Advanced Clinical Practitioner Degree Apprenticeship

Entry requirements

A minimum second-class Honours degree (or a Professional Diploma for older qualifications) in a healthcare related discipline.

There is a requirement from the Education and Skills Funding Agency that apprentices hold a level 2 qualification in English and Mathematics.

If an applicant does not hold GCSE's (C /4 or above) in English and Maths or cannot evidence these or equivalent qualifications, they should be willing to work towards Level 2 Functional Skills qualifications prior to Gateway.

Find out how we support Functional Skills.

It is also a requirement of the programme that all applicants are registered with the appropriate statutory regulatory body for the profession (such as the HCPC or NMC) and have two years post-registration clinical experience.

Relevant clinical experience or previous postgraduate qualifications will also be considered as part of the admissions process.

Individual employers will set selection criteria for their apprenticeships in discussion with the University.

The apprentice must have a valid and eligible residency status to gain entry onto the apprenticeship – please see the ESFA guidance for further information.

Months of entry

September

Course content

• Designed for practitioners from a range of backgrounds including (but not limited to) radiography, nursing, pharmacy, paramedics, occupational therapy and midwifery
• Develops the skills and expertise required to respond to challenges facing our modern day health service
• Provides a strong academic underpinning to the role of the Advanced Clinical Practitioner and encourages apprentices to expand their scope of practice as part of the advanced practice agenda outlined by the Health Education England multi professional framework for advanced clinical practice
• Explores real world cases in problem-based learning groups, developing peer support networks and the opportunity to share clinical experiences
• Successful completion of the programme will result in the award of the Level 7 Advanced Clinical Practitioner Degree Apprenticeship and a University of Exeter MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice

With ever growing demand on our healthcare services, there is a need for highly skilled professionals to utilise research-informed practice to lead and transform healthcare. This programme has been designed to meet the needs of our healthcare sector to deliver a high standard of care that puts the patient first. Apprentices will be able to lead from the front to tackle the complex problems encountered in modern healthcare.

Throughout this course apprentices will:

• Develop their clinical practice, enabling them to work autonomously and flexibly in order to make complex decisions about how people should be cared for and treated
• Understand the relevant professional, legal and ethical issues that apply to their work
• Promote multidisciplinary practice by involving clinicians and practitioners from a variety of disciplines to understand the wider clinical context of health care service needs
• Gain a sound educational grounding that will encourage critical analysis of literature, documents and policies associated with advanced practice
• Undertake research, audit and evaluative activities that develop personal knowledge and expertise and can be disseminated in a community of practice, improving evidence-based patient care across systems

Fees and funding

Full programme cost: £12,000

The employer fully covers the cost of the apprenticeship; apprentices do not pay for any of the eligible training costs. The apprentice will be an employee of the organisation, gaining a University of Exeter award alongside working and earning a salary.

Employers who pay the Apprenticeship Levy will pay for the apprenticeship fees directly through that contribution. See further information on the Apprenticeship Levy funding.

Employers must pay their apprentices a salary at least consistent with national legislation.

Funding eligibility criteria

• To be eligible for funding apprentices must meet the criteria listed in the ESFA guidance. 
  
• The apprentice must have a valid and eligible residency status to gain entry onto the apprenticeship – please see the ESFA guidance for further information.