MSc Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner

• Seize opportunities to study in an inter-professional setting with inter-professional core modules delivered by an academic team with extensive experience, as well as programme specific modules delivered by specialist neonatal practitioners.
  
• Gain a deeper understanding of the advanced clinical practice role and learn how this level of practice is used to enhance the patient journey.
  
• Develop a critical understanding of the contemporary issues that impact on neonatal practice and how the advancing level of practice influences the provision of high quality, patient centred care.
  
• Critically review trends in theory, practice and management relating to neonatal practice.
  
• Develop a contemporary approach to health and social care through advancing and utilising knowledge and skills in professional practice, underpinned by a focus on excellence and sustainability by developing a critical, analytical and creative approach.
  
• Promote an understanding of the philosophy and procedures involved in research and use of evidence, with the opportunity to design and undertake research that will enhance and develop patient care and/or service provision within the neonatal arena.
  
• Be equipped to take on lead roles in management, clinical practice and/or education.
  
• Part time programme offering flexible delivery and exit points to support a learner centred approach.
  

• Year 1

• Postgraduate Certificate 

  To achieve a postgraduate certificate, you will need to obtain 60 credits by completing the three core modules below.   

  Core modules

  APP701 Advancing Practice in Context 20 Credits

  APP758 Advanced concepts in research: methodology and methods 20 Credits

  ANNP701 Holistic Neonatal Assessment and Clinical Management 20 Credits

  Please note: the named exit award at postgraduate certificate level is Postgraduate Certificate (PgCert) Neonatal Nurse Practitioner.
  
  

• Year 2

• Postgraduate Diploma

  To achieve a postgraduate diploma, you will have first completed the PgCert and need to obtain an additional 60 credits (to give 120 credits in total) by completing the two core modules below.   

  Core Modules

  ANNP702 Advanced Neonatal Nursing Practice 20 Credits

  (ANNP702 cannot be taken as a standalone module. ANNP701 must be completed first)

  NMP703 Independent and Supplementary Non-medical Prescribing 40 Credits

• Final year

• MSc

  To achieve a full master degree, you will have first completed the PgDip and need to obtain an additional 60 credits (to give 180 credits in total). This must include the core module and an optional module of your choice.

  Core module

  SPP702 Substantive Professional Project 40 Credits

  Optional module

  Optional module 20 Credits

  Optional modules can be chosen from the Masters level modules A-Z list. Please contact the Professional Development Unit Admissions Team to discuss your options.

Every postgraduate taught course has a detailed programme specification document describing the programme aims, the programme structure, the teaching and learning methods, the learning outcomes and the rules of assessment.

The following programme specification represents the latest programme structure and may be subject to change:

MSc Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner programme specification

You’ll normally have a first degree (BSc (Hons) at 2:2 or above or European first cycle equivalent plus a professional qualification in health or social care.

You will also need to be working in an environment where you can meet the module learning outcomes. Specific criteria includes:

• attainment of a recognised QIS qualification
  
• neonatal clinical experience of at least two years post QIS qualification (excluding maternity leave)
  
• management experience within neonatal clinical practice
  
• supernumerary practice of at least 7.5 hours per week (exclusive of taught contact time)
  
• current NMC registration
  
• access to an appropriate clinical mentor.
  

If you do not have a degree but have appropriate practice-related experience relevant to the programme you may be eligible to apply.

Applicants whose first language is not English must also provide evidence of competence in written and spoken English in accordance with the University’s Admissions Code of Practice - IELTS of 6.5 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in each part.

You will be assessed individually for your ability to study at this level and therefore an interview may be necessary. If you do not have a first degree at 2.2 or above (or European first equivalent) you must have completed an evidence based practice module at degree level and will normally be required to submit a short piece of writing as part of the admissions process.

AP(E)L:

Claims for credit for prior learning, whether certificated or experiential are accepted and will be assessed following University regulations and Faculty procedures.

European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS):

This programme is equivalent to 90 ECTS credits (second cycle) with 30 ECTS credits at postgraduate certificate, 60 credits at postgraduate diploma and 90 credits at masters degree. Each 20 credit module has the equivalent of 10 ECTS credits and assumes a notional student effort of between 200-300 hours.

We welcome applicants with international qualifications. To view other accepted qualifications please refer to our tariff glossary.

Applying for this programme

Applications need to be completed via the PG apply online form.

Applicants also need to complete an additional information form and attach it to their application.

Any questions please contact:

Email: pduadmissions@plymouth.ac.uk

Professional Development Unit
4th floor, Rolle Building
University of Plymouth
Drake Circus
Plymouth, PL4 8AA

Tel: +44 (0)1752 586951

What happens after I apply?

After your application is received, it will be processed and sent to the Programme Lead for a decision to be made on your suitability to study. You may be asked to provide additional information or to take part in an interview (for overseas students this may be by telephone or video conference). Once this decision has been made, you will be sent an email either confirming your place on the programme, or rejecting your application and giving the reasons for this decision (you may request further feedback in order to improve your chances of selection at a later date).

Please note that you will be enrolled on the full MSc programme. You may choose to exit with the qualification of PgCert upon completion of an appropriate 60 credits, or a PgDip upon completion of an appropriate 120 credits. More information is contained within the programme specification.

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