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Advancing Paediatric Physical Assessment Skills University Certificate in Postgraduate Professional Development

This award prepares you to work autonomously in history-taking, examining, diagnosing and treating sick infants and children. You must be an experienced healthcare professional extending your role in caring for infants and children.

 
 

Course overview

Develop your skills in caring for sick children, supported by a practice-based workbook which you can use in your clinical setting.

When you complete this module you are able to take patient history, undertake examinations, and request and synthesise investigations. This helps aid diagnosis and ensures you can provide appropriate first-line treatment from new-borns to young people.

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Course details

What you study

This multi-disciplinary award benefits you professionally as a qualified nurse, paramedic, health visitor, pharmacist or other allied health professional. You must have been qualified for a minimum of two years, and wish to expand your role in areas such as history taking, examination and basic diagnosis of sick infants and children.

You must be practising in a community or acute health care setting that includes care and support for infants, children, and their families. This could be in hospital wards, accident and emergency departments, walk in centres, primary care teams, emergency services or out of hours services.

How you learn

You learn about the heart, respiratory and abdominal systems, considering the infant up to the young person. You use case histories and top to toe examinations within a lab environment.

How you are assessed

You are assessed through an objective structured clinical examination.

 

Entry requirements

Entry requirements

You need to have worked as a health professional with children in a community or acute setting for two years, studied at level 6.

 
 

Part-time

2023/24 entry

Fee for applicants:
£750

Limited funded places available

  • Length: 10 weeks
  • Start date: October and March
  • Level: Master's
  • Credits: 20

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