MSc Advanced Clinical Practice (advanced clinical practitioner integrated degree route)

The MSc Advanced Clinical Practice (Advanced Clinical Practitioner Integrated Degree Route) at Bournemouth University is designed for healthcare professionals who want to advance their clinical skills and knowledge in a specialist area. This integrated degree route allows students to gain the necessary expertise to become an advanced clinical practitioner, equipping them with the skills and knowledge to provide high-quality patient care. The course is delivered by experienced academics and practitioners, and students benefit from hands-on learning experiences through placements and simulated environments.

Additional Information

This course is ideal for healthcare professionals who want to specialize in a specific area of practice, such as cardiovascular health, respiratory health, or musculoskeletal health. The course content covers advanced assessment and diagnostic techniques, as well as the management of complex conditions. Students will also learn how to critically evaluate research and apply evidence-based practice in their work.

Advanced Clinical Practice Excellence at Bournemouth University

Bournemouth University is a leading institution for healthcare education, with a strong reputation for producing high-quality graduates. The university's state-of-the-art facilities and experienced teaching staff provide students with the perfect environment to learn and develop their clinical skills. By studying at Bournemouth University, students will gain a comprehensive understanding of advanced clinical practice and be well-prepared for a career in this field.

• Advanced Clinical Practitioners have experienced clinicians with expertise in their scope of practice, independently managing defined episodes of clinical care from beginning to end.

• Build on your current registrant level of practice through academic and workplace-based learning to attain advanced clinical practice competencies and capabilities in in-line with nationally recognized advanced-level criteria (Health Education England)

• 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

• Two pathways available: if you are a nurse, you will undertake the MSc Advanced Clinical Practice (Advanced Nurse Practitioner) qualification; if you are an allied health professional, pharmacist, midwife, healthcare scientist, or other registered non-medical healthcare professional, then the MSc Advanced Clinical practice is appropriate for you, in supporting your advanced clinical practice role. 

• A bachelor's Honours degree with a minimum 2:2 in any subject or equivalent.

• You must have been registered with your respective statutory regulator of health and care professions (i.e., NMC, HCPC) for a minimum of 3 years and provide proof of current registration.

• Level 2 English and Maths. If you do not hold this, you must complete this level before applying for the MSc Advanced Clinical Practice Apprenticeship. In conjunction with your supervisor/assessor and the University, your employer will confirm when you have met the criteria and are eligible to progress to the end-point assessment. 

• The University will uphold all requirements for independent assessment in the end-point assessment as identified by the Institute of Apprenticeships, which you need to complete in a maximum of three months.

• You cannot simultaneously commence another DfE-funded FE/HE program as an apprenticeship.

• You cannot use a student loan to pay for an apprenticeship. Where an individual transfers to training from a further full-time education or higher education course, and that course has been funded by a student loan, the loan must be terminated by the individual and confirmed with the University.

20 hours per week