PgDip Advanced Critical Care Practitioner
University of PlymouthPlymouth, United Kingdom
Course overview
Advance your knowledge and clinical skills, positioning yourself to deliver a high quality, patient-led service. This postgraduate level programme will allow you to improve your critical care practice in terms of efficiency, effectiveness and quality. Through the contemporary focus of the course and collaboration with industry stakeholders you’ll access opportunities to advance your career.
Key highlights
- Develops advanced clinical skills for patient-led critical care services
- Focuses on improving efficiency, effectiveness and quality of critical care practice
- Contemporary curriculum shaped through collaboration with industry stakeholders
- Clinical supervision provided by a named consultant intensivist
Entry requirements
- Degree: 2:2 — or above
- Additional condition: dbs_check — …post-qualifying experience in intensive care a satisfactory enhanced DBS (formerly CRB) check a satisfactory Occupational Health Clearance.
- Additional condition: occupational_health — …care a satisfactory enhanced DBS (formerly CRB) check a satisfactory Occupational Health Clearance.
Scholarships
International Postgraduate Welcome to Plymouth Scholarship
£4,000 off tuition fees in year one
Up to £4,000
Careers this course leads to
- Advanced Critical Care Practitioner
- Advanced Clinical Practitioner
- Critical Care Nurse Specialist
- Intensive Care Consultant Nurse
Cost of study
UK/Home: Student 2025-26 2026-27 Home £6,800 £7,000 International NA NA Full time fees shown are per annum. Please note that fees are reviewed on an annual basis. | International: Student 2025-26 2026-27 Home £6,800 £7,000 International NA NA Full time fees shown are per annum. Please note that fees are reviewed on an annual basis.
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to University of Plymouth, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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