Master

In Luton

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Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    Luton

  • Duration

    2 Years

To provide the necessary skills and knowledge to operate in an ever changing health climate that is patient focussed and will prepare the practitioner for senior management and advanced clinical practice challenges. Suitable for: Available to all health and social care practitioners from a variety of professional backgrounds.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Luton (Bedfordshire)
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Faculty Of Health & Social Sciences, University Of Bedfordshire, Luton Campus, Park Square, LU1 3JU

Start date

On request

About this course

Special entry requirements
Students should have an honours degree or the equivalent in terms of advanced study, research or professional experience.

It is a requirement that you are employed in clinical practice during this course as you are expected to practice your skills development within the workplace.

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Course programme

MSc Advanced Practice
Mode: part-time


Exciting changes in health care provision, research, client needs, technology and practice have all had a major effect on the work of the health professional in the 21st century. Therefore, it is essential that practitioners providing care are equipped with the most up to date skills and knowledge base in order to provide the most appropriate care to people utilising their services. This multi- disciplinary course has been developed to embrace the dynamic challenges faced by advanced practitioners in a modern health care setting. The course integrates research, education and management issues to enable you to evolve a high degree of professional autonomy and independent practice.

By building on your existing knowledge base, and by providing you with the necessary advanced theoretical and clinical expertise this course will help you become efficient at managing your own case loads, undertaking advanced health assessment and by developing your diagnostic reasoning skills.

These issues will relate strongly to the ever changing climate within healthcare that arising from the Agenda for Change, National Health Service Plan, Skills for Health, Knowledge and Skills Framework in line Nursing and Midwifery Council for 2010 for Advanced Practice, the Royal College of Nursing and other Government health initiatives and agendas such as the National Service Frameworks (NSF’s).

Why choose this course?

  • This course enables you to focus on your specialist area.
  • It has an evidence based and multi- disciplinary approach with contributing members who are actively engaged in clinical practice and research.
  • It has strong features in relating theory to practice and practice to theory.
  • Innovative and flexible learning.

Career Opportunities

Health professionals are increasing aware of the emergence of advanced practice within their clinical settings to provide effective and efficient service delivery.

On completing this course the students are likely to progress into the following areas:

  • Advanced practitioner roles
  • Nurse consultant posts
  • Managerial positions
  • Health and social care policy development
  • Teaching
  • Research and Development

Teaching/learning methods and strategies

The units available to you offer a range of different teaching strategies in order to meet the learning needs of a diverse range of students. These strategies include lectures, seminars, group work, e-learning, practicals, case studies, learning contract and portfolio development. This ensures that all students have the opportunity to learn in an environment that suits their learning style.

Assessment

Due to the nature of this course you will be exposed to a variety of assessment methods that have been designed specifically to assess skills development and demonstrate the learning outcomes of the individual units. These include portfolios, learning contracts, exams, practicals, essays, reports, poster presentations. These will help to prepare you for a range of activities once you have completed the course.

Dissertation/project and research

Students will be expected to undertake a dissertation in order to successfully complete this course.
An eighteen thousand word dissertation based upon a piece of research, audit or change management project undertaken by the student completes the programme. You will also submit a two thousand word plan in preparation for the above.

Attendance

You are required to attend all the taught components of your selected units. However, under certain circumstances students may be able to negotiate around this.

Advanced Practice

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