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Open University Postgraduate Diploma in Enhanced Clinical Practice
Open University

Postgraduate Diploma in Enhanced Clinical Practice

Online United Kingdom

18 up to 48 Months

English

Full time, Part time

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GBP 7,440 *

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Key Summary

    About: The Postgraduate Diploma in Enhanced Clinical Practice focuses on advancing clinical skills and knowledge in healthcare settings. This program is designed for healthcare professionals looking to deepen their understanding and improve their practice through a structured curriculum.
    Career Outcomes: Graduates can pursue various roles such as clinical practitioners, healthcare managers, or educators in healthcare. Opportunities also exist in specialized clinical areas and leadership positions within healthcare organizations.

Introduction

This qualification prepares registered health professionals for enhanced clinical practice roles. You'll develop your knowledge and critical understanding of enhanced clinical practice, leadership, research and education, and the skills that enable you to act with a high level of autonomy. You will enhance your skills in the holistic and systematic assessment, complex decision making, and provision of high-quality evidence-based interventions for patients, clients and their families.

The diploma also incorporates a Non-Medical Prescribing module which, upon successful completion, will enable you to gain regulatory recognition as a non-medical prescriber within your scope of practice.

Key features of the course

  • Encompasses the four pillars that underpin advanced clinical practice - clinical practice, leadership and management, research, and education.
  • Develops your core capabilities for enhanced Practice and your area-specific clinical practice.
  • Provides learning and development of your leadership skills at a clinical level to inform people management and service development.
  • Learn to critically appraise, evaluate, implement and disseminate research to support professional practice in your clinical environment.
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Program Admission Requirements

Show your commitment and readiness for Grad school by taking the GRE - the most broadly accepted exam for graduate programs internationally.

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