Advanced Clinical Practice

Why study MSc Advanced Clinical Practice at Bournemouth University ?

• Advanced Clinical Practitioners are experienced clinicians with expertise in their scope of practice, managing defined episodes of clinical care independently, from beginning to end
• Build on your current registrant level of practice through academic and workplace-based learning, to attain advanced clinical practice capabilities, in-line with nationally recognised advanced level criteria (NHS England) and the Advanced Clinical Practitioner apprenticeship standard (IfATE)
• Extend your critical thinking, analytical and reflective skills, and integrate new, as well as enhance existing clinical practice skills, knowledge and competence, within your practice setting
• Gain the skills to support the provision of high-quality healthcare through a more autonomous, independent practice role within the multi-disciplinary healthcare team
• The MSc Advanced Clinical Practice is open to registered nurses, midwives, allied health professionals and pharmacists. There is a route available for both prescribers and non-prescribers.

Potential career paths

After completing this course you will have met the nationally recognised advanced practice criteria and will be in a position to practice as an advanced clinical practitioner. Future career progression could include transitioning into consultant level practice. Alternatively, you could pursue a career as a clinical academic.

Industries you could work in include:

• NHS (hospital and community)
• Private and independent healthcare sector (nursing homes and private hospitals)
• Education
• Academic research.

This course, co-delivered alongside the MSc Advanced Clinical Practice degree studentship, is accredited by NHS England’s (NHSE)Centre for Advancing Practice.

Courses Include:

• Advanced Practice: Contextual Issues and Professional Development
• History Taking and Physical Examination for Advancing Practice
• Assessment, Critical Reasoning and Decision Making for AdvancingPractice
• Independent and Supplementary Prescribing
• Supplementary Prescribing
• Preparing for your Service Improvement Project