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2018/19 Taught Postgraduate Programme Catalogue

MSc Advanced Clinical Practice (Fast track)

Programme code:MSC-ADCP-18SUCAS code:
Duration:24 Months Method of Attendance: Part Time
Programme manager:Ian Goulden Contact address:i.goulden@leeds.ac.uk

Fast track route (18mths-2 years). It is anticipated that the vast majority of future students will remain on the 3 to 5 year part time route, but the addition of the "fast track" route will ensure that the School remains responsive to service need.

Total credits: 180

Entry requirements:

Applicants will;
Be currently registered with the appropriate health care professional body AND will possess an Honours Degree (normally 2:1 or above) in a Health Related Discipline from a recognised higher education institution AND will be working in an area where agreement has been obtained to develop advanced practice skills, with written support from their manager and the availability of an appropriate mentor AND have a satisfactory application and interview.

Opportunities for accreditation of prior certificated learning (APCL) and/or accreditation of prior experiential learning (APEL) are available.

Applicants who have completed previously approved School of Healthcare Post Graduate programmes will enter the programme with advanced standing. Specific examples include;
The Post Graduate Certificate in Clinical Assessment (60 credits)
The Post Graduate Certificate in the Care of the Critically Ill Childbearing Woman (60 credits)
The Post Graduate Certificate in the Supervision of Psychological Therapies (60 credits)
The Post Graduate Certificate in Prescribing with Assessment (75 credits)

Students for whom English is not their first language must meet the Universities entry criteria for English language. ibtTOEFL of 92 (21 for listening, 21 for reading, 22 for writing and 23 for speaking)

School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:

School of Healthcare

Examination board through which the programme will be considered:

School of Healthcare Board of Examiners

Programme specification:

The School of Healthcare has offered the part-time MSc Advanced Practice since 2009. Major structural changes to reflect the changing needs of the local health service were validated in 2013. However at both approval events the programme time scale was set at 3 to 5 years with the belief that part time students would study no more than 60 credits in any academic year. More recently the School has been approached by a number of service providers asking if students could follow an accelerated "fast track" route to meet workforce need. Students would remain part-time, but they would study more than 60 credits in the academic year. This "fast track" route makes no additional demand on the School as students would continue to access modules from the PG timetable. Students will in the vast majority of cases be supernumerary in practice for the duration of the accelerated programme. Student support via programme leader, academic supervisors, personal tutor etc will be as for all students on programme. All module pre and co requisites will be unchanged.

It is anticipated that the vast majority of future students will remain on the 3 to 5 year part time route, but the additional of the “fast track” route will ensure that the School remains responsive to service need.

The programme will provide students with:

- Access to interprofessional learning.
- Access to a broad range of modules which will allow students to mould their programme of study to their own professional needs and the needs of the supporting organisation.
- A programme in which work based and work related learning is emphasised.
- Flexibility within the programme structure to maximise the opportunities provided by their personal case load within their work environment
- Assessment methods which are linked to the students' practice and work requirements.

Programme Aims:
At the end of the programme students should have achieved the criteria for the award of MSc in Advanced Practice and should have achieved the identified core competencies in that they are;
- Providing Effective Healthcare.
- Improving the Quality of Health Outcomes
- Demonstrating knowledge and skills in evaluation and research
- Developing Self and Others
- Leading and Developing Practice
- Working Across Professional and Organisational Boundaries
- Showing Innovation and Changing Practice


Year1 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Compulsory modules:

Optional modules:

Depending on student circumstances the number of credits studied in each year may vary. By the end of the programme, students should have studied 105 credits from the folllowing optional modules.

Students must take a minimum of 60 and a maximum of 105 credits from group A (over the duration of the programme)

ARCS5204MBradycardia Device and Rhythm Management30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
ARCS5205MTachycardia Device and Rhythm Management30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
ARCS5261MPrinciples for Medical Imaging Interpretation15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
HECS5002MEvidence Based Practice30 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan), Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
HECS5003MPathophysiology15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
HECS5008MAccrediting Learning from Study Days15 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun), 1 Sep to 30 Jun(Adv pre 2223)
HECS5120MIndependent and Supplementary Prescribing for Nurses and Midwives45 credits1 Jan to 30 Sep, 1 Mar to 30 Nov, Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun), 1 Sep to 30 Jun(Adv pre 2223)
HECS5146MIndependent and Supplementary Prescribing for Pharmacists45 credits1 Sep to 30 Jun(Adv pre 2223), 1 Mar to 30 Nov, 1 Jan to 30 Sep, Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
HECS5149MMedia Depictions of Mental Health (Online)15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun), Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
HECS5167MInterpreting Biochemistry and Haematology for Healthcare Practice15 credits1 May to 30 Sep
HECS5182MCounselling and Psychotherapy Theories15 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan), 1 Sep to 31 Jan (Adv pre 2223)
HECS5184MTheories of Human Intersubjective Development15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
HECS5235MClinical Examination30 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan), Semester 2 (Jan to Jun), 1 Sep to 31 Jan (Adv pre 2223)
HECS5236MManagement of Patient's Clinical Conditions15 credits1 Sep to 31 Jan (Adv pre 2223), Semester 1 (Sep to Jan), Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
HECS5301MECG Interpretation30 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan), 1 Sep to 31 Jan (Adv pre 2223)
HECS5307MPrinciples and Application of Skin and Wound Care  credits 
HECS5308MAdvanced Skin and Wound Care  credits 
HECS5309MContemporary Issues in Liver Disease15 creditsNot running in 201819
HECS5310MLiver Pathophysiology and Symptom Management15 creditsNot running in 201819
HECS5312MProfessional Work Based Learning15 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan), 1 Sep to 31 Jan (Adv pre 2223), Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
HECS5313MExtended Professional Work Based Learning30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun), Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
HECS5314MSupporting Children and Young People with Long-term Conditions and Their Families  credits 
HECS5315MPrinciples and Challenges in Diabetes Care30 credits1 Sep to 31 Jan (Adv pre 2223), Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
HECS5316MRecognising and Managing the Deteriorating Child  credits 
HECS5317MEssential Care for Common Mental Health Problems in Physical Long Term Conditions  credits 
HECS5318MEnabling Self Management in Long-Term Conditions30 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Students need not take any modules from group B, but can take a maximum of 45 credits (over the duration of the programme)

HECS5139MPersonal and Professional Development in Healthcare30 credits1 Jan to 31 Dec (12mth)
HECS5141MService Development within Healthcare15 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan), 1 Sep to 31 Jan (Adv pre 2223)
HECS5168MEthics in Contemporary Health and Social Care15 credits1 May to 30 Sep
HECS5237MIntroduction to Qualitative Research15 credits1 Sep to 31 Jan (Adv pre 2223), Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
HECS5238MMixed Methods Research15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
HECS5245MInternational Leadership and Management Practice30 credits1 Sep to 31 Jan (Adv pre 2223), Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
HECS5268MSupport for Learning in Practice20 creditsNot running in 201819
HECS5291MPerformance Management and Commissioning15 credits01 Jun to 31 Aug
IOFN5003MLeadership in Health and Social Care15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)

Please note that the list of optional modules is not exhaustive and optional modules may be added or removed due to demand.

NB: Students who elect to study module HECS 5268M: Support for Learning in Practice (a 20 credit module) will study 110 credits of option modules.


Year2 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Compulsory modules:

Depending on student circumstances the number of credits studied in each year may vary.

HECS5169MIssues and Concepts of Advancing Practice15 credits1 Oct to 31 Jan, 1 Sep to 31 Jan (Adv pre 2223)
HECS5298MAdvanced Practitioner Inquiry45 credits1 Jan to 30 Sep
IOFN5004MResearch Methods15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun), 1 Sep to 31 Jan (Adv pre 2223), 01 Oct to 31 Dec

Optional modules:

Depending on student circumstances the number of credits studied in each year may vary. By the end of the programme, students should have studied 105 credits from the folllowing optional modules.

Students must take a minimum of 60 and a maximum of 105 credits from group A (over the duration of the programme)

ARCS5204MBradycardia Device and Rhythm Management30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
ARCS5205MTachycardia Device and Rhythm Management30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
ARCS5261MPrinciples for Medical Imaging Interpretation15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
HECS5002MEvidence Based Practice30 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan), Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
HECS5003MPathophysiology15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
HECS5008MAccrediting Learning from Study Days15 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun), 1 Sep to 30 Jun(Adv pre 2223)
HECS5120MIndependent and Supplementary Prescribing for Nurses and Midwives45 credits1 Jan to 30 Sep, 1 Mar to 30 Nov, Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun), 1 Sep to 30 Jun(Adv pre 2223)
HECS5146MIndependent and Supplementary Prescribing for Pharmacists45 credits1 Sep to 30 Jun(Adv pre 2223), 1 Mar to 30 Nov, 1 Jan to 30 Sep, Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
HECS5149MMedia Depictions of Mental Health (Online)15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun), Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
HECS5167MInterpreting Biochemistry and Haematology for Healthcare Practice15 credits1 May to 30 Sep
HECS5182MCounselling and Psychotherapy Theories15 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan), 1 Sep to 31 Jan (Adv pre 2223)
HECS5184MTheories of Human Intersubjective Development15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
HECS5235MClinical Examination30 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan), Semester 2 (Jan to Jun), 1 Sep to 31 Jan (Adv pre 2223)
HECS5236MManagement of Patient's Clinical Conditions15 credits1 Sep to 31 Jan (Adv pre 2223), Semester 1 (Sep to Jan), Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
HECS5301MECG Interpretation30 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan), 1 Sep to 31 Jan (Adv pre 2223)
HECS5307MPrinciples and Application of Skin and Wound Care  credits 
HECS5308MAdvanced Skin and Wound Care  credits 
HECS5309MContemporary Issues in Liver Disease15 creditsNot running in 201819
HECS5310MLiver Pathophysiology and Symptom Management15 creditsNot running in 201819
HECS5312MProfessional Work Based Learning15 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan), 1 Sep to 31 Jan (Adv pre 2223), Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
HECS5313MExtended Professional Work Based Learning30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun), Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
HECS5314MSupporting Children and Young People with Long-term Conditions and Their Families  credits 
HECS5315MPrinciples and Challenges in Diabetes Care30 credits1 Sep to 31 Jan (Adv pre 2223), Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
HECS5316MRecognising and Managing the Deteriorating Child  credits 
HECS5317MEssential Care for Common Mental Health Problems in Physical Long Term Conditions  credits 
HECS5318MEnabling Self Management in Long-Term Conditions30 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Students need not take any modules from group B, but can take a maximum of 45 credits (over the duration of the programme)

HECS5139MPersonal and Professional Development in Healthcare30 credits1 Jan to 31 Dec (12mth)
HECS5141MService Development within Healthcare15 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan), 1 Sep to 31 Jan (Adv pre 2223)
HECS5168MEthics in Contemporary Health and Social Care15 credits1 May to 30 Sep
HECS5237MIntroduction to Qualitative Research15 credits1 Sep to 31 Jan (Adv pre 2223), Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
HECS5238MMixed Methods Research15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
HECS5245MInternational Leadership and Management Practice30 credits1 Sep to 31 Jan (Adv pre 2223), Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
HECS5268MSupport for Learning in Practice20 creditsNot running in 201819
HECS5291MPerformance Management and Commissioning15 credits01 Jun to 31 Aug
IOFN5003MLeadership in Health and Social Care15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)

Please note that the list of optional modules is not exhaustive and optional modules may be added or removed due to demand.

NB: Students who elect to study module HECS 5268M: Support for Learning in Practice (a 20 credit module) will study 110 credits of option modules.

Last updated: 22/01/2019

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