
Advanced Paediatric Critical Care MSc (Evelina/LSBU Partnership)
London South Bank UniversitySouthwark Campus, United Kingdom
Course overview
Develop your skills, knowledge and expertise in delivering contemporary advanced paediatric critical care. This course is taught at both the Evelina Children's Hospital and LSBU Southwark Campus. This course is designed for healthcare professionals working in acute paediatric and critical care environments, including High Dependency Unit and Paediatric Intensive Care Unit and retrieval services.
This course will enable the development of advanced skills, knowledge and understanding mapped to FICM ACCP curriculum 2015. The course prepares individuals to move into advanced roles as part of the wider national agenda to modernise the NHS workforce (Health Education England Multiprofessional Framework for Advanced Clinical Practice in England 2017). This is the only course in the United Kingdom and Europe delivering this level of teaching and training in the clinical setting to this group of trainees in collaboration with London South Bank University.
The PgCert is open for international medical and healthcare applicants on a skilled worker visa. LSBU Nursing & Midwifery graduates are the highest paid amongst all London Modern university graduates, and fifth highest in the UK one year after graduating (DfE LEO data 2022) The course team at Evelina are experienced intensivists and clinicians with a track record of delivering high-quality postgraduate education. Mode Duration Start date Application code Application method Part-time 3 years September 5809 Direct to LSBU Watch our video to see how you can make yourself at home studying at LSBU.
Location Southwark Campus London South Bank University student union is located at 103 Borough Rd, London SE1 0AA. If you are visiting our Southwark Campus, you may wish to use our downloadable campus map (PNG File 466 KB). For information on accessibility, see our DisabledGo access guides.
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Key highlights
- Taught at Evelina Children's Hospital and Southwark Campus
- Curriculum mapped to the FICM ACCP curriculum 2015
- Prepares professionals for advanced clinical practice roles in the NHS
- Only UK and European course delivering this clinical-setting training
- Taught by experienced intensivists and clinicians at Evelina
- Designed for PICU, High Dependency Unit and retrieval staff
Entry requirements
- Degree: 2:2 — or above
Scholarships
Chevening Scholarships
LSBU Loyalty Award
20% discount on the tuition fee.
Up to 20% of fees
Careers this course leads to
- Advanced Paediatric Critical Care Practitioner
- Advanced Clinical Practitioner (Paediatrics)
- Paediatric Retrieval Practitioner
- Advanced Critical Care Practitioner
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 London South Bank University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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