Advanced Clinical Practice (General Practice)
Entry requirements
Minimum 2:2 undergraduate honours degree in a health discipline (e.g. nursing, midwifery, pharmacy, physiotherapy, paramedic science).
Minimum of a grade 4/C in GCSE English Language and Maths or equivalent (please upload evidence of this to your application).
You must be a qualified UK-registered healthcare professional, registered with an appropriate professional body like the NMC or HPC. You must be working in the pathway-specific area for a minimum of three years. You should upload evidence of this to your application.
You must hold a current trainee advanced clinical practitioner contract in the pathway-specific setting for the duration of the programme for a minimum of 30 hours per week.
Clinical supervisor
You will need to identify a clinical supervisor who will agree to help, support and supervise you during the programme.
Other requirements
You will need to provide two references as part of your application.
We do not require a supporting statement for this programme.
English language requirements: IELTS 7 (with 6.5 in writing and 7 in each other component).
Months of entry
September
Course content
Course description
This course gives you the knowledge and skills required to play an expanded role in providing care for your patients. It’s designed for registered nurses, pharmacists, physiotherapists, paramedics and related healthcare practitioners within general practice who want to work at an advanced level of clinical practice.
Before you complete your application, please ensure you have been interviewed and secured a trainee ACP post as this will ensure you have the correct funding and supervision in place.
After this, you will receive a link to a University of Sheffield online application form and be asked to download and complete our ACP admissions checklist. Your completed checklist and all required information should then be uploaded to the application form for your programme. Failure to do this will mean your application can not be considered.
HCPC registrants can also apply if they already hold the independent prescriber qualification.
You’ll be taught by a multidisciplinary team of academics and practitioners, who are experienced in supporting mature and distance learners. You will combine your university studies with work-based learning under the supervision of a local mentor – usually a GP – who can support and assess your knowledge, skills and capabilities.
It can take up to six weeks for an offer to be made. Please do not contact us for a decision before this time has passed.
Accreditation
This programme is accredited by the Centre for Advancing Practice.
Health Education England’s Centre for Advancing Practice has been established to standardise post-registration education by accrediting advanced practice courses that achieve the standards outlined in the multi-professional Advanced Practice Framework.
Practitioners who have completed accredited education programmes will be eligible to be listed on the Centre’s Advanced Practice Directory.
Information for international students
English language requirements
IELTS 7 (with 6.5 in writing and 7 in each other component).
Fees and funding
https://sheffield.ac.uk/postgraduate/taught/courses/2026/advanced-clinical-practice-gp-mmedsci
Qualification, course duration and attendance options
- MMedSci
- part time36 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
Course contact details
- Name
- School of Allied Health Professions, Nursing and Midwifery
- study@sheffield.ac.uk