Emergency Practitioner

Entry requirements

Months of entry

September

Course content

The overall aim of the programme is to prepare the emergency practitioner for their autonomous role in their chosen setting in the Emergency Department, Minor Injuries Unit, Urgent Care Centre or within the ambulance service.

The programme will prepare the practitioner to develop professional practice, to ensure service improvement and innovation and to develop the practitioner’s competence and confidence to deliver autonomous care to both minor injury and illness presentations in a variety of settings.

Key course features

• A programme structure based on a 50% theory and 50% practice divided in programme hours.
• Assessment of practice learning through a portfolio of evidence allows you to demonstrate your progression in practice.
• High and low fidelity simulation throughout.
• Teaching provided by subject area specialists with current practice and a programme leader who is an emergency nurse and an advanced nurse practitioner working in the NHS.
• Contemporary approach to the quality and service improvement in the NHS.

Information for international students

If you are applying as an European / International Student, and live outside of the UK, you should make your application through our online application system, Centurus.

For information about the university’s entry requirements for EU/international students and to see if this course is open to international students, please visit our international section.

Fees and funding

You do not have to pay your tuition fees upfront.

The fees you pay and the support available will depend on a number of different factors. Full information can be found on our fees & finance pages. You will also find information about what your fees include in the fee FAQs.

All fees are subject to any changes in government policy, view our postgraduate fees.