Course features

Advanced Clinical Skills: Develop expert knowledge and practical skills to assess, diagnose and manage a wide range of minor injuries across all age groups.

Interdisciplinary Approach: Learn from experienced clinicians and academics in emergency medicine, primary care, and advanced practice nursing.

Evidence-Based Practice: Engage with current research and clinical guidelines to support safe, effective, and patient-centred care.

Flexible Learning: Delivered through a blend of online and in-person teaching to support professionals balancing clinical responsibilities.

Career Development: Ideal for nurses, paramedics, and allied health professionals seeking to enhance scope of practice or work in urgent and unscheduled care settings.

Entry Requirements

This course is for qualified healthcare professionals. Applicants must provide evidence in the application portal of the following:

• A minimum 2:1 undergraduate Bachelor’s (honours) degree
• 2 years post-qualification experience
• Evidence of working in an appropriate healthcare setting at an enhanced or advanced level (or evidence of training towards an enhanced or advanced practitioner role or equivalent)
• Evidence of workplace support from your employer to undertake this module

If you have a lower degree classification, or you have a nursing professional registration awarded on the basis of a nursing diploma, your application may be considered if you can demonstrate significant relevant work experience or offer a related postgraduate qualification (such as a Masters or PGDip) or credits.

All applicants must also complete a signed copy of the Practice Assessor form which must be attached with your application in the Application portal.

This form must be signed with wet signatures (not electronic) by your proposed Practice Assessor, and by your Line Manager or Department Head.

Assessment

Practice portfolio (100%)

As the assessment is a Practice Portfolio, before applying for the module you will need to ensure that you have a suitable placement in which you will be able to complete the requirements of the portfolio.

This will need to be a placement in an area such as WIC, MIU, ED or a GP Surgery etc. The placement will need to provide you with access to patients with minor injuries.

If you are a paramedic working on an ambulance, please note this will not give you the sufficient experience that you need and you will need to arrangement an alternative practice placement. You must also be mentored by someone with a qualification in Minor Injury who discharges autonomously.

Teaching Schedule

Term 3 – Teaching dates TBC

Note: This module is expected to be delivered in person at our Waterloo Campus, with some teaching dates in person at Denmark Hill.