PGCert Emergency Practitioner

Program Overview

This Emergency Practitioner postgraduate certificate program prepares students for autonomous roles in various emergency settings within the NHS. Combining theory and practice, the program focuses on professional practice, service improvement, and innovation. Students develop practical skills through a variety of learning methods, including simulations and portfolio development, and are often seconded by Health Boards or NHS Trusts.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

The overall aim of the Emergency Practitioner postgraduate certificate program is to prepare students for an autonomous role in various settings, including Emergency Departments, Minor Injuries Units, Urgent Care Centres, and within ambulance services. The program focuses on developing professional practice, service improvement, and innovation, equipping students with the skills and confidence to provide autonomous care for minor injury and illness presentations in diverse settings.

Outline:

The program follows a 50% theory and 50% practice structure, with learning assessed through a portfolio of evidence that demonstrates progress in practical skills. Key features include:

• Structure: A blended approach combining face-to-face sessions, online seminars, simulation-based learning, and virtual/immersive reality experiences.
• Modules:
• Emergency Practitioner Professional Practice and Service Improvement:
This module runs throughout the academic year, starting with three face-to-face sessions followed by monthly online seminars.
• Minor Injuries Assessment and Management: This module is part of Semester two.
• Minor Illness Assessment and Management: This module is part of Semester three.
• Learning Methods:
• Active Learning Framework (ALF)
• Simulation-based education:
Including low and high-fidelity simulations
• Flipped classroom
• Scale-up

Assessment:

Assessment methods include:

• Portfolio development: Demonstrating progress in practical skills.
• OSCEs: Objective Structured Clinical Examinations
• Poster presentation: Demonstrating a quality or service improvement project.

Teaching:

• The program utilizes a blended learning approach.
• Teaching is delivered by subject area specialists with current practice experience.
• The program leader is an emergency nurse and an advanced nurse practitioner working within the NHS.
• The program incorporates a contemporary approach to quality and service improvement in the NHS.

Careers:

• The program prepares students for autonomous roles within the NHS, such as Emergency Departments, Minor Injuries Units, Urgent Care Centres, and ambulance services.
• Students typically work in the NHS after completing the program.
• Students are often seconded by Health Boards or NHS Trusts.

Other:

• The program emphasizes the development of professional practice, service improvement, and innovation within the NHS.
• The program provides a contemporary approach to quality and service improvement in the NHS.
• The program includes workshops and support sessions in areas such as academic writing, effective note-taking, and preparing for assignments.