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P-B91N

PGCert

Part-time: 1 year (PGCert)

30 September 2024

Warwick Medical School

University of Warwick

This course is aimed primarily at doctors, nurses, paramedics and AHPs who work within acute, emergency and critical care environments such as Emergency Departments, Intensive Care Units and Ambulance Services.

It is ideal for those practitioners who are developing their scope of practice towards an autonomous role.

The course is modular and organised in blocks of study lasting between four and six days at a time, which can be consecutive days within the same week or spread out over several weeks.

This is an interactive programme. You will learn through lectures and seminars, practical group work and guided reading. You will benefit from guided discussions and have the opportunity to practice the skills you have learnt during the sessions.

On completion of the three mandatory modules you will be awarded a Postgraduate Certificate. If you decide you would like to pursue further study you can put your certificate towards a Master's qualification.

Class sizes will vary, however on average they comprise of 20-25 students.

Contact Hours

Critical Care Transfer

• 2 x 1,000-word written clinical reflections
• 4 x 15-minute Case Base Examination

Advanced Emergency Practice

• 4 x 15-minute Case Based Examination
• 2 x 1,000-word written assignment

Special Incident Management

• 2,000-word case study
• 1 x poster/ infographic

Your timetable

Your personalised timetable will be complete when you are registered for all modules, listing your allocated lectures, seminars, and other small group classes. Your compulsory modules will be registered for you when you join us.

Applicants should:

• Be in a clinical post at Band 6 or above in a trainee ACP post or similar
• Have current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council, Health Care Professionals Council or Royal Pharmaceutical Society
• Hold a BSc degree at 2nd class level, or evidence of Level 7 study.

Those without the academic qualifications will have a telephone interview with the course director for a special case request to be made.

• Band A
• With specific component scores of 6.5 in reading and writing.

There are no additional entry requirements for this course.

The course is modular and organised in blocks of study lasting between four and six days at a time, which can be consecutive days within the same week or spread out over several weeks.

You will study the following modules:

Advanced Emergency Practice

This module addresses the needs of both air and land paramedics and doctors and allied health care professionals wishing to undertake a primary HEMS role or work in an environment providing advanced medical interventions to a similar level (oil rigs, expeditions etc.). You will need to be currently employed or have access to clinical placements that will support development of clinical skills during the course of the module. You will need to
have access to clinical and educational mentorship support.

Critical Care Transfer

This module addresses the needs of air paramedics, doctors and nurses wishing to undertake level 2 and level 3 transfers

• Undertake a course that promotes and fosters a multidisciplinary approach to patient care
• Gain a clear understanding of the concepts and theories surrounding the issues of emergency practice
• The teaching and learning style is interactive, drawing on both the expert teachers and the experience of the students

Special Incident Management

Gain a theoretical framework for the acquisition of a range of clinical skills relevant to the primary emergency clinical setting.

The aim of this module is to provide you with a theoretical framework for the acquisition of knowledge in the provision of healthcare in a range of challenging and unusual situations. These skills will support you in the safe identification and management of a range of clinical and non-clinical situations where specific interventions are required in order to maximise the clinical outcome. The skills will be supported by the relevant theoretical concepts and knowledge.

Please note: Teaching may be facilitated off-site on one of the study days, if required.

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International qualifications

We welcome applications from students with other internationally recognised qualifications although students will need to be practicing in the UK.

For more information, please visit the international entry requirements page.