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MSc Surgical Care Practice

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Study mode

Full time

Duration

3 years

Start date

SEP-26

Key information
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Qualification type

MSc - Master of Science

Subject areas

Social / Family / Community Work

Course Summary

This innovative Masters degree is suitable for qualified registered practitioners who have been appointed as a trainee surgical care practitioner within a surgical directorate. Your role should incorporate the delivery of care and clinical skills within all phases of surgical care, particularly pre-, peri-, intra- and post-operative care. You will be provided with a systematic and critical understanding of the breadth and depth of knowledge within specific areas of practice. You will develop core and specialist surgical skills and extend your knowledge and practice within the surgical care environment. This will include some operative procedures that will enable specialist practitioners to provide continuity of service and standards of care to patients in areas which do not necessarily need to be provided by medically qualified staff. The programme aims to help you to become a competent and capable surgical care practitioner equipped to deliver high quality outcomes for patients in the UK. On successful completion of the programme you will have demonstrated the capabilities required by the RCS.

Modules

Advanced Practice Project challenges you to explore how to lead, implement and evaluate a service improvement project within a health and social care setting. This will involve either working with other professionals within your practice area to identify, plan and implement a small-scale project that is directed at promoting service improvement or developing a business case for a project designed to improve the quality of care.

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£3,450

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

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Entry requirements

To join this MSc, you must: be a registered non-medical practitioner working within a specific/specialist area of surgical practice, registered with a healthcare Professional Statutory Regulatory Body (PSRB), demonstrate ability to work at masters level, evidenced by prior studies. Minimum requirement is typically a lower second-class honours degree. A third class honours degree classification and/or a relevant Diploma in Healthcare will be considered on an individual basis, have completed at least 18 months post-registration experience in surgical practice, be employed as a Trainee Surgical Care Practitioner (TSCP) (supernumerary) for the duration of the programme. Documentary evidence required. Loss of employment as a TSCP during the programme may result in withdrawal from the programme, provide evidence of written approval from your TSCP employing organisation to confirm their support for the duration of the MSc Surgical Care Practice programme, provide written approval identifying a named educational supervisor and clinical supervisors who agree to support an appropriate workplace environment providing relevant clinical experience throughout the programme, as required by the Royal College of Surgeons (1), provide documentary evidence from your employer of satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) Enhanced Disclosure and occupational health checks, covering the duration of the programme.

University information

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