Advanced Clinical Practice (Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner) (MSc) drafted

Program Overview

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Prepare for an advanced role in neonatal practice with a master’s in neonatal nursing at the University of Southampton. Our MSc Advanced Clinical Practice (Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner) degree develops your existing neonatal clinical experience and skills, helping you take on greater responsibility and make more complex clinical decisions.

This pathway is accredited by Health Education England's

Centre for Advancing Practice

. Completion of HEE accredited programmes/pathways is set to become one of the benchmark routes to recognition for Advanced Clinical Practitioners, and accreditation is also designed to  ensure a consistent level of programme quality across England

You’ll study within the

School of Health Sciences

: ranked 5th in the world and 2nd in the UK for nursing and midwifery (

QS World Rankings by Subject 2021

).

Throughout this degree you’ll:

critically evaluate role development in relation to advanced neonatal practice

explore how to apply evidence to your role

apply diagnostic and clinical decision-making skills to your professional practice

develop new and improved history-taking and clinical skills for assessment and examination of newborns, advanced neonatal studies and pharmacology

demonstrate your clinical competence through simulated and practice-based clinical assessment

If you’re eligible to practise as an independent or supplementary prescriber, you will have the opportunity to obtain the V300 non-medical prescribing qualification.

We centre our programme around the 4 pillars of advanced practice:

advanced clinical practice

leadership

education

research

You’ll learn more about research and evidence-based practice, advanced health assessment, diagnosis, decision-making and pharmacology, plus non-medical prescribing. You’ll also explore the place of advanced practice within contemporary healthcare and within your own future professional role.

Flexible study

If you prefer, you can apply to study this course as:

a Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip) - you'll usually study for around 30 weeks and will not need to write a dissertation

You can also take a single module as part of continuing professional development (CPD). Explore

modules that are available as CPD

Your modules and fees may vary if you choose a different study option.

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Course lead

Your course leader on the Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner pathway is Susan Smith.

Email:

sls1@soton.ac.uk

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Related pathways

We offer 3 other pathways on our MSc Advanced Clinical Practice course:

Advanced Critical Care Practitioner

Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Advanced Allied Health Practitioner

Program Outline

This MSc runs for 2 to 5 years part-time, allowing you the flexibility to continue working alongside your degree.

You’ll choose 6 taught modules to give you a firm grounding in advanced neonatal practice and develop your skills. You’ll also take a dissertation module to plan, undertake and report on an original project.

You can study the programme ‘fast track’ over 2.5 years by combining the taught modules during year 1 with weeks in practice. You’ll then study and complete the dissertation in year 2.

You’ll need to register for our chosen modules each year once dates are published. You may also study 1 or 2 modules ‘stand-alone’ before registering for the degree pathway.

Want more detail?

See all the modules in the course.