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Surgical Care Practice at Edge Hill University - UCAS

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Course summary

This innovative Masters degree is suitable for qualified registered practitioners who have been appointed as a trainee surgical care practitioner within a surgical directorate. Your role should incorporate the delivery of care and clincal skills within all phases of surgical care, particularly pre-, peri-, intra- and post-operative care. You will be provided with a systematic and critical understanding of the breadth and depth of knowledge within specific areas of practice. You will develop core and specialist surgical skills and extend your knowledge and practice within the surgical care environment. This will include some operative procedures that will enable specialist practitioners to provide continuity of service and standards of care to patients in areas which do not necessarily need to be provided by medically qualified staff. The programme aims to help you to become a competent and capable surgical care practitioner equipped to deliver high quality outcomes for patients in the UK. On successful completion of the programme you will have demonstrated the capabilities required by the RCS.

Modules

Please visit our website for information on available modules.

Assessment method

Summative assessments will take the form of written assignments, written exams case studies (written and oral presentations), Practical Assessment of clinical examination Skills (PACES). Each individual workplace-based assessment (WBA) is designed to assess a range of important aspects of performance in different training situations. For example: The Direct Observation of Procedural Skills (DOPS), where you will perform a specific practical procedure that is directly observed Case-based Discussion (CbD), requiring the evaluation of your performance in the management of a patient. This will provide an indication of your competence in areas such as clinical reasoning, decision-making and the application of medical knowledge in relation to patient care Clinical Evaluation Exercise (CEX), where a clinical encounter with a patient is evaluated to provide an indication of your competence in skills essential for outstanding clinical care.


How to apply

International applicants

International students should visit our website for further information: www.edgehill.ac.uk/international

Entry requirements

To join this MSc, you must: Be a registered non-medical practitioner working within a specific/specialist area of surgical practice, registered with a healthcare Professional Statutory Regulatory Body (PSRB). Demonstrate ability to work at master’s level, evidenced by prior studies. Minimum requirement is typically a lower second-class honours degree. A third class honours degree classification and/or a relevant Diploma in Healthcare will be considered on an individual basis. Have completed at least 18 months post-registration experience in surgical practice. Be employed as a Trainee Surgical Care Practitioner (TSCP) (supernumerary) for the duration of the programme. Documentary evidence required. Loss of employment as a TSCP during the programme may result in withdrawal from the programme. Provide evidence of written approval from your TSCP employing organisation to confirm their support for the duration of the MSc Surgical Care Practice programme. Provide written approval identifying a named educational supervisor and clinical supervisors who agree to support an appropriate workplace environment providing relevant clinical experience throughout the programme, as required by the Royal College of Surgeons (1). Provide documentary evidence from your employer of satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) Enhanced Disclosure and occupational health checks, covering the duration of the programme.


Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

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Surgical Care Practice at Edge Hill University - UCAS