Advanced Paediatric Critical Care Practice - MSc Top Up (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 1 year September 5808 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
- Curriculum mapped to the FICM ACCP curriculum 2015
- Taught at Evelina Children's Hospital and Southwark Campus
- Delivered by experienced intensivists and clinicians at Evelina
- Covers High Dependency, Paediatric Intensive Care and retrieval settings
- Aligned with HEE Multiprofessional Framework for Advanced Clinical Practice
- Only course of its kind in the UK and Europe
Entry requirements
- Degree: 2:2 — or above
Scholarships
LSBU Pathway Progression Scholarship
£5,000 discount from headline gross tuition fees for the first year of study.
Up to £5,000Sports Scholarships
Sports scholars can receive up to £1500 financial support per annum, as well as assistance in competition travel and entry.
The Cambridge Education Group (CEG) Progression Award
The LSBU Pathway Progression Scholarship offers a £5,000 tuition fee discount for the first year of undergraduate or postgraduate taught study.
Up to £5,000The Global Success Scholarship
The Global Success Scholarship is worth up to £4,000 and awarded to international students to provide them a springboard to kickstart their global career at LSBU.
The Transnational Education (TNE) Partner Award
Value: £5,000 tuition fee discount per academic year
Up to £5,000The Vice Chancellor’s International Merit Award
£2,000 for each academic year.
Up to £2,000
Careers this course leads to
- Advanced Paediatric Critical Care Practitioner
- Advanced Clinical Practitioner
- Paediatric Intensive Care Nurse Specialist
- Paediatric Retrieval 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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