Program Overview

Fundamental Care of Children and Young People

Course Overview

The module seeks to enable learners to critically analyse the impact of illness upon the child and family and practice their newly learned knowledge and skills within a simulated learning environment and clinical practice. We welcome practitioners who may not have a paediatric background or who wish to gain credits in paediatric healthcare practice.

This module can be taken as standalone Continuing Professional Development (CPD), or as part of a Master’s of Science (MSc), Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip), Postgraduate Certificate (PGCert) or Graduate Certificate (GradCert) in Paediatrics & Child Healthcare Practice.

Teaching

Active learning will allow students 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 a reflective logbook.

The summative assessment will require learners to complete an objective structured clinical examination (OSCA) based on a common childhood scenario.

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.

Dates: 29/08/2024, 05/09/2024, 19/09/2024, 26/09/2024, 17/10/2024, 24/10/2024

Assessment date: 27/11/2024, 28/11/2024

Dates: 19/02/2025, 26/02/2025, 19/03/2025, 26/03/2025, 16/04/2025, 23/04/2025

Assessment date: 28/05/2025, 29/05/2025

Entry Requirements

To undertake this module, you must work with children and young people in clinical practice. The module welcomes all healthcare practitioners working with children and young people, as well as healthcare practitioners with experience in the adult, learning disability or mental health setting. No professional registration is required.

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.