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Advanced Clinical Practitioner

MSc

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Suitable for applications.

Advanced clinical practitioner posts across West Yorkshire and Harrogate are advertised on NHS jobs. Please look at all adverts as Bradford Teaching Hospitals Trust will be hosting adverts for primary care.

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If an HEE ACP funded trainee post is secured, the application for the MSc programme will be via the apprenticeship route.

Overview

The Advanced Clinical Practitioner programme at the University of Bradford offers students the opportunity to apply knowledge to a range of clinical and professional situations through reflection and practice experience, supported by an experienced clinical supervisor.

It develops skills designed to meet the challenges of delivering and advancing quality healthcare within a global context.

Learning and teaching is designed to equip students with skills in using a range of information, data, tools and techniques to improve the quality of patient care and health outcomes and demonstrate impact and value.

The programme is intended to:

  • provide a flexible educational framework that is vocationally relevant, which meets your professional development needs, as well as the organisational needs of employers
  • provide opportunities for inter-professional teaching and learning to share the knowledge, skills and experience common to a range of different health and social care disciplines
  • stimulate you to become a self-directed learner who is motivated to sustain and advance your own continuous professional learning
  • develop your clinical skills, knowledge and critical understanding to an advanced level, applicable to your own field of practice including complex problem-solving and risk assessment.
  • prepare you to become an autonomous practitioner, to work in advanced and specialist roles with high levels of accountability
  • develop you as a practitioner who will innovate, promote evidence-informed practice and improve service user outcomes
  • develop you as a critically reflective, competent leader who acts as a role model and manages service development towards effective, sustainable, inclusive, fair and ethically sensitive service provision

Professional accreditation

The MSc programme is accredited by HEE. This accreditation allows graduates achieving an MSc Advanced Clinical Practitioner award to apply for the HEE Digital 'Advanced' badge.

Entry requirements

Professional admission requirements

  • Current registration with the appropriate UK professional body as a member of the following professions eligible (HEE 2021) to undertake independent prescribing:
    • pharmacists
    • physiotherapists
    • podiatrists
    • paramedics
    • nurses
    • midwives
  • At least two years experience working in your professional role (three years for paramedics)
  • An identified workplace supervisor who must have a recognised qualification and at least three years post-qualification experience as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner in any of the above professions, or, a medical practitioner/doctor
  • Evidence of contracted working arrangements (paid or voluntary) with the named clinical supervisor for the duration of the MSc programme, for a minimum of two days per week, including University of Bradford attendance for the first two years of the programme
English language requirements

An overall band score of at least 6.5 in IELTS, with a score of at least 5.5 in each of the four sub-tests

Teaching, learning and assessment

Whilst following this programme of study, you will engage with learning through a range of teaching methods. These methods will be dependent on modules studied, however student-centred approaches to learning are a feature of the modules and you will be expected to take responsibility for your learning as you develop your academic skills.

There are a number of approaches to the manner in which modules are delivered and these include block attendance, study day attendance, distance learning and blended learning. When devising your study plan with your academic advisor, you will be informed regarding which delivery methods are utilised for which module.

The aims of the teaching and learning strategies have been designed so that you will be given the opportunity to develop theoretical understanding, research informed knowledge and critical thinking to develop a range of skills appropriate to your professional field, your organisation and workplace setting. You will also develop your skills and knowledge of research and application to your practice area.

Your course of study will expose you to a range of different teaching, learning and assessment strategies required to achieve the learning outcomes.

Our facilities

The purpose-built Faculty of Health Studies building represents a £10 million investment in health at Bradford.

Our state of the art facilities provide learning environments and simulation equipment that mirrors those found in the NHS.

They are designed to provide the closest possible ‘real-life’ practical experience, under the guidance and supervision of our academic team of experienced healthcare professionals, allowing students to develop their clinical skills ahead of practice placements and employment in the health sector.

Fees, finance and scholarships

Tuition fee 2025

  • 10 credits: £627
  • 20 credits: £1254
  • 30 credits: £1881
  • 40 credits: £2508
  • Dissertation: £2714

Additional costs

There may be additional costs that you may incur as a student. Though these are not essential to your programme of study you need to be aware of them as a student of the University. A list of the sort of costs you might expect can be found on our fees and finance section.

Financial support

See our fees and financial support section.

Postgraduate Master's Loan

If you live in England you may be able to apply for a special Government-funded Master's Loan to help pay your tuition fees and living costs.
You don't have to pay the loan back until you're earning a certain amount of money.

Scholarships

Every year we award numerous non-repayable scholarships to UK, EU and international students on the basis of academic excellence, personal circumstances or economic hardship. For full details, visit our scholarships section.

Career prospects

Experienced Healthcare practitioners now have the opportunity to take on challenging roles, working across professional, organisational and system boundaries to meet diverse patient needs.

Healthcare practitioners working in an Advanced Clinical Practitioner role are often at the forefront of innovative practice and as such are expected to undertake master’s level education.

The programme is designed to develop the skills in complex reasoning, critical thinking and analysis required to undertake these roles.

Students that complete the full MSc Advanced Clinical Practitioner programme will be eligible to apply for the HEE Digital ‘Advanced’ badge.

Those who exit the programme prior to completion of the full MSc Advanced Clinical Practitioner programme will not be eligible for the Digital ‘Advanced’ badge.

Career support

The University is committed to helping students develop and enhance employability and this is an integral part of many programmes. Specialist support is available throughout the course from Career and Employability Services including help to find part-time work while studying, placements, vacation work and graduate vacancies. Students are encouraged to access this support at an early stage and to use the extensive resources on the Careers website.

Discussing options with specialist advisers helps to clarify plans through exploring options and refining skills of job-hunting. In most of our programmes there is direct input by Career Development Advisers into the curriculum or through specially arranged workshops.

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Terms and conditions of study

The University has a set of terms and conditions for all students accepting an offer to study on a course here at Bradford. This is called The Student Contract. This document sets out the Terms and Conditions which apply when you accept an offer of a place on a programme of study at the University of Bradford.

View our Student Contract for further details.

Transparency statement

Information about this programme and its modules has been published in advance of the academic year to which it applies. Every effort has been made to ensure that the information is accurate at the time of publication, but changes may occur given the interval between publishing and commencement of teaching. Any change which impacts the terms and conditions of an applicant’s offer will be communicated to them.