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University of Southampton: Advanced Clinical Practice (Advanced Allied Health Practitioner)
| Institution | University of Southampton View institution profile |
|---|---|
| Department | Health Sciences |
| Web | www.southampton.ac.uk/postgraduate |
| AdmissionsPGT.ELS@soton.ac.uk | |
| Telephone | 023 8059 4732 |
| Study type | Taught |
MSc
Summary
Enhance your practice at a global top 100* university.
This programme will enable you to practice with a high level of clinical autonomy in roles that require you to assess, diagnose, treat, and manage the care of people with undifferentiated and/or complex clinical presentations.
Through multi-professional learning, you’ll study alongside nurses, pharmacists, physiotherapists, and other healthcare practitioners. Your learning will be clinically focused and grounded in real-world practice.
This particular pathway is suitable for you if you are one of the growing number of UK registered practitioners working in (or towards) a role as an Advanced or Consultant Practitioner within your profession, or a similar role that sits at the interface between your own profession and medicine.
This pathway is accredited by Health Education England's Centre for Advancing Practice. Completion of HEE accredited programmes/pathways is set to become one of the benchmark routes to recognition for Advanced Clinical Practitioners. Accreditation is also designed to ensure a consistent level of programme quality across England.
Graduates gain recognised credentials that enhance employability and support progression through NHS bands into senior clinical and leadership roles across the NHS and partner organisations.
You’ll graduate ready to lead change, advance practice, and make a measurable impact on patient care and service delivery.
Key features of this course Throughout this degree you’ll: • Examine role development in relation to advanced clinical practice • Explore how to apply evidence to your field of practice and clinical specialty • Apply advanced communication and clinical decision-making skills to your professional practice • Develop new clinical skills in health assessment, diagnostic reasoning and pharmacology • Demonstrate clinical competence through simulated and practice-based assessments
QS World University Rankings 2025
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | 2:2 degree in a subject from a clinical or science background, and: a current professional registration with a relevant UK professional or statutory body – normally the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) or the General Pharmaceutical Council English language: Band C, IELTS 6.5 overall with a minimum of 6.0 in all components. |
Summary
Enhance your practice at a global top 100* university.
This programme will enable you to practice with a high level of clinical autonomy in roles that require you to assess, diagnose, treat, and manage the care of people with undifferentiated and/or complex clinical presentations.
Through multi-professional learning, you’ll study alongside nurses, pharmacists, physiotherapists, and other healthcare practitioners. Your learning will be clinically focused and grounded in real-world practice.
This particular pathway is suitable for you if you are one of the growing number of UK registered practitioners working in (or towards) a role as an Advanced or Consultant Practitioner within your profession, or a similar role that sits at the interface between your own profession and medicine.
This pathway is accredited by Health Education England's Centre for Advancing Practice. Completion of HEE accredited programmes/pathways is set to become one of the benchmark routes to recognition for Advanced Clinical Practitioners. Accreditation is also designed to ensure a consistent level of programme quality across England.
Graduates gain recognised credentials that enhance employability and support progression through NHS bands into senior clinical and leadership roles across the NHS and partner organisations.
You’ll graduate ready to lead change, advance practice, and make a measurable impact on patient care and service delivery.
Key features of this course Throughout this degree you’ll: • Examine role development in relation to advanced clinical practice • Explore how to apply evidence to your field of practice and clinical specialty • Apply advanced communication and clinical decision-making skills to your professional practice • Develop new clinical skills in health assessment, diagnostic reasoning and pharmacology • Demonstrate clinical competence through simulated and practice-based assessments
- QS World University Rankings 2025
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | 2:2 degree in a subject from a clinical or science background, and: a current professional registration with a relevant UK professional or statutory body – normally the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) or the General Pharmaceutical Council English language: Band C, IELTS 6.5 overall with a minimum of 6.0 in all components. |
Summary
Enhance your practice at a global top 100* university.
This programme will enable you to practice with a high level of clinical autonomy in roles that require you to assess, diagnose, treat, and manage the care of people with undifferentiated and/or complex clinical presentations.
This particular pathway is suitable for you if you are one of the growing number of UK registered practitioners working in (or towards) a role as an Advanced or Consultant Practitioner within your profession, or a similar role that sits at the interface between your own profession and medicine.
This pathway is accredited by Health Education England's Centre for Advancing Practice. Completion of HEE accredited programmes/pathways is set to become one of the benchmark routes to recognition for Advanced Clinical Practitioners. Accreditation is also designed to ensure a consistent level of programme quality across England.
You'll graduate primed to take the next step in your career.
*QS World University Rankings 2023.
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | 2:2 degree in a subject from a clinical or science background, and: a current professional registration with a relevant UK professional or statutory body – normally the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) or the General Pharmaceutical Council English language: band C, IELTS 6.5 overall with a minimum of 6.0 in all components. |
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