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 (NHS England 2025).
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 (NHS England 2025).
To undertake either pathway you will need a supervisor with appropriate skills to support you to become an advanced clinical practitioner.
Diversity and Inclusion
Our programmes are purposefully designed to enable all students to engage meaningfully with the curriculum by being accessible and representative. We will support students to shape their learning experience, removing barriers and enabling them to succeed. The curriculum explicitly includes multiple and representative perspectives, valuing collective identities and individual diversity. Learning, teaching and assessment activities help students to understand how they can enhance outcomes both for themselves and for others. All students belong to a learning community, and during their studies we really want to hear their voices, encourage them to listen to others, and express themselves.
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.
Course structure
The MSc Advanced Clinical Practice is a structured pathway. However, accreditation of prior learning is accepted and reviewed on application. Completion of core modules at an undergraduate level may offer opportunities for optional modules to be chosen from a range of modules relevant to your scope of advanced practice.
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.
Learning Outcomes
The programme provides opportunities for students to develop and demonstrate knowledge and understanding in line with the multi-professional framework for Advanced Practice (NHS England 2025). (Evidence of this can be found in the download section).
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”
Further detailed information on the programme and the Employer Authorisation form can be found in downloads section.
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
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
7HSK2204: Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Indicators
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Funding
£945.00
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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 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
- 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.
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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