PG Cert Advancing Integrated Urgent Care Practice

A postgraduate qualification that can be completed in one year, making it ideal for your professional development (CPD). The course is designed to help you advance your practice in remote consultation and further your clinical knowledge whilst working towards specialist or advanced practice roles. The curriculum covers fundamental aspects from remote consultation and triage through to clinical leadership. The programme is closely linked with practice and underpinned by core policy agendas, professional standards, and competence frameworks. The integration of theory and practice enables you to apply your learning directly to the workplace, improving your confidence and sense of purpose. An interprofessional programme which attracts practitioners in patient-facing clinical roles from a wide variety of professions such as pharmacists, nurses, midwives, paramedics, physiotherapists, podiatrists, and other Allied Health professionals. The Postgraduate Certificate in Advancing Integrated Urgent Care Practice enables you to develop your clinical decision-making skills and knowledge. Alongside advancing practice in settings that require remote consultation, this programme is also suitable for those looking to further their clinical knowledge and skills and work towards specialist or advanced practice roles in areas such as primary care, out-of-hours care, or community. As part of the wider remit to develop the clinical workforce, this programme is informed by professional competence frameworks. We recognise students will join the programme with a variety of backgrounds and experience, and the programme aims to set you on the trajectory towards expertise or mastery.

Applicants are normally expected to hold a first degree. Those who do not hold a degree must have successfully completed at least one Level 6 (undergraduate) or Level 7 (postgraduate) module within the past five years. In addition to meeting the academic requirements, applicants must be qualified health professionals with active registration as a Pharmacist (on the General Pharmaceutical Council Register), Nurse or Midwife (on the Nursing and Midwifery Register), or another professional registered with the Health and Care Professions Council. Applicants must also be actively practising in a patient-facing role for a minimum of one day per week.