Course overview
This MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice has been developed in collaboration with experienced health practitioners and NHS organisations to enable registered health professionals, who are working at higher levels of practice, to develop their career to achieve the capabilities of advanced practice as set out in the multi-professional framework for Advanced Practice (Health Education England 2017).
This is a multi-professional programme, open to nurses, midwives, paramedics, dietitians, pharmacists, physiotherapists, radiographers, radiotherapists, podiatrists and occupational therapists. It will provide opportunities to challenge and critically analyse your professional practice and to achieve the learning and development required for you to achieve your scope of practice as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner.
The programme involves a significant level of work-based learning in the practice setting where you will develop your scope of practice across the 4 pillars of advanced practice – advanced clinical practice, education, research and leadership (HEE 2017).
To undertake either pathway you will need a supervisor with appropriate skills to support you to become an advanced clinical practitioner.
Why should I choose this course?
The MSc Advanced Clinical Practice programme is accredited by The Centre of Advancing Practice Approved programmes.
The MSc Advanced Clinical Practice is a structured pathway. However accreditation of prior learning is accepted and reviewed on application.
The MSc Advanced Clinical Practice award is available as a Master’s award only, which requires 180 credits. Although there are stepping off points if required they do not permit you to use the title Advanced Practitioner.
Programme Pathway for students starting in September 2025 and January 2026 please see attachment.
Semester A September – January
Semester B January – May
Semester C May - September
Assessment:
Modules are assessed by a variety of methods for example essays, presentations, reports, written and practical examinations, work-based assessments.
What our students say:
“ACP brings together many diverse backgrounds and experiences for everyone to share & learn from and student groups have been very supportive of each other”
This programme has the following core/optional modules
7HSK0168: Advanced Decision Making
7HSK0289: Advanced Clinical Practice
7HSK0291: Advanced Work Based Skills - Diagnostic Interpretation
7HSK0292: Advanced Work Based Skills - Therapeutic Interventions
7HSK0293: Leadership Education and Developing Others
7HSK0294: Practice Development Project
7HSK0306: Leading Service Change
7HSK0315: Musculoskeletal Trauma: Image Recognition for Healthcare Professionals
7HSK0316: Musculoskeletal Pathologies: Image Recognition for Healthcare Professionals
7HSK0317: Imaging Modalities for Healthcare Professionals
7HSK0327: Advanced Patient Assessment and Clinical Reasoning
7HSK0329: Cardiology for Urgent and Emergency Care
7HSK0330: Paediatric Urgent and Emergency Care
7HSK0331: Lower Quadrant - Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy
7HSK0332: Upper Quadrant - Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy
7HSK2058: Musculoskeletal Injection Therapy
7HSK2078: Integrating Research with Contemporary Practice
7HSK2079: Managing Minor Injuries (Can only be studied after completing 7HSK2204 or equivalent)
7HSK2085: Coaching Skills for Leading
7HSK2086: Leg Ulcer Management Theory and Practice: A Competency Based Course
7HSK2149: Clinical Assessment and Examinations in Advancing Practice
7LMS0173: Therapeutics of Skin Conditions
7LMS2055: Lower Limb Dermatology
7HSK2204: Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Indicators
Funding
£915.00
Self funding students are not permitted to study this programme applicants must be sponsored by their employer. The price per 15 credit module is £915 in this academic year 2025/26. This price relates to students assessed as UK students for fee purposes. Prices may differ for students that are assessed as EU/Overseas, or for returning students that are on a course leading to an award. Click here for Fees and Funding information or email us.
Why choose HERTS?
Excellent sector connections: we have extensive links with eight NHS Trusts and Local Authorities in Hertfordshire.
Links with over 98 NHS Trusts and Local Authorities in East Anglia and London regions.
Flexibility: we provide flexible study options to ensure you can fit CPD study around your busy professional and personal lives.
Location: the main University of Hertfordshire campus is 25 minutes from London with easy access by both road and rail services.
Course details
Course leader
Laura Eccott, Eleanor Squires & Kelly Lefteri (mscacp@herts.ac.uk)
Administrator
Eleena Ehiosun
Telephone
01707 284800
Course delivery
Blended
Prerequisites
The normal entry requirements for the programme are:
- Normally a first degree in a health-related discipline
- Applicants with evidence of equivalent professional development or academic proficiency will be considered
- Applicants with non-European academic qualifications will need to supply evidence of equivalency through ENIC
- Current registration with one of the statutory regulators of health and care professions
- Employment as a health care professional in an appropriate setting
- Evidence
of employer support to undertake the programme including the provision of a
mentor with ‘occupational competence’ and the availability of appropriate
clinical supervision
- Normally a minimum of 3 years post-qualification experience
- Evidence of their employer’s recommendation for their application for a programme of study leading to an Advanced Practice role including a formal reference from the employer confirming:
- The applicant demonstrates professional values and behaviours, respecting people’s diversity, beliefs, culture, needs, values and preferences and shows respect and empathy acting as a role model for others
- The applicants 'clinical readiness' to undertake the programme
We do not accept self-funding students onto this programme, so funding would need to be agreed with your employer prior to application.
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