Key Information
Course Dates:
Fees:
Open to funded and self-funding applicants, dependent on availability.
Location:
Brayford Pool Campus, Lincoln
Course Overview
The aim of this course is to introduce practitioners to the key skills and knowledge required to take a comprehensive history and physical examination of the adult patient. The programme will specifically enhance the practitioner’s ability to interpret complex clinical information, and patient observations and findings, in order to enhance patient care and management.
Credits: 30 credits at level 6.
Course Dates
September 2022 and March 2023 . Please email cpd@lincoln.ac.uk to register your interest for this cohort.
Fees
Open to funded and self-funding applicants, dependent on availability.
Content
Entry Requirements and Pre-Course information
The student will be required to identify a clinical supervisor to ensure competencies are met and signed. Supervisors can be: a qualified nurse who has undertaken and passed this course or an equivalent course, or a doctor who is a CT2 or above.
If funded for the course you will need to secure managerial/organisational approval prior to application according to your internal prioritisation process.
How to apply
Applications for the March 2023 intake are now open - apply online.
Delivery
The course is 11 weeks in duration, 1 day per week. In addition, 60 hours supervised practice must be completed, signed and submitted with the portfolio.
Assessment
1 OSCE Examination (Pass or Fail mark)
2 Portfolio of clinical evidence, including clinical competencies (40% pass mark)
Contact Dates
The course is 11 weeks in duration. In addition, 60 hours supervised practice must be completed, signed and submitted with the portfolio.
These contact dates are provisionally timetabled and could be subject to change depending on minimum application level being reached.
Prior to application you must ensure that you have been approved for funding via your Trust or workplace internal process to avoid disappointment. Application to the course does not indicate allocation of a place and we would check this separately with your employer.
We will confirm with you at least four weeks prior to the programme start date if you have been allocated a place.
Please contact cpd@lincoln.ac.uk for more information.