Program Overview

Foundations of Paediatric Intensive Care Nursing (PICU 1)

Course Overview

Delivered by Great Ormond Street Hospital Learning Academy (GLA), this 15-credit module aims to enhance the expertise of healthcare practitioners in the field of Paediatric Intensive Care (PIC). Focused on the intricacies of this specialised area of paediatric practice, it aims to provide practitioners with a foundational knowledge of children’s intensive care.

Teaching

Active learning will allow practitioners to learn via collaboration, cooperation, and peer-based learning. Activities may include interactive lectures, clinical skills demonstration and supervised practice, small group activities, case-based discussions, workshops, practice simulations and tutorials.

Synchronous and asynchronous learning and teaching activities are delivered via a combination of study days and digital strategies at local sites or online using the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE).

Clinical skills development and simulation are delivered in fully equipped, state of the art skills labs using a range of low and high-fidelity learning modalities.

Assessment

The formative assessment will take the form of peer feedback in mock Objective Structured Clinical Assessment (OSCA) scenarios.

The summative assessment will require learners to complete a Practice Assessment Document (PAD) and an OSCA.

Teaching Dates

This module may involve a mixture of online and face-to-face days. Face-to-face teaching will be held on or near the Great Ormond Street Hospital site.

• 10/09/2024
• 11/09/2024
• 08/10/2024
• 09/10/2024
• 05/11/2024
• 06/11/2024

Assessment date: 03/12/2024, 04/12/2024, 05/12/2024

UK Entry Requirements

To undertake this module, you must:

• Be registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
• Be currently working in a Level 3 paediatric intensive care unit and have a minimum of one-year post-registration experience in Paediatric Intensive Care.
• Be supported in the workplace to develop skills and assigned a clinical mentor.

Fees and Funding

The fees below refer to the 2024/25 academic year unless otherwise stated.

• Part-time learners: £64 per credit*

*Course fees are subject to annual inflation so the total costs for part time study are shown here as a guide.

Learners who withdraw on or after the start date of the module will be liable for the full tuition fees.