PG Cert Enhanced Clinical Practitioner Apprenticeship

This 18-month apprenticeship will support you to gain an enhanced level of practice with specific knowledge and skills in a field of healthcare expertise, with the option to work towards either a Graduate Certificate or a PG Certification qualification.

Why study PG Cert Enhanced Clinical Practitioner Apprenticeship at BU?

• Enhanced clinical practitioners (ECPs) work as part of a multidisciplinary clinical team across a wide range of settings, including hospitals, community clinics, individuals’ homes and in dental and general practices
• ECPs work at an enhanced level of practice, with specific knowledge and skills in a field of healthcare expertise, to manage an aspect of a patient’s care within their current level of practice
• The knowledge and skills learned through the apprenticeship will be applied and refined in the clinical area. Your clinical mentor and academic educator form a close support structure during your time on the course
• ECP is an extended role available to nurses and allied health professionals which will impact positively in a wide variety of clinical environments. ECP can also form part of a career framework that leads to an ACP role
• Creative and flexible teaching environments will encourage critical thinking, analytical and reflective skills, transferable to clinical practice. Through workshops, simulations and role-play, new knowledge will be applied to familiar healthcare situations
• Award options available for study: PG Cert for those interested in level 7 study, or Graduate Diploma for those wishing to gain a direct level 6 award.

On this course, you will be taught by a range of staff with relevant expertise and knowledge appropriate to the content of the units. This will include senior academic staff, lecturer practitioners who work at the university and who work in clinical practice and other qualified healthcare professionals.

The apprenticeship is offered at Level 6 or Level 7 study. Learners completing the programme at Level 6 will be awarded a ‘Graduate Certificate in Enhanced Clinical Practice’. Learners completing the programme at Level 7 will be awarded a ‘Postgraduate Certificate in Enhanced Clinical Practice’.

• Academic award at Level 5 in an associated healthcare field, such as DipHE or Advanced Dip.
• You must have been registered with your respective statutory regulator of health and care professions (i.e. NMC, HCPC), and provide proof of current registration.
• Level 2 English and Maths (i.e. GCSE grade C or above). If you do not hold this you must complete this level prior to applying for the apprenticeship. Other level 2 equivalent qualifications must meet the acceptable qualifications for English