BSc (Hons)

Enhancing Professional Health Care Practice

3 good reasons to study Enhancing Professional Health Care Practice at Salford:

Flexibility is central to this programme and you will be able to choose modules suited to your own professional development and widen and deepen knowledge and understanding of your field of practice
Work related and designed to improve service delivery and patient care
Develop your abilities to search for and use evidence for decision making at the point of practice

This course is suitable for qualified adult, mental health, children’s and learning disability nurses and midwives. It is also suitable for practitioners who have a foundation degree to top up to a BSc (Hons).

You can choose to study the general award or follow a more focused pathway in:

BSc (Hons) Enhancing Professional Health Care Practice (Clinical)
BSc (Hons) Enhancing Professional Health Care Practice (Clinical Leadership)
BSc (Hons) Enhancing Professional Health Care Practice (Clinical Education)
BSc (Hons) Enhancing Professional Health Care Practice (Nurse Practitioner)

Course details

Intake September and February onwards.

There are two points of entry:

Level 5

You will have a minimum of 120 credits at Level 4 obtained through previous professional study.

If you enter at Level 5 you will complete six 20 credit modules, one compulsory and five optional (Or have the opportunity to APEL). On completion of the modular route you will be eligible to step off with a Diploma in Health Care or be able to progress onto Level 6 study to top up to a BSc (Hons) Enhancing Professional Health Care Practice.

Level 5 consists of six 20 credit modules.

Compulsory module

Research Evidence in Practice (20 credits)

Develop the ability to search for research evidence relevant to your area of practice and evaluate its relevance to practice.

More information on Research Evidence in Practice (20 credits)

Optional modules:
Please choose five from the list

Management Development for Clinical Staff (20 credits)

Develop a sound understanding of management and leadership in order to enhance professional development and practice.

More information on Management Development for Clinical Staff (20 credits)

Preparation for Mentorship* (20 credits)

Prepares you to undertake the role of a mentor and fulfil the requirements of your respective professional regulatory statutory body.

More information on Preparation for Mentorship (20 credits)

Work Based Learning for Personal and Professional Development (20 credits)

Enables you to take ownership for developing and managing the processes related personal, professional and organisational development.

More information on Work Based Learning for Personal and Professional Development (20 credits)

Tissue Viability* (20 credits)

Evaluate the biological, psychological and social factors that affect wound healing.

More information on Tissue Viability (20 credits)

Communication and Relationship Skills* (20 credits)

Acquire detailed knowledge, understanding and skills associated with communication and interpersonal relationships.

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Evidencing Personal and Professional Development (20 credits)

Produce a portfolio based on analysis and evaluation of your personal and professional development and evidence the extent to which your development is evidence/ research based.

*If taken at level 5 cannot be taken at level 6

Level 6

To enter at Level 6 you will have a minimum of 120 credits at Level 4 and 120 credits at Level 5 obtained through previous professional study.

If you enter at Level 6 you will complete six 20 credit modules (2 of which are the compulsory modules). You will be able to study for a non bracketed award or one of the four bracketed awards:

BSc (Hons) Enhancing Professional Health Care Practice
BSc (Hons) Enhancing Professional Health Care Practice (Clinical)
BSc (Hons) Enhancing Professional Health Care Practice (Clinical Leadership)
BSc (Hons) Enhancing Professional Health Care Practice (Clinical Education)
BSc (Hons) Enhancing Professional Health Care Practice (Nurse Practitioner)

BSc (Hons) Enhancing Professional Health Care Practice (Clinical)

Level 6 consists of six 20 credit modules.

You can choose to study the non bracketed award or one of the four bracketed awards.

Two modules are compulsory for all awards.

Compulsory modules:

Evidence for Enhancing Practice (20 credits)

Evaluate how individual, professional and organisational values and beliefs impact on clinical practice and how research can enhance clinical decision making and the patient experience.

Enhancing Professional Health Care Practice (20 credits)

Evaluate evidence in relation to your chosen topic and explore the impact of your findings on professional practice.

Clinical Decision Making/Reasoning and Judgement (20 credits)

Assess, interpret and respond, in an appropriate and timely manner, to the specific health needs of the patient/client to prevent adverse effects

Plus three from the following Clinical optional modules and one more from any of the optional module lists:

Client Focus Work-Based Learning (20 credits)

Evaluate evidence in relation to your chosen topic and explore the impact of your findings on professional practice.

Pain Management (20 credits)

Develop the knowledge and skills required for delivery of effective pain management to an individual (child/adult).

Tissue Viability (20 credits)

Evaluate the biological, psychological and social factors that affect wound healing.

More information on Tissue Viability (20 credits)

Developing Competence in Acute Cardiac Care (20 credits)

Assess and provide care synonymous with the standards set by the British Association for Nursing in Cardiovascular Care and the British Heart Foundation.

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Patient’s Experience of Acute Neuroscience Care (20 credits)

Provide evaluative care in the management of patients undergoing neurological assessment, examination and investigation

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Developing Clinical Skills (20 credits)

Plan, perform and evaluate clinical interventions with confidence and fluidity to your specific client group.

Long Term Conditions (20 credits)

Determine strategies to promote independence and meet the needs of patients with long term conditions, and their families throughout the lifetime of their illness.

End of Life (20 credits)

Meet the end of life care needs of individuals and those close to them throughout the lifespan and across all disease boundaries.

Clinical Assessment of Injury and Illness in Children (20 credits)

Extend and expand your knowledge and clinical assessment skills of unwell or injured children.

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Care of Highly Dependent Children (20 credits)

Meet the immediate and on-going care needs of children and young people requiring high dependency nursing care.

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Safeguarding Children (20 credits)

Develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes in relation to safeguarding children and young people.

Pathophysiology, Embryology and Pharmacology in Relation to Children’s Health Care (20 credits)

Develop analytical skills in relation to pharmacological interventions used within your clinical practice.

Self-Harm (20 credits)

Acquire the essential knowledge, skills and attitudes to meet the needs of individuals who self-harm and their significant others.

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Brief Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) Interventions (20 credits)

Develop the theoretical knowledge, practical skills and interpersonal awareness necessary to understand and apply cognitive behavioural interventions to your practice.

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Personality Disorder (20 credits)

Acquire the essential knowledge, skills and attitudes to meet the needs of clients with complex needs/personality disorder and their significant others.

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Physical Health: Mental Health (20 credits)

Recognise physical health needs, assess, implement and evaluate strategies to maintain and promote well being in clients with mental health problems.

Critical Care for Childbirth (20 credits)

Evaluate the current evidence underpinning critical care in the childbirth continuum.

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Examination of the Newborn (20 credits)

Develop the skills to undertake examinations of the newborn

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Pregnancy Aquatics, Nutrition and Health (20 credits)

Develop the skills to undertake examinations of the newborn

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Intensive/Emergency Care of the Neonate (20 credits)

Develop specialist knowledge, skills and expertise to meet the needs of neonates who require intensive/emergency care.

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Evidence Based Care for Normal Birth (20 credits)

Develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes which will enable you to support and promote normal birth.

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Care of the Compromised Baby (20 credits)

Appraise the knowledge and develop the clinical skills to meet the needs of the compromised baby.

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Work Based Learning in Practice (20 credits)

Provide a framework using work based learning by which the practitioner can bring about a change in practice

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BSc (Hons) Enhancing Professional Health Care Practice (Clinical Leadership)

Compulsory modules

Evidence for Enhancing Practice (20 credits)

Evaluate how individual, professional and organisational values and beliefs impact on clinical practice and how research can enhance clinical decision making and the patient experience.

Enhancing Professional Health Care Practice (20 credits)

Evaluate evidence in relation to your chosen topic and explore the impact of your findings on professional practice

Plus three from the following Clinical Leadership optional modules and one more from any of the optional module lists:

Leading People Through Effective Interactions (20 credits)

Enhance your knowledge of leadership theories and reflect on yours and others’ practice and interactions.

More information on Leading People Through Effective Interactions (20 credits)

Service Improvement (20 credits)

Identify, negotiate and critically analyse one aspect of service improvement that addresses issues relevant to your immediate area of responsibility within the work place.

Contextualising Clinical Leadership (20 credits)

Explore the concepts of clinical leadership in contemporary health care policy and practice.

A Legal and Ethical Approach to Health Care (20 credits)

Develop your understanding of the legal, ethical and professional aspects of health care.

BSc (Hons) Enhancing Professional Health Care Practice(Clinical Education)

Compulsory modules

Evidence for Enhancing Practice (20 credits)

Evaluate how individual, professional and organisational values and beliefs impact on clinical practice and how research can enhance clinical decision making and the patient experience.

Enhancing Professional Health Care Practice (20 credits)

Evaluate evidence in relation to your chosen topic and explore the impact of your findings on professional practice.

Plus three from the following Clinical Education optional modules and one more from any of the optional module lists:

Preparation for Mentorship (20 credits)

Undertake the role of 'mentor' and fulfil the requirements of your respective professional regulatory statuory body

More information on Preparation for Mentorship (20 credits)

Preparation for Mentorship E-learning (20 credits)

Undertake the role of 'mentor' and fulfil the requirements of your respective professional regulatory statuory body, via e-learning

More information on Preparation for Mentorship E-learning (20 credits)

Personal and Professional Development via Work based Learning

Provides the opportunity for you to demonstrate through the use of a personal development plan, past, prseent and future learning and the links this has to your career development.

Teaching and Learning in Clinical Practice ( 20 credits)

Explore and apply educational principles of teaching and learning in contemporary health care settings.

Communication and Human Relationship Skills (20 credits)

Acquire detailed knowledge, understanding and skills associated with communication and interpersonal relationships.

More information on Communication and Human Relationship Skills (20 credits)

Clinical Supervision (20 credits)

Evaluate the potential for professional, personal and clinical development, based on clinical supervision using current evidence

More information on Clinical Supervision (20 credits)

BSc (Hons) Enhancing Professional Health Care Practice(Nurse Practitioner)

Compulsory modules

Evidence for Enhancing Practice (20 credits)

Evaluate how individual, professional and organisational values and beliefs impact on clinical practice and how research can enhance clinical decision making and the patient experience.

Enhancing Professional Health Care Practice (20 credits)

Evaluate evidence in relation to your chosen topic and explore the impact of your findings on professional practice

Plus four from the following Nurse Practitioner optional modules:

Developing Clinical Skills (Injury) (20 credits)

Utilise knowledge to expand and develop your role to meet the needs of specific client groups presenting injury.

Developing Clnical Skills (Illness) (20 credits)

Utilise knowledge to expand and develop your role to meet the needs of specific client groups presenting illness.

Developing Clinical Skills (Paediatric) (20 credits)

Utilise knowledge to expand and develop your practitioner role to meet the needs of children.

Pathophysiology, Embryology and Pharmacology in Relation to Children's Health Care (20 credits)

Develop your understanding of the theoretical concepts pertaining to the pathophysiological/embryological basis to ill health

Clinical Decision Making/Reasoning and Judgement (20 credits)

Assess, interpret and respond, in an appropriate and timely manner, to the specific health needs of the patient/client to prevent adverse effects.

Pain Management (20 credits)

Develop the knowledge and skills required for the delivery of effective pain management to an individual ( child/adult).

BSc (Hons) Enhancing Professional Health Care Practice

Compulsory modules

Evidence for Enhancing Practice (20 credits)

Evaluate how individual, professional and organisational values and beliefs impact on clinical practice and how research can enhance clinical decision making and the patient experience.

Enhancing Professional Health Care Practice (20 credits)

Evaluate evidence in relation to your chosen topic and explore the impact of your findings on professional practice.

Plus four optional modules: you will choose one from 'Clinical', one from 'Clinical Leadership', one from 'Clinical Education' and one from any of the optional module lists.

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