Professional Clinical Practice BSc/BSc (Hons)

The BSc/BSc (Hons) Professional Clinical Practice programme is a new part-time, post-registration programme “top up degree” or graduate degree, that can flexibly meet your professional needs, whether you are a registered nurse, midwife or allied health professional.

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Overview

New programme to commence in October 2019

The programme has been recently re-validated and has been designed in conjunction with clinical practice to offer you the opportunity to continue your professional health care education following a flexible mode of study through a variety of specialist, clinically orientated modules and awards designed for a variety of healthcare specialities and settings.

Studying a professional and academic course relevant to your clinical practice environment will allow you to build upon your specialist knowledge base, enabling you to develop and enhance the way you practice.

A key strength of our team is that they are experienced specialists in a wide range of clinical areas of practice.

Visiting lecturers will also contribute to the modules to broaden your perspective of health and professional practice regionally and nationally. In addition, many staff members are actively involved in undertaking research within this area of clinical practice.

Please note, this programme does not provide you with additional registration on a professional register.

Awards and credits

Institutional credits for CPD purposes (either 15 or 30 credits)
BSc Professional Clinical Practice
BSc (Hons) Professional Clinical Practice
Graduate Certificate/Graduate Diploma Professional Clinical Practice

UK/EU
International

Key facts for UK/EU students

Institution code: D26

Duration: tbc

Level: Six

Attendance: Days of attendance differ between modules and delivery mode

Location: De Montfort University Leicester UK

Fees and funding: Those working in the NHS may be eligible for funding from the East Midlands Local Education Board (LETB).

For further information contact Coral Tonna, Interim BSc Programme Leader at CTonna @dmu.ac.uk

Key facts for international students

Not available to international students

Entry criteria

All students must have an effective registration with an appropriate UK Professional statutory regulatory body (PSRB) in health care.
Have a minimum of one year’s post-registration experience and are working within a health practice setting
They should also possess 120 credits at levels 4 and 5 (previously 1 and 2) that has not previously been counted towards a degree award
Or
Possess a BSc/BSc (Hons) (third class or above)
Students must have IELTS 6.5 in all criteria.

Structure and assessment

Introduction to Contraception and Sexual Health (15 credits)

Contraception Sexual health, Theory and Clinical practice (30 credits)

Women’s Health (30 credits)

Minor Illness Management (15 credits)

Consultation and physical examination Skills (30 credits)

Minor Injuries management (30 credits)

Surgical First Assistant (LBR) (30 credits)

Surgical First Assistant (Nuffield) (30 credits)

Surgical First assistant (Spire) (30 credits)

Perioperative and Surgical Practice (30 credits)

Diabetes Care and Related Disorders (30 credits)

Patient Safety and Human Factors in Healthcare (30 credits)

Patient Safety and Human Factors in Healthcare Spire (30 credits)

Patient Safety and Human Factors in Healthcare Nuffield (30 credits)

Supporting neurodiversity in professional Clinical Practice (30 credits)

Principles of Care of the acutely Ill Adult in the critical care environment (30 credits)

Principles of Care of the acutely Ill Adult in the critical care environment Spire (30 credits)

Principles of Care of the acutely Ill Adult in the critical care environment Nuffield (30 credits)

Recognising and responding to acute physical deterioration in adults (30 credits)

Applied Care of the Critically Ill Adult (30 credits)

Applied Care of the Critically Ill Adult Spire (30 credits)

Applied Care of the Critically Ill Adult Nuffield (30 credits)

Care of the critically ill child / young person (HD level 1,2 Critical care (30 credits)

Advanced critical care of the Ill child/young person (Advanced critical care level 3) (30 credits)

Fundamentals of Anaesthetic care (30 credits)

Enhanced Anaesthetic Care (30 credits)

Gastroenterology and Hepatology (30 credits)

Stoma Care (SALT) (30 credits)

Understanding chronic disease management and care (30 credits)

Managing Pain (15 credits)

Applied Trauma and Resuscitative Care (30 credits)

Applied Emergency Care (30 credits)

Neonatal Special and High Dependency Care (30 credits)

Neonatal Intensive Care (30 credits)

Neonatal and Infant Physical Examination (NIPE) (30 credits)

Independent Study (30 credits)

Independent Study (15 credits)

Therapeutic approaches to acute and common mental health conditions (30 credits)

Therapeutic approaches to complex and long term mental health conditions (30 credits)

Fundamentals of Infection Prevention and control (Nuffield) (15 credits)

Enhancing Infection Prevention and control (Nuffield) (30 credits)

Fundamentals of Infection Prevention and control (Spire) (15 credits)

Enhancing Infection Prevention and control (Spire) (30 credits)

Professionalism and Accountability in Clinical Practice (15 credits) (core module for the BSc Hons)

The Principles of Practice Assessment in Healthcare Practice (30 credits)

Foundations in Cancer Care (30 credits)

Understanding cancer care from prevention to early diagnosis (30 credits)

Palliative and Supportive Care (15 credits)

Palliative symptom management in long term conditions (30 credits)

Self-Management in Cancer Care (Macmillan) (30 credits)

Organisational Change and Development (15 credits)

Developing Research Skills (15 credits) (core module for the BSc Hons)

Safeguarding vulnerable adults, children and young people (15 credits)

Nutrition in Adults (UHL Collab) (30 credits)

Developing Specialist Skills to care for the Frail Older person (UHL Collab) (30 credits)

Neurocognitive and related disorders in the older person (UHL Collab) (30 credits)

SACT (UHL Collab) (30 credits)

SACT (Spire) (15 credits0

Immediate Post Anaesthetic and Recovery Practice (30 credits)

The programme has been designed to enable students to undertake modules for continuous development purposes (institutional credits) as well as named awards (BSc) relevant to your specialist area of clinical practice.

This means that students can either undertake individual modules for study or combine these modules in order to work towards an award.

View full module listing.

BSc Professional Clinical Practice

Core module 1: Any optional module (30 credits)

Core module 2: Any optonal module (30 credits)

Total credits: 60

BSc (Hons) Professional Clinical Practice

Module: Any module or a core pathway module (30 credits)

Core module 1: Research Methods in Health Care Practice (15 credits)

Core module 2: Professionalism and accountability in Clinical practice (15 credits)

Module: Any modules up to 30 credits

Total credits: 120

BSc Professional Clinical Practice (Medical Care)

Core module 1: Recognising and Responding to Acute Physical Deterioration in Adults (30 credits)

Core module 2: Diabetes Care and related disorders (30 credits)

Total credits: 60

BSc Professional Clinical Practice (Long Term Care)

Core module 1: Understanding Chronic disease management and Care (30 credits)
Core module 2: Diabetes Care and related disorders (30 credits)

Total credits: 60

BSc Professional Clinical Practice (Critically Ill Child)

Core module 1: Care of the critically ill child and young person (L1&2) (30 credits)

Core module 2: Advanced care of the critically ill child/ young person (L2&3) (30 credits)

Total credits: 60

BSc Professional Clinical Practice (Critically Care Adult)

Core module 1: Principles of care of the acutely ill adult in the critical care environment (30 credits)

Core module 2: Applied care of the critically ill adult (30 credits)

Total credits: 60

BSc Professional Clinical Practice (Emergency Care)

Core module 1: Applied trauma and resuscitative care (30 credits)

Core module 2: Applied Emergency Care (30 credits)

Total credits: 60

BSc Professional Clinical Practice (Mental Health Care Practice)

Core module 1: Therapeutic approaches to acute and common mental health conditions (30 credits)

Core module 2: Therapeutic approaches to complex and long term mental health conditions (30 credits)

Total credits: 60

BSc Professional Clinical Practice (Anaesthetic care)

Core module 1: Fundamentals of Anaesthetic care (30 credits)

Core module 2: Enhanced Anaesthetic care (30 credits)

Total credits: 60

BSc Professional Clinical Practice (Surgical Care)

Core module 1: Perioperative practice (30 credits)

Core module 2: Patient safety and Human Factors (surgical focus) (30 credits)

Total credits: 60

BSc Professional Clinical Practice (Neonatal Care)

Core module 1: Neonatal Special and High Dependency Care (30 credits)

Core module 2: Neonatal Intensive care (30 credits)

Total credits: 60

BSc Professional Clinical Practice (Older Persons Care)

Core module 1: Developing Specialist Skills to care for the Frail Older person (UHL Collab) (30 credits)

Core module 2: Neurocognitive and related disorders in the older person (UHL Collab) (30 credits)

Total credits: 60

BSc Professional Clinical Practice (Emergency Care)

Core Module 1: Applied trauma and resuscitative care (30 credits)

Core module 2: Applied Emergency Care (30 credits)

Total credits: 60

The programme adopts a range of teaching and learning strategies. Shared learning with other professionals will be a focus of this programme. Students will be encouraged to develop a critical, evaluative approach to the knowledge which underpins health and professional practice.

Strategies include:

Teacher-led sessions
Student-led seminars and presentations
Discussions and tutorials
Independent study
Focused reflection
A range of experiential teaching methods

You must complete a total of:

120 credits for the BSc (Hons) award, which must include 30 credits from the two core modules
60 credits for the BSc non-honours award from the undergraduate module list
Only 30 credits of modules can be studied per semester

Facilities and features

Health and Life Sciences

facilities

Investment of £12 million in Health and Life Sciences has developed our first-class teaching and learning facilities to help you develop your practical experience and theoretical knowledge beyond the classroom.

The 19th century Hawthorn Building has facilities designed to replicate current practice in health and life sciences, including contemporary analytical chemistry and formulation laboratories, audiology booths and nursing and midwifery clinical skills suites.

Purpose-built clinical skills areas allow you to apply theory to practice in a safe environment. You will receive guidance and support from staff, to ensure that your practical ability in the clinical skills suites is accurate.

Library

We have 1,500 study places and 650 computer workstations across four sites on campus.

During term time the main Kimberlin Library is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, giving access to more than half a million publications and a wide range of DVDs, as well as e-resources and thousands of electronic journals. Award-winning staff are on hand to help and there is a café for study breaks.

We offer a range of workshops, drop-ins and one-to-one sessions, plus our Just Ask service provides email or telephone support.

Learning zones

Our comfortable and well-equipped study areas provide a range of environments to suit your needs.

Originally set up in our main Kimberlin Library, the learning zones proved so popular that more were created in the Eric Wood building and Greenhouse. These flexible spaces are ideal whether you are working as a group, practising a presentation or working quietly on your own.

They feature workstations with power supplies for laptops, plus bookable syndicate rooms with interactive whiteboards and DVD players. Eduroam wi-fi is available across all campus locations.

Opportunities and careers

How to apply

Applicants must complete the undergraduate application form and get it signed by their manager and their workplace’s designated LETB representative, who will return the form on your behalf to the Learning Beyond Registration (LBR) Admissions Team.

Contact details

Interim BSc Programme Leader
Coral Tonna
E: CTonna @dmu.ac.uk

For more information please contact:
T: +44 (0)0116 257 7700
E: lbradmissions@dmu.ac.uk

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