Evidence for Enhancing Practice
Undergraduate
BSc (Hons)
Nursing Studies (Top Up)
School of Health and Society
Attendance
Full-time
Part-time
Course
One year
Three year
Next enrolment
September 2023
In a nutshell
Applications remain open for this course and intake where places remain.
This exciting programme enables you to top up previous study with Level 6 modules to achieve a BSc (Hons) degree in as little as a year.
Whether you are a home or international nurse, you will develop your skills in critical thinking, evidence-based practice, analysis and understanding of clinical practice. The programme is designed to develop you clinically, as a research-aware practitioner and enable you to become proficient in education and lead change and quality improvement in practice.
There are scholarships available to international students:
You will:
- Develop your abilities to search for and use evidence for decision making at the point of practice
- Develop your skills and knowledge to become an effective practitioner, leader and partner
- Be supported by a personal tutor
International
students accepted
This is for you if...
1.
You want to develop your career in health and social care
2.
You are dedicated and hard-working
3.
You want to top up your previous study to achieve a full BSc degree
All about the course
This course is suitable for health and social care students/practitioners working at different levels and within a wide range of service delivery contexts. International students can apply for the full time route.
All the modules have a clinical focus relevant to your own area of practice. With access to the University study and library skills team as well as your tutors, you will develop your academic skills as well as expanding your clinical practice.
This programme aims to:
- Enable to make a difference to patients and services in an ever-changing health and social care environment
- Develop your ability to search for and critically evaluate evidence for decision-making at the point of practice to enhance the patient/client experience
- Support you to develop a systematic understanding of key aspects of their field of practice
- Utilise learning strategies that facilitates work orientated learning and support you in becoming an autonomous lifelong learner
- Enable you to enhance their professional practice through critical application of learning to their chosen area of practice
This programme runs full-time (one year) or part-time (three years), starting in either September or January. If you study part-time, you will complete two modules per year.
For International students, only the full-time route is available. Please note that if you start your full-time studies in January, you will have a break over the summer period and start your second semester in September.
Year one - International students (FT)
You will evaluuate 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 Healthcare Practice
You will evaluate evidence in relation to your chosen topic and explore the impact of your findings on professional practice.
Leading Change for Patients and Service Improvement
On this module you will plan for real and sustained change to bring about patient and service improvement within your health care organisation; learn how to inspire and create an environment for people to make change.
End of Life Care (Group A)
Develop your understanding of how to meet the end of life care needs of individuals and those close to them throughout the lifespan and across all disease boundaries.
Tissue Viability (Group B)
You will evaluate the biological, psychological and social factors that affect wound healing.
Clinical Decision Making - Reasoning and Judgement
You will learn how to assess, interpret and respond, in an appropriate and timely manner, to the specific health needs of the patient/client to prevent adverse effects.
Year one - Home students (FT)
Evidence for Enhancing Practice
You will evaluuate how individual, professional and organisational values and beliefs impact on clinical practice and how research can enhance clinical decision making and the patient experience.
Leading Change for Patients and Service Improvement
On this module you will plan for real and sustained change to bring about patient and service improvement within your health care organisation; learn how to inspire and create an environment for people to make change.
Enhancing Professional Healthcare Practice
You will evaluate evidence in relation to your chosen topic and explore the impact of your findings on professional practice.
Clinical Decision Making - Reasoning and Judgement
You will learn how to assess, interpret and respond, in an appropriate and timely manner, to the specific health needs of the patient/client to prevent adverse effects.
You will also select two optional modules - one from group A and one from group B.
End of Life Care (Group A)
Develop your understanding of how to meet the end of life care needs of individuals and those close to them throughout the lifespan and across all disease boundaries.
Tissue Viability (Group B)
You will evaluate the biological, psychological and social factors that affect wound healing.
Patient Experience of Acute Neuroscience Care (Group A + B)
This module explores the nurse's role, as a member of a multi-disciplinary team, in providing holistic and individualised care for clients and their carer. It will help you to understand the relevant concepts and knowledge of care that underpin excellence in nursing practice within the field of neuroscience.
Non-medical Prescribing (Group A + B)
This course will enable you to evaluate and challenge prescribing practice with reference to evidence based practice, equality and diversity and clinical governance.
Please note that it may not be possible to deliver the full list of options every year as this will depend on factors such as how many students choose a particular option. Exact modules may also vary in order to keep content current. When accepting your offer of a place to study on this programme, you should be aware that not all optional modules will be running each year. Your tutor will be able to advise you as to the available options on or before the start of the programme. Whilst the University tries to ensure that you are able to undertake your preferred options, it cannot guarantee this.
SCHOOL OF HEALTH AND SOCIETY
The School of Health and Society is a forward-thinking, dynamic school with a commitment to lifelong learning and real world impact.
Our courses are informed by the latest research and we work closely with organisations from both the public and private sector to ensure our teaching is at the forefront of practice.
Facilities
Our Clinical Practice Wards are located in the Mary Seacole Building on the second floor. There are four rooms designed to give the look and feel of a hospital environment. The rooms are furnished with patient's beds, lockers, chairs, sinks and curtains as well as audio-visual equipment, internet and a teaching area.
We also have a number of clinical skills rooms that enhance student learning from taking blood pressure, to giving CPR and more complicated procedures. Along with nursing skills rooms where you can practice in a ward situation, there are basic skills rooms for sessions such as moving and handling.
Service Users and Carers Group (SU&C)
Our Nursing Service Users and Carers Group (SU&C) is a collective group of service users, carers and parents who have past and current lived experience of engaging with local healthcare services and or providing care for family or friends. The group shares their breadth and wealth of expertise and diverse lived experiences in an open genuine, generous and frank manner with students to ensure that the voices of the public, patients and carers are fully heard and represented in the nursing curriculum.
What about after uni?
All the modules within this course reflect key aspects of health care and provide the opportunity to influence healthcare practice today and in the future and impact on delivery of care and service improvement.
On completion, you will be able to apply what you have learnt to your area of work and be better equipped to search for and use evidence for decision making. The aim of this course is to provide you with the necessary knowledge and skills to enable you to develop within your post.
A BSc (Hons) degree will enhance your continuing professional development and is a requirement for many roles in the NHS and health and social care sectors.
FURTHER STUDY
- MSc Nursing
- MSc Midwifery
- MSc Leadership and Management for Health Care Practice
- MSc Public Health
- Professional Doctorate Health and Social Care
For international students who want to stay in the UK and work in the NHS after graduation, you will need to be registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) which requires passing an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) Assessment.
We offer a short online preparatory course for overseas trained nurses/return to practice nurses, to help you pass the OSCE assessment.
The short OSCE preparatory course costs £700 and involves online training for one day per week for eight weeks. Find out more about the course.
Career Links
We work with over 100 health and social care organisations so our links with health care practice are very strong. These relationships will be of direct benefit to you because our academic team work closely with some of these organisations so are able to keep you at the forefront of developments in the sector, which in turn help you provide a better service.
What you need to know
APPLICANT PROFILE
You must be a qualified nurse, registered with the appropriate country regulatory body and have current experience. We will accept applications if you have a registration that has lapsed in the last six months.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
If you are an international student and not from a majority English speaking country, you will need IELTS 6.0 with no element below 5.5. We also accept a range of other English language qualifications. If you do not have the English language requirements, you could take the Pre-Sessional English course to gain entry onto this degree.
Which qualifications do I need?
Qualifications and experience
This is a post-qualifying top-up degree programme. All applicants must be qualified nurses (Diploma at Level 5 or equivalent), be registered with the appropriate in-country regulatory body, and have current experience.
Accreditation of Prior Certificated Learning (APCL)
If you have relevant UK academic credits from modules that you have studied previously at University of Salford or elsewhere, you may be able to apply for Accreditation of Prior Certificated Learning (APCL) and use your existing credits towards the programme.
Up to three modules (60 credits in total) can be used in this way. Please contact the programme team for further information:
International Students
We accept qualifications from all around the world. Find your country to see a full list of entry requirements.
GCSE Requirements
It is preferred that applicants already hold grade 4 or grade C or above in English Language/Literature and Mathematics GCSE or an approved alternative qualification, prior to making their application. Applicants who are in the process of completing their GCSE English Language and Mathematics or level 2 equivalents may also be considered.
How much?
| Type of study | Year | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time home | 2023/24 | £9,250per year |
| Full-time international | 2023/24 | £15,120per year |
Additional costs
You should also consider further costs which may include books, stationery, printing, binding and general subsistence on trips and visits.
Scholarships for international students
Scholarships for international students
Our Health Heroes Scholarship is worth £2,400 and is available to those with an offer to study this course.
Explore all of our International Scholarships.