Advanced Clinical Practice (Paediatrics) MMedSci 36 months Postgraduate Programme By The University of Sheffield |TopUniversities

Advanced Clinical Practice (Paediatrics) MMedSci

Programme Duration

36 monthsProgramme duration

Scholarship

1Scholarships

Main Subject Area

Health/HealthcareMain Subject Area

Programme overview

Main Subject

Health/Healthcare

Degree

MMedSc

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

Expand the role you play in caring for babies, children and young people, and develop your knowledge, skills and leadership in paediatrics as an advanced clinical practitioner.

Course description

This course provides training for expanded primary and secondary care roles that focus on babies, children and young people. It’s designed for registered nurses, pharmacists, physiotherapists and related healthcare practitioners within paediatrics who want to work at an advanced level of clinical practice. 

Throughout the programme, you’ll cover all four pillars of advanced practice: clinical practice, leadership and management, education, and research. You will gain advanced skills in anatomy, history taking and clinical examination, develop your understanding of evidence-based practice and learn how to deal with complex clinical situations and improve patient services. You’ll also cover the training necessary to become an independent prescriber.

You’ll be taught by a multidisciplinary team of academics and practitioners, who are experienced in supporting mature and distance learners. You will combine your university studies with work-based learning under the supervision of a clinical supervisor  – usually a GP – who can support and assess your knowledge, skills and capabilities.

Applying

It can take up to six weeks for an offer to be made. Please do not contact us for a decision before this time has passed.

Before you complete your application, please make sure you have been interviewed and secured a trainee ACP post as this will ensure you have the correct funding and supervision in place.

After this, you will receive a link to a University of Sheffield online application form and be asked to download and complete our ACP admissions checklist. Your completed checklist and all required information should then be uploaded to the application form for your programme. Failure to do this will mean your application can not be considered.

HCPC registrants can also apply if they already hold the independent prescriber qualification.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Health/Healthcare

Degree

MMedSc

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

Expand the role you play in caring for babies, children and young people, and develop your knowledge, skills and leadership in paediatrics as an advanced clinical practitioner.

Course description

This course provides training for expanded primary and secondary care roles that focus on babies, children and young people. It’s designed for registered nurses, pharmacists, physiotherapists and related healthcare practitioners within paediatrics who want to work at an advanced level of clinical practice. 

Throughout the programme, you’ll cover all four pillars of advanced practice: clinical practice, leadership and management, education, and research. You will gain advanced skills in anatomy, history taking and clinical examination, develop your understanding of evidence-based practice and learn how to deal with complex clinical situations and improve patient services. You’ll also cover the training necessary to become an independent prescriber.

You’ll be taught by a multidisciplinary team of academics and practitioners, who are experienced in supporting mature and distance learners. You will combine your university studies with work-based learning under the supervision of a clinical supervisor  – usually a GP – who can support and assess your knowledge, skills and capabilities.

Applying

It can take up to six weeks for an offer to be made. Please do not contact us for a decision before this time has passed.

Before you complete your application, please make sure you have been interviewed and secured a trainee ACP post as this will ensure you have the correct funding and supervision in place.

After this, you will receive a link to a University of Sheffield online application form and be asked to download and complete our ACP admissions checklist. Your completed checklist and all required information should then be uploaded to the application form for your programme. Failure to do this will mean your application can not be considered.

HCPC registrants can also apply if they already hold the independent prescriber qualification.

Admission Requirements

Minimum 2:2 undergraduate honours degree in a health discipline (e.g. nursing, midwifery, pharmacy, physiotherapy, paramedic science).
Minimum of a grade 4/C in GCSE English Language and Maths or equivalent (please upload evidence of this to your application).
You must be a qualified UK-registered healthcare professional, registered with an appropriate professional body like the NMC or HPC. You must be working in the pathway-specific area for a minimum of three years. You should upload evidence of this to your application.
You must hold a current trainee advanced clinical practitioner contract in the pathway-specific setting for the duration of the programme for a minimum of 30 hours per week.
English language requirements IELTS 7 (with 6.5 in writing and 7 in each other component).

3 Years
Sep

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Value

$1355

Deadline

31 May 2026

Application requirements

QS Event Attendance is NOT required

Entry requirements

You must be admitted to this school to be awarded

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