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Start date:
September 2024
You'll need:
See entry requirements section
Duration:
3 years (part-time)
This exciting new multiprofessional programme is aimed at registered healthcare practitioners who wish to develop into Advanced Clinical Practice (ACP) roles. ACPs are skilled professionals who are central to providing a responsive, flexible workforce to meet the future needs of healthcare organisations and the populations they serve.
Did you know
This programme is mapped to the NHSE Multiprofessional ACP Framework and the 4 pillars of advanced practice: Clinical, Leadership, Education and Research.
Modules
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Skills
During this programme learners will develop advanced knowledge and skills such as history taking, advanced health assessment, clinical decision-making, patient management and prescribing.
An awareness and enhanced understanding of quality improvement, research and audit will also be developed across the programme.
This is an increasingly popular professional development route and important post registration qualification for registered clinicians. The apprenticeship will provide learners with the knowledge and skills to confidently provide evidence-based advanced practice across the integrated care system.
Learning
Learning will incorporate a mixture of face-to-face teaching, as well as using the university’s virtual learning environment (VLE) Moodle.
This blended approach supports the development of learners’ digital literacy skills which are essential for working in current and future health settings.
Assessment
Learners will participate in diverse and authentic assessments in both theory and practice.
These include case-study based assessments, oral presentations, poster presentations, self-reflections, peer review and feedback as well as an e-portfolio which evidences learner development across the programme.
Career
When you graduate you will be well prepared to apply for ACP roles in a range of NHS, private, voluntary and independent settings, including primary care.
ACP roles often provide the opportunity for graduates to work outside of their traditional professional field/boundaries. It is likely that due to the evolution of the healthcare workforce that further roles/career pathways will evolve rapidly in the future and indeed, ACPs are very well placed to lead this service development.
Applying
If you are interested in completing this apprenticeship yourself, please speak to your employer to see if they offer an apprenticeship programme. We would be more than happy to speak to them about setting one up, so please do ask them to get in touch with us if they don’t have something in place.
- Have achieved level 2 Maths and English (i.e., GCSE grade C or above).
- Have ESFA funding approved.
- Bachelor's degree in a health-related subject with a minimum 2:2 honours classification (or equivalent) University of Roehampton criteria for Master’s degree entry alignment.
- Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council/HCPC.
- Have 2-years post qualifying experience.
- Be employed a minimum of 30 hours/week in an appropriate setting and have employer support to undertake the programme.
If you are an employer and would like to offer apprenticeships at your organisation, please get in touch with us by emailing apprenticeships@roehampton.ac.uk.
We can provide you with all the information and guidance you need to set these up.
Information for employers
The apprentice will be employed by you, the organisation for a minimum of 30 hours per week.
Apprentices must be employed for at least the duration of the apprenticeship, which will typically be between 12 to 48 months.
The apprentice will have the same employment rights as other employees and will be paid a salary, receive paid leave for study, complete coursework and attend university classes, usually once a week or in a block delivery.
As an employer, you will need to identify the mentor for the apprentice, who can support apprentice and attend tripartite reviews with apprentice and Training Provider (University of Roehampton). This will take place on termly basis and will give an opportunity to discuss progress of your apprentice.
Lastly, as an employer you will need to cover the funding for the apprenticeship programme.
As an employer, if your pay bill is over £3million, you are required to pay the Apprenticeship Levy to HMRC. You will be able to put these contributions toward the cost of a degree apprenticeship.
If your contributions have been exhausted, the government will pay at least 95% of the fees for you. You will need to cover the remaining 5%.
If your annual pay bill is less than £3million, you will not be contributing towards Apprenticeship Levy. However, the government will pay at least 95% of the fees for each apprentice you have. You will need to cover the remaining 5%.
Your apprenticeships can be funded by a levy paying employer transferring up to 25% of their unused levy to a different employer. For more information, visit GOV.UK.
If you are an employer you will need to create an account on the apprenticeship service. This will allow you to
- Receive the funds to put toward your apprenticeships
- Manage your apprentices
- Set up payments to your training provider
As the employer you will pay the training provider directly the 5%, if applicable. HMRC will pay the provider the 95% of the fees directly.
This funding can be used to pay for the training of your apprentice, however it will not cover their wages, so you will need to pay for that.
For more details, visit GOV.UK.
At the University of Roehampton, we have a long tradition of research and teaching in education and health.
We have been training teachers, through our four colleges, for 180 years and have launched a successful nursing programme both on our main campus and at Croydon University Centre. We are committed to ensuring our graduates are equipped with the knowledge and skills to add value to their employers, community and society more widely.
Through our partnerships with the National College of Education and QA we have experience and knowledge of apprenticeships. While we continue to partner with these education providers, we are now also offering apprenticeships directly.
We would like to hear from employers interested in apprenticeships provision in the following areas:
- Education
- Construction
- NHS, Health and Social Care:
- Nursing (Registered Nurse, Nursing Associate, Specialist and Community Public Health)
- Advanced Clinical Practitioner
- Public Health Practitioner
- Clinical Associate in Psychology (CAP)
- Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner
- Arts Therapist and Health Play Specialist
- Sports Coaching
Apprenticeship standards that we offer:
- Teacher Apprenticeship
- Sports Coach Apprenticeship (subject to validation)
- Nursing Associate Apprenticeship (subject to validation)
- Academic Professional (subject to validation)
- Senior Leader (postgraduate)
We are committed to ensuring that our employer engagement meets the needs of our partners and of our apprentices, and that engagement is meaningful, clear and enables a continuous route for monitoring and evaluation.
Our processes for working in partnership with employers across our apprenticeship programmes is set out in our Employer Engagement Practice and Procedure for Apprenticeships.