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University of Sheffield: Advanced Clinical Practice (Neonatal)
Institution | University of Sheffield |
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Department | Allied Health Professions, Nursing and Midwifery |
Web | http://www.sheffield.ac.uk |
nursing-pgt-enquiries@sheffield.ac.uk | |
Telephone | 0114 222 2054 |
Study type | Taught |
MMedSci
Summary
Play a leading role in caring for newborn babies, and expand your clinical knowledge and practical skills in neonatal care..
**Course description**
This course allows you to expand the role you play in neonatal care and the support you provide for newborn babies. It is designed to build on the experience you have from working in neonatal care to become an advanced clinical practitioner in this area. The course can be taken as a standard degree programme or apprenticeship.
You will cover all four pillars of advanced practice: clinical practice, leadership and management, education, and research. You will gain advanced skills in anatomy, history taking and clinical examination, develop your understanding of evidence-based practice, learn how to deal with complex clinical situations and improve services, and cover the training necessary to become an independent prescriber.
The programme is designed for working healthcare professionals. It is led by a multidisciplinary team of academics and practitioners who are experienced in supporting mature and distance learners. You will combine your university studies with work-based learning under the supervision of a local mentor who can support and assess your knowledge, skills and capabilities.
Please see our University website for the most up-to-date course information.
Level | RQF Level 7 |
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Entry requirements | - You will have a minimum 2:2 undergraduate honours degree in nursing or midwifery which is regulated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council |
Summary
Designed for clinical practitioners with extensive neonatal experience, you'll learn advanced skills in the management of episodes of care for your client group.
**Course description**
This course is for experienced, registered health and care practitioners delivering advanced clinical practice. It can be studied either as a standard masters degree or via an apprenticeship route.
The course encompasses the four pillars of advanced clinical practice, leadership and management, education and research. On successful completion of the course, you’ll demonstrate the core advanced practice capabilities and neonatal clinical competence. The course includes a clinical leadership module, which ensures that service design, delivery and patient safety remain at the forefront of your clinical working.
The course is aimed at neonatal practitioners with extensive neonatal experience. You need to be working within an NHS neonatal unit, be employed in a trainee ANNP post and have the full support of your nurse manager and medical clinical supervisor.
The programme content is delivered by a range of expert practitioners and experienced academics. A dynamic combination of underpinning knowledge and supervised clinical practice will ensure that you have the capabilities to work as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner on successful completion of the programme.
Please see our University website for the most up-to-date course information.
Level | RQF Level 7 |
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Entry requirements | - You will have a minimum 2:2 undergraduate honours degree in nursing or midwifery which is regulated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council |
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