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.
| ModePart-time | Duration1 year | Start dateSeptember | Application code5807 | Application method Direct to LSBU |
Location
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. See our location page for more details.
Entry Level Requirements
- To have successfully completed the PgCert Advanced Paediatric Critical Care Practice code 5806.
- Current active professional registration with the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) or Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) or The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) or The General Medical Council (GMC).
- To have a minimum of a 2:2 Bachelor Degree and evidence of relevant Post graduate study.
- Currently working within a Paediatric Critical Care and or retrieval environment for a minimum of 25 hours a week.
- Have a minimum of 3 years post qualification experience within the Paediatric Critical Care environment and or retrieval environment.
- Be employed at minimum of Band 6 or equivalent.
- The applicant must be able to demonstrate that they are supported by their employer and will ensure the following:
- Close mentorship during clinical and non-clinical working days
- Supported release of time to facilitate the applicant’s assessment requirements
- To have identified a suitable Practice Assessor with the relevant specialism and with relevant experience, knowledge, and skills to sign students Assessments in Practice. These can include: the supervising consultants; clinical fellows post ST7 training; Advanced Critical Care Practitioners with a minimum of 5 years of experience; consultants with subspecialty relevant to critical care.
- Be able to meet the attendance and travel requirements of the course.
- An identified need for prescribing within a specified field of clinical practice.
- Employed for and working for a minimum of 25 hours a week.
- A Practice Educator (PE), Practice Assessor (PA) or Designated Prescribing Practitioner (DPP) willing to act as a clinical facilitator.
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Missing English and Maths qualifications?
If you do not have the required English and Maths qualifications needed to satisfy the entry requirements for this programme, we have courses available at our partner College that you can take to upskill in these areas. Find out more at South Bank College.
For more information, including how and when to pay, see our fees and funding section for postgraduate students.
See our Tuition Fees Regulations (PDF File 391 KB) and Refund Policy (PDF File 775 KB).
Possible fee changes
The University reserves the right to increase its fees in line with changes to legislation, regulation and any government guidance or decisions.
The fees for international students are reviewed annually and the University reserves the right to increase the tuition fees in line with the RPIX measure of inflation up to 4 per cent.
Postgraduate loan (PGL) for Masters study
If you are starting a Masters course, studying either full- or part-time, you may be entitled to apply for a postgraduate study loan. Find out more at our postgraduate fees and funding section.
Scholarships
We offer several types of fee reduction through our scholarships and bursaries. Find the full list and other useful information on funding your studies on the scholarships and fee discounts page.
Fee status
Please check your fee status and whether you are considered a Home, EU or International student for fee-paying purposes and for our regulatory returns, by reading the UKCISA regulations.
International students
The course is not currently open to international students.
International (non Home) applicants should follow our international how to apply guide.
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| Mode Part-time | Duration 1 year | Start date September | Application code 5807 | Application method Direct to LSBU |
Postgraduate students and research students should apply through our dedicated application system. Full details of how to do this are supplied on our How to apply section for postgraduate students and our How to apply section for research students.
Within your application, please can you include :
- An official reference letter of support from your employer/ sponsor organisation stating the applicants name and the role they hold within the organisation and that they are working within Paediatric Intensive Care or Paediatric Retrieval setting and are working for a minimum of 25 hours per week.
- Please have all your qualifications to hand to upload.
- To have identified the practice assessor, we will need a letter stating the practice assessors name, role, relevant PIN or GMC number and point of contact.
International applicants should use our international application system. Full details can be found on our How to apply section for international
See our admissions policy (PDF File 1,043 KB) and complaints policy (PDF File 516 KB).
Accommodation
Students should apply for accommodation at London South Bank University (LSBU) as soon as possible, once we have made an offer of a place on one of our academic courses. Read more about applying for accommodation at LSBU.
Finance
It's a good idea to think about how you'll pay university tuition and maintenance costs while you're still applying for a place to study. Remember – you don't need to wait for a confirmed place on a course to start applying for student finance. Read how to pay your fees as a postgraduate student.
AP(E)L
The School welcomes claim from students who wish to use the accreditation of prior (experiential) learning (AP(E)L) as a means of entry to courses. This is considered on an individual basis, in accordance with the University Academic Regulations and School of Health and Social Care AP(E)L Policy and Procedure.
Prepare to start
We help our students prepare for university even before the semester starts. To find out when you should apply for your LSBU accommodation or student finance read the How to apply tab for this course.
Enrolment
Before you start your course we’ll send you information on what you’ll need to do before you arrive and during your first few days on campus. You can read about the process on our Enrolment pages.
Year 1
- Consolidating Practice in Paediatric Critical Care - Delivered by the Evelina
The focus of this module is to consolidate previous learning with a particular focus upon the creation of further and extended knowledge relating to clinical skills, complex case management across a wide range of paediatric conditions frequently encountered in the PICU and Retrieval medicine. The students will be equipped with the knowledge to manage critically ill children without direct consultant or other medical supervision, in both the PICU and retrieval setting. - Non-Medical Prescribing V300 - Delivered by LSBU
This module analyses and expands the knowledge required to safely and competently prescribe in clinical practice. It includes a systems approach to clinical presentations across the ages and encourages students to apply common presenting themes to their own area of clinical practice. Accountability, ethics, legal and professional issues relating to prescribing in clinical practice are explored, encouraging the student to reflect on and critically evaluate their own clinical practice. This module covers pharmacology and applied therapeutics related to the pharmacological treatment for common conditions likely to be encountered by the student in clinical practice as independent / supplementary prescriber.
Careers
Employability Service
At LSBU, we want to set you up for a successful career. During your studies – and for two years after you graduate – you’ll have access to our Employability Service, which includes:
- An online board where you can see a wide range of placements: part-time, full-time or voluntary. You can also drop in to see our Job Shop advisers, who are always available to help you take the next step in your search.
- Our Careers Gym offering group workshops on CVs, interview techniques and finding work experience, as well as regular presentations from employers across a range of sectors.
Our Student Enterprise team can also help you start your own business and develop valuable entrepreneurial skills.
This course enables professionals to consolidate their knowledge and skills as an autonomous Paediatric Critical are Practitioner within retrieval services including taking the role as the retrieval lead. The course enables the progression and diversification of roles with for example, taking up senior leadership roles, leading services and provisions domestically and internationally, contributing to the research and education of others within Advanced Paediatric Critical Care Practice.
Students could continue with further study working towards MSc top-up
This course is a collaborative partnership between Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust and LSBU.
We have applied to Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine be considered as a pilot site for accreditation.
- Evelina London is part of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and is the city's second largest provider of children's services.
- Guy's and St Thomas' is one of the UK's busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts, with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
Teaching and Assessment
The Evelina collaborative modules intend to be delivered as face to face teaching and practical study days with a mixture of lecturer and student- delivered lectures, high fidelity clinical simulation and case-based scenarios and discussion using state of the art facilities. There will be practical workshops, face to face clinical skills, clinical seminars, and hybrid delivery of onsite and online material. Throughout the year of clinically supervised practice, students will need ongoing consultant evaluation, direction, critique, and support to further develop clinical learning.
The PGDip top up will consist of taught study days delivered by both the Evelina and LSBU and will be a mixture of lectures, practical simulation, and tutorials.