulnerable groups and those with mental health problems in general healthcare systems. The course will enable the practitioner to assess and manage a patient with mental health issues through the implementation of management strategies and in alignment with the broader legal framework.

PD5502: MSC ADVANCED CLINICAL PRACTICE – PROJECT

60 credits

Level 5

Second Sub Session

In the final year of the MSc programme there is a course offering a small project that will be completed through self-directed learning.  The project can be either a research-based piece of work or practice development initiative related to advanced practice.

PD5504: MSC ADVANCED CLINICAL PRACTICE – SMALL RESEARCH PROJECT

15 credits

Level 5

Second Sub Session

In the final year of the MSc programme there is a course offering a small project that will be completed through self-directed learning.  The project can be either a research-based piece of work or practice development initiative related to advanced practice.

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