Healthcare (Professional Practice) - PgCert / PgDip / MA / MSc

Program Overview

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The professional practice programme is a flexible, practice led programme that aims to meet your professional development needs in which ever healthcare area you are working in and your current academic level. It aims to

facilitate the development of knowledgeable and proactive solution focused professionals, who are able to apply theory to practice in order to provide and promote best quality care/outcomes in their practice.

This course is

open

to

International

students.

What's covered in this course?

The programme offers a range of standalone modules and specialist awards from acute care to tissue viability (see below for a list of routes) to suit your needs. You can study a single module that is relevant to your practice or several to make up a full named award.

A varied range of learning and teaching approaches are used throughout the modules and programme to cater for the wide variety of students who access the programme from across the country. The underlying principle to the learning, teaching and assessment strategies for the Professional Practice Programme is the relationship between theory and practice and making the links to relevant, evidence based and current practice as you progress with your professional development. The programme team are from a range of health care backgrounds and specialists in their own right with continued close links to practice.

Teaching will be both online and face to face, with the face to face teaching at the city South campus.

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Why Choose Us?

Clinically focused content

An opportunity to examine your practice critically

A strong focus on current issues and an emphasis on the practical application of knowledge

Flexible study options – chose to study over one or more academic years

Each module has a bespoke "Moodle" based website which contains all module documentation, handouts, links to key documents and supplementary articles of interest

Ongoing support from staff both academically whilst in university to facilitate your development as a learner

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Studying with us during the Covid-19 pandemic

The University has put in place

measures in response to Covid-19

to allow us to safely deliver our courses. Should the impact of the pandemic continue in future years, any additional or alternative arrangements put in place by the University will be in accordance with the latest government public health advice, health and safety legislation, and the terms and conditions of the

student contract

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Program Outline

Degree (Level 6)

Postgraduate (Level 7)

MSc

Degree (Level 6)

In order to complete this route a student must successfully complete all the following CORE modules (totalling 40 credits):

Year 1 Pathway Award – Exit Award: Grad Cert / BSc Professional Practice (Healthcare)

Using Research Evidence in Practice 20 credits

This module is for all healthcare practitioners if you want to enhance your understanding of evidence based practice to help improve your patient/client/service-user care. The aims of the module are to develop both your understanding of the importance of best evidence in practice, and your ability to locate, evaluate, and use best evidence in developing aspects of practice.

Good reasons to study Evidence-Based Practice: Clinical practice does not remain static but changes frequently. As a healthcare practitioner you must be able to justify and rationalise your practice to ensure quality care is provide and maintained. To ensure best practice is sustained you, as a practitioner, need to understand the concepts of evidence based practice and how to apply these concepts to your area of practice.

This module is can also be taken as a standalone credit bearing course.

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Year 2 Pathway Award (BSc (Hons) Only) – Exit Award: BSc (Hons) Professional Practice (Healthcare)

Negotiated Study 20 credits

This module is aimed at healthcare practitioners who wish to negotiate learning of a bespoke topic. Under the guidance of facilitators, you will be able to direct your learning and identify relevant learning opportunities that you feel enable you to learn more about a specific field of study.

The subject area within this module is student led with guidance and facilitation from designated academic and practice support. You will identify an area of study that you would like to critically review and evaluate and which promotes your clinical development. A significant proportion of the module is based around negotiation with academic and clinical facilitators to identify extended areas of study and opportunities that are possible to enhance your progression towards completion of the study.

This module is can also be taken as a standalone credit bearing course.

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In order to complete this route a student must successfully complete at least 40 credits from the List of Additional Optional Modules* for Year 1 and an additional 40 credits for Year 2.

*Any appropriate module (relevant to Pathway / Speciality) from University / Faculty portfolio as agreed with the Pathway Leader.

Optional Module x 4 20 credits

Choose from a range of CPD modules available

Postgraduate (Level 7)

In order to complete this route a student must successfully complete all the following CORE modules (totalling 40 credits):

Year 1 Pathway Award – Exit Award: PG Cert Professional Practice (Healthcare)

Research: Methods of Enquiry 20 credits

This module specifically addresses the broader programme aims related to “pursuing excellence” and “practice-led, knowledge applied” through a flexible provision that encourages students to develop their research ideas, enabling those on various Health MSc programmes to satisfy their individual learning needs, whilst contributing to their area of study.

This module is can also be taken as a standalone credit bearing course.

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Year 2 Pathway Award - Exit Award: PG Dip Professional Practice (Healthcare)

Leadership Skills and Project Management in Health and Healthcare 20 credits

This module explicitly addresses students’ personal and/or professional development with a view to enhancing competence for service improvement in a rapidly changing health and healthcare environment. Through a flexible provision, students are inspired to reflect critically upon their individual learning needs as well as their organisations’ practices, to appraise and apply concepts from the literature on leadership, to issues of relevance for their role, organisation and overall programme of study.

This module is can also be taken as a standalone credit bearing course.

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In order to complete this route a student must successfully complete at least 40 credits from the List of Additional Optional Modules * for Year 1 and an additional 40 credits for Year 2.

*Any appropriate module (relevant to Pathway / Speciality) from University / Faculty portfolio as agreed with the Pathway Leader.

Optional Module x 4 20 credits

Choose from a range of CPD modules available

MSc

Year 3 Pathway Award – Exit Award: MSc Professional Practice (Healthcare)

Option 1

In order to complete this route a student must successfully complete the following CORE module (totalling 60 credits):

Research Dissertation 60 credits

This triple module forms the final bridge between the award of a Postgraduate Diploma and a Health MSc related to a named award. It provides the student with the opportunity to complete a piece of work around a chosen topic in order to demonstrate competence in the planning, execution, analysis and evaluation of a Research Project, a Systematic Review or Project Management. It involves 600 hours of study. The focus is on facilitating the student's independent, critical study in their academic discipline or area of professional practice. It will also serve those who wish to embark on Doctoral studies in the future.

Option 2

In order to complete this route a student must successfully complete the following CORE module (totalling 40 credits):

Research Dissertation 40 credits

This double module provides the student with the opportunity to complete a piece of work around a chosen topic in order to demonstrate competence in the planning, execution, analysis and evaluation of a Research Project, a Systematic Review or Project Management. It involves 400 hours of study. The focus is on facilitating the student's independent, critical study in their academic discipline or area of professional practice. It will also serve those who wish to embark on Doctoral studies in the future.

In order to complete this route a student must also successfully complete at least 20 credits from the List of Additional Optional Modules*.

*Any appropriate module (relevant to Pathway / Speciality) from University / Faculty portfolio as agreed with the Pathway Leader.

Optional Module 20 credits

Choose from a range of CPD modules available

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Degree (Level 6)

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Pathway Level

Level 6 - Year 1

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Modules completed

Using Research Evidence in Practice (LBR6553) Optional Module Optional Module

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Exit Awards

Grad Cert/BSc Professional Practice (Healthcare)

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Level 6 - Year 2 (BSc (Hons only)

Negotiated Study (LBR6547) Optional Module Optional Module BSc (Hons) Professional Practice ( Healthcare )

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Postgraduate (Level 7)

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Pathway Level

Level 7 - Year 1

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Modules completed

Research: Methods of Enquiry (LBR7339) Optional Module Optional Module

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Exit Awards

PG Cert Professional Practice ( Healthcare )

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Level 7 - Year 2

Leadership Skills and Project Management for Health (LBR7399) Optional Module Optional Module PG Dip Professional Practice ( Healthcare )

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Level 7 - Year 3

Research Dissertation MSc Professional Practice ( Healthcare )