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PgC/PgD Advancing Practice

Institution code: S82
UCAS code: N/A
Start date: September 2026
Duration: Twelve months to three years part-time
Location: Ipswich
Typical Offer: Qualifications and management experience will be considered on an individual basis
Institution code: S82
UCAS code: N/A
Start date: September 2026
Duration: Twelve months to three years part-time
Location: Ipswich
Typical Offer: Qualifications and management experience will be considered on an individual basis
Course information table
Institution code: S82
Start date: September 2027
Duration: Three to five years part-time
Location: Ipswich
Typical Offer: Qualifications and management experience will be considered on an individual basis
Course information table
Institution code: S82
Start date: September 2027
Course information table
Duration: Three to five years part-time
Location: Ipswich
Typical Offer: Qualifications and management experience will be considered on an individual basis

Overview

These programs have been designed to facilitate your development and the demonstration of knowledge, skills, and competencies required to work at an advanced level within your own professional setting.

You will receive support to cultivate a critical awareness of current challenges and emerging insights at the forefront of your professional practice. You will analyze care development and delivery from your professional perspective and consider how other disciplines both challenge and contribute to the quality of care delivery.

The PgC Advancing Practice offers you the opportunity to critically explore the Advanced Practice agenda in healthcare. There will be a particular emphasis on leadership skills, complemented by modules designed to enhance knowledge and skills in assessment/examination, clinical reasoning, and decision-making.

The PgD Advancing Practice offers all of the above. In the second year, it includes the Non-Medical Prescribing module, which is typically considered essential, unless you have already completed a Prescribing qualification or work in a profession where Non-Medical Prescribing is not supported. In such cases, the course team will assist you in selecting two optional modules of study.

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Course Modules

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Principles of Advanced Practice (30 credits) (Mandatory)

The module explores the four pillars of advanced practice—clinical practice, leadership and  management, education, and research—as defined by national frameworks and professional  bodies. It encourages students to critically examine how these pillars interact to support safe, effective, and person-centered care.

Integrated Assessment and Reasoning for Advanced Practice (30 credits) (Mandatory)

This module is designed to equip advanced practitioners with the knowledge, skills, and critical thinking required to perform comprehensive, person-centred assessments and make informed clinical decisions in complex healthcare environments. Holistic assessment is a cornerstone of advanced practice, enabling practitioners to 
consider the full spectrum of physical, psychological, social, and spiritual factors that influence health and wellbeing.

Principles of Advanced Practice (30 credits, Mandatory)

The module explores the four pillars of advanced practice—clinical practice, leadership and  management, education, and research—as defined by national frameworks and professional  bodies. It encourages students to critically examine how these pillars interact to support safe, effective, and person-centered care.

Integrated Assessment and Reasoning for Advanced Practice (30 credits, Mandatory)

This module is designed to equip advanced practitioners with the knowledge, skills, and critical thinking required to perform comprehensive, person-centred assessments and make informed clinical decisions in complex healthcare environments. Holistic assessment is a cornerstone of advanced practice, enabling practitioners to 
consider the full spectrum of physical, psychological, social, and spiritual factors that influence health and wellbeing.

Non-Medical Independent and/or Supplementary Prescribing (V300) (30 credits, Optional)

NMP training can support role and career development by enabling practitioners to take on greater responsibilities for managing patient care. NMP enhances patient care by supporting patients’ timely access to treatment with medicines, enabling choice whilst helping to reduce waiting times, reduce hospital admissions, and maximize the wider skills of the healthcare team.

Leading Change and Innovation in Advanced Practice (30 credits, Mandatory)

This module focuses on the knowledge and skills needed to effect meaningful change in healthcare services, focusing on the underpinning theory of change approaches, the global and national policy landscape that informs strategy driving change and the practical techniques needed to advance innovation through change and service improvement. 

NB: For students that have already completed the prescribing qualification at Level 6 or for whom prescribing is not available to their registered profession, optional modules will be available for study. Academic advice and guidance will be offered to these students to facilitate the choice of relevant and appropriate modules from the options listed below

  • Coaching within Healthcare (30 credits, Optional)
  • Principles of Cancer Care (30 credits, Optional)
  • Improving Practice through Application of Learning (30 credits, Optional)
  • Professional Advocate (30 credits, Optional)

Course Modules

Downloadable information regarding all 溏心vlog免费B站 courses, including Key Facts, Course Aims, Course Structure and Assessment, is available in the Definitive Course Records

Principles of Advanced Practice (30 credits) (Mandatory)

The module explores the four pillars of advanced practice—clinical practice, leadership and  management, education, and research—as defined by national frameworks and professional  bodies. It encourages students to critically examine how these pillars interact to support safe, effective, and person-centered care.

Integrated Assessment and Reasoning for Advanced Practice (30 credits) (Mandatory)

This module is designed to equip advanced practitioners with the knowledge, skills, and critical thinking required to perform comprehensive, person-centred assessments and make informed clinical decisions in complex healthcare environments. Holistic assessment is a cornerstone of advanced practice, enabling practitioners to 
consider the full spectrum of physical, psychological, social, and spiritual factors that influence health and wellbeing.

Principles of Advanced Practice (30 credits, Mandatory)

The module explores the four pillars of advanced practice—clinical practice, leadership and  management, education, and research—as defined by national frameworks and professional  bodies. It encourages students to critically examine how these pillars interact to support safe, effective, and person-centered care.

Integrated Assessment and Reasoning for Advanced Practice (30 credits, Mandatory)

This module is designed to equip advanced practitioners with the knowledge, skills, and critical thinking required to perform comprehensive, person-centred assessments and make informed clinical decisions in complex healthcare environments. Holistic assessment is a cornerstone of advanced practice, enabling practitioners to 
consider the full spectrum of physical, psychological, social, and spiritual factors that influence health and wellbeing.

Non-Medical Independent and/or Supplementary Prescribing (V300) (30 credits, Optional)

NMP training can support role and career development by enabling practitioners to take on greater responsibilities for managing patient care. NMP enhances patient care by supporting patients’ timely access to treatment with medicines, enabling choice whilst helping to reduce waiting times, reduce hospital admissions, and maximize the wider skills of the healthcare team.

Leading Change and Innovation in Advanced Practice (30 credits, Mandatory)

This module focuses on the knowledge and skills needed to effect meaningful change in healthcare services, focusing on the underpinning theory of change approaches, the global and national policy landscape that informs strategy driving change and the practical techniques needed to advance innovation through change and service improvement. 

NB: For students that have already completed the prescribing qualification at Level 6 or for whom prescribing is not available to their registered profession, optional modules will be available for study. Academic advice and guidance will be offered to these students to facilitate the choice of relevant and appropriate modules from the options listed below

  • Coaching within Healthcare (30 credits, Optional)
  • Principles of Cancer Care (30 credits, Optional)
  • Improving Practice through Application of Learning (30 credits, Optional)
  • Professional Advocate (30 credits, Optional)

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Entry Requirements

Entry Requirements

Career Opportunities

Completing the PgC Enhanced Clinical Practice course can open up a variety of career opportunities in healthcare, including but not limited to:

  • Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP)
  • Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS)
  • Nurse Practitioner (NP)
  • Healthcare Manager/Administrator
  • Clinical Educator
  • Researcher
  • Quality Improvement Specialist
  • Health Policy Analyst
  • Consultant
  • Healthcare Innovator/Entrepreneur
  • Allied Health Professional Specialist
  • Clinical Liaison Officer

Our Careers, Employability and Enterprise Team are here to support you, not only whilst you complete your studies, but after you graduate and beyond.

To find out more about our range of services and support, please visit our Careers, Employability and Enterprise page.

Your Course Team

Joanne Learney

Joanne is a Senior Lecturer in Nursing and is a registered Adult and Children鈥檚 nurse, with experience in adult and paediatric intensive care.

Dr Rachel Heathershaw

Rachel is an Associate Professor. After completing her registered nurse training she worked predominantly in acute medicine and rehabilitation.

Sarah Watkin

Sarah is Senior Lecturer in Non-Medical Prescribing at the 溏心vlog免费B站

Carlos Gonzalez

Carlos teaches on the Non-Medical Prescribing course and supports other courses and projects across the School of Health, Sciences and Society.

Jo Shuttlewood-Limb

Jo is Lecturer in Diagnostic Radiography and previously worked at a specialist Neurological Centre of Excellence specialising in Neuroradiography.

Zoe Grant

Zoe is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Health, Sciences and Society, Zoe teaches across programmes both undergraduate and postgraduate.

Gillian Heard

Gill is Head of Nursing with a career in cancer and palliative/end of life care and was matron in this area for 20+ years.

Dr Jude Ominyi

Dr Jude Ominyi is an Associate Professor in the School of Health, Sciences and Society.

j.ominyi@uos.ac.uk

Fees and Funding

UK Part-Time Tuition Fee

£1,665*

per 30 credit module

*Please contact the Student Centre for further details

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Fees and Funding

UK Part-time Tuition Fee

£1,710

per 30 credit module*
International Part-time Tuition Fee

£2,749.80

per 30 credit module*

* Please contact the Student Centre for further details about part-time tuition fees

Further Information

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How to apply

Applying for a postgraduate programme is simple, you can apply using the link below. You can also find out more about what to include on your application and how to contact us for support during the process on the Postgraduate Study link.

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