About This Course
This is a part-time, level 6 short course delivered on our Bangor campus.
Who is this course for?
This short course is aimed at healthcare professionals working in either the emergency department or minor injury environment i.e nurse, paramedic, physiotherapist or pharmacist.
Why study this course?
The focus of the module is the development of skills and competency in a variety of areas such as patient assessment, common limb injuries, wounds including minor burns, suturing and wound closure, assessment of minor head injury, common ophthalmic injuries and conditions and insect, animal, and human bites.
Workplace support: the applicant must have the support of their manager and be permitted to practise under supervision in an appropriate area as an emergency practitioner. Therefore, the applicant must have the agreement of a suitable supervisor (e.g. an experienced EP or doctor before applying).
How long does this course take to complete?
This part-time short course runs over 7 months. Candidates will be required to attend 12 taught days on campus on the following dates:
- 19 September
- 26 September
- 10 October
- 17 October
- 24 October
- 14 November
- 21 November
- 28 November
- 5 December
- 9 January 2025
- 23 January 2025
- 6 February 2025
- 6 March 2025 (Assessment day)
Further Information
Assessments on this short course will include:
- written assignment
- practice assessment document including competencies
- 1.5 hour unseen exam
- 2 clinical OSCES (upper and lower limb)
Tutors
Gillian Roberts & Heather Bloodworth
Gillian has extensive knowledge and experience relating to advanced practice, emergency practitioner and general practice nursing.
Heather has extensive knowledge and experience relating to advanced practice, endocrinology, emergency care and general practice nursing
Gill and Heather won the Catalyst award in 2023 for teaching and learning. This annual international award recognises and honours innovation and excellence in the Anthology global community of practice.
The award was earned by positively influencing the educational experience of students and their clinical supervisors supporting the general practice nursing module.
Course Content
What will you study on this course?
This course aims to strengthen and develop competence in emergency practitioners in order to enhance and optimise patient care. A variety of areas reflecting the diverse nature of minor injury management are covered including trauma, mental health, minor injuries and contemporary professional issues.
The module is designed to facilitate and guide the student to care effectively and efficiently for patients presenting with a range of conditions and injuries and aims to build on existing knowledge and skills to be knowledgeable practitioners in the dynamic field of emergency and unscheduled care provision.
The module will guide students to develop critical thinking skills and translate their knowledge and skills into the clinical setting to meet the patient’s needs.
On completion of the course the students will be able to:
- Assess, diagnose, manage, treat or refer patients presenting with a minor injury appropriately with minimal medical supervision.
- Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the underlying anatomy of both normal function and common minor injuries.
- Display a mastery of physical examination techniques and be able to critically evaluate the process used in order to make a clinical decision.
- Appraise and critically evaluate the legal and ethical issues involved in patient management and through advancing practice.
List of units
- Anatomy
- Taking a clinical history & physical examination
- Mechanism and patterns of injury
- Head and neck injury
- Radiology, upper and lower limb x-ray interpretation (good practise)
- Common opthalamic injuries and conditions
- Common ear, nose and throat presentations
- Bites and stings
- Wounds including suture workshop
- Assessment and management of a minor burn.
Course Cost
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Enquiries regarding Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) funding should be directed to bcu.nurseeducation@wales.nhs.uk.
- Funding opportunities may be available for those working locally (i.e. in the north Wales and Powys areas), please contact the relevant module co-ordinator for details.
- All other application and funding related enquiries should be directed to the module co-ordinator .
Entry Requirements
Applicants must fulfil the following criteria to be considered eligible for this course:
- Healthcare professional, and
- work in the minor injury/emergency department environment or have permission to work within either environment.
Application
How to Apply
Please make sure you read and follow the step-by-step application guide as this will specify which sections of the application form are compulsory for the type of course you want to apply for and save you time.
Please prepare the following information (in a Word document):
- Current employment details;
- Years of experience, and employment history (where relevant)
- Name of staff member and organisation that have approved your funding for this module.
This will speed up the process of completing the application form.
To apply for this course, you need to create an account in our APPLICANT PORTAL
You will need access to the email address you specify while creating your account to confirm it.
After creating an account, you will see a homepage with several tabs:
- Personal
- Programme
- Info
- Contact
- Education
- Employment
- Language
- Finance
You need to complete all sections before submitting your application.
When a section is complete, a ‘tick’ symbol will appear below it.
- Click on ‘Non-graduating applications / Stand alone Modules’, then select ‘Non-graduating Undergraduate’.
- In the next section, select Non-Graduating Taught Modules in Health(NGU/HS) Click Save and Continue.
- On the next page, the default for the first question is Full Time. You need to change this to ‘Part time’:
- You now need to input the module code. Emergency Practitioner (Certificate in Higher Education): the code is NHS:3115. This section must be completed for your application to be processed.
- You also need to state the start date. Please make your selection, then click ‘Save and Continue’.
- IMPORTANT: You do not need to write a personal statement to apply for this course. Instead, please upload the document including employment, experience and education information that you have created prior to starting the application that contains the name of your current employer, the number of years of experience you have, and your highest qualification to date. Click Save and continue.
You only need to enter the details of your highest qualification to date, e.g. if you have a postgraduate qualification, please only only include this.
You will be asked for evidence of the qualification. Please either upload a copy of your qualification if it's easily accessible, or upload the Word document again (that you prepared earlier).
(details not required as you've already prepared this)
Please scroll to the bottom of the page and click on ‘I have no employment history’ (as you have already provided this in your Word document).
If you are HEIW / Health Board funded, please answer the questions as follows:
- How will you finance your studies? Sponsored
- Exact name of funding authority: Health Board
- Country: United Kingdom
- Give details of the amount of the award? Fully funded.
- Sponsorship will cover: Tuition Fees
- Have you been awarded this funding? Please select ‘yes’ * Note that you will be required to upload evidence of the funding. If you wish to confirm ‘yes’ to this question, but do not have any written confirmation to upload, you can upload your Word document here again.
If you are self-funding, please provide all details as appropriate.