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This course is subject to validation. You can still apply for this course while it is being approved.

Overview

This programme is designed to support experienced healthcare practitioners develop skills in complex reasoning, critical thinking, and analysis. These skills will benefit nurses, radiographers, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and dietitian speech therapists.

You will develop a strong foundation around the four pillars of advanced clinical practice, which includes clinical practice, leadership, education, and research. There is an option of completing two 30-credit modules specific to the area of clinical practice. This programme is designed to help you undertake the first step towards an MSc by completing a Postgraduate Certificate.

Awards and outcomes

Year 1: Postgraduate Certificate in Enhanced Clinical Practitioner

After successfully completing 60 credits and achieving the award learning outcomes, you will be eligible to:

  • exit with the award of Postgraduate Certificate in Enhanced Clinical Practitioner
  • continue to Year 2 of Postgraduate Diploma or MSc in Specialist Healthcare Practitioner

Entry requirements

  • A registered qualification with a UK professional regulatory organisation
  • A first level degree in a health-related topic or an advanced diploma or evidence of level 6 study or significant clinical experience and employer support following individual review by the programme leader
English language requirements

GCSE English Language Grade 4 (or IELTS: 6.5 overall, with no sub-test less than 5.5) or equivalent.

Teaching, learning and assessment

Please see the official Programme Specification for details on learning and assessment methods for this course.

Fees, finance and scholarships

Tuition fee 2025

  • 10 credits: £627
  • 20 credits: £1254
  • 30 credits: £1881
  • 40 credits: £2508
  • Dissertation: £2714

Additional costs

There may be additional costs that you may incur as a student. Though these are not essential to your programme of study you need to be aware of them as a student of the University. A list of the sort of costs you might expect can be found on our fees and finance section.

Financial support

See our fees and financial support section.

Postgraduate Master's Loan

If you live in England you may be able to apply for a special Government-funded Master's Loan to help pay your tuition fees and living costs.
You don't have to pay the loan back until you're earning a certain amount of money.

Scholarships

Every year we award numerous non-repayable scholarships to UK, EU and international students on the basis of academic excellence, personal circumstances or economic hardship. For full details, visit our scholarships section.

Career prospects

On completion of the Postgraduate Certificate (PGC), you may want to leave your studies with the option to return at a later stage. You will be able to import the PGC towards learning the Postgraduate Diploma or MSc Specialist Healthcare Practitioner through RPEL process, or progress to these awards immediately after completing the PGC.

Career support

This programme incorporates a range of modules from the Faculty of Health Studies that are negotiated to provide an individualised curriculum that suits your particular learning or employment needs.

You will be guided in module choices by the Programme Leader at a study planning meeting before the start of the programme. Your study plan will be reviewed on an annual basis with your Personal Academic Tutor (PAT). You may wish to have previous accredited level 7 learning recognised through the University recognition of prior learning (RPEL) process.

Study support

The PGC in Enhanced Clinical Practitioner incorporates a range of modules for the Faculty of Health Studies that are negotiated to provide an individualised curriculum to suit your particular learning or employment needs.

You will be guided in your module choices by the Programme Leader at a study plan meeting before the start of the programme. Your study plan will then be reviewed on an annual basis with your Personal Academic Tutor (PAT).

Research

You will become an autonomous practitioner who can work in advanced and specialist roles with high levels of accountability.

Terms and conditions of study

The University has a set of terms and conditions for all students accepting an offer to study on a course here at Bradford. This is called The Student Contract. This document sets out the Terms and Conditions which apply when you accept an offer of a place on a programme of study at the University of Bradford.

View our Student Contract for further details.

Transparency statement

Information about this programme and its modules has been published in advance of the academic year to which it applies. Every effort has been made to ensure that the information is accurate at the time of publication, but changes may occur given the interval between publishing and commencement of teaching. Any change which impacts the terms and conditions of an applicant’s offer will be communicated to them.