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MSc ADVANCED PRACTICE (HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE). A Collaboration between: Greater Manchester Strategic Health Authority (as part of its Delivering the Workforce Project) Greater Manchester NHS Trusts University of Bolton University of Salford Other NHS Organisations e.g. GMAS
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MSc ADVANCED PRACTICE (HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE) • A Collaboration between: • Greater Manchester Strategic Health Authority (as part of its Delivering the Workforce Project) • Greater Manchester NHS Trusts • University of Bolton • University of Salford • Other NHS Organisations e.g. GMAS • Social Care organisations
GENERALIST ADVANCED PRACTITIONER MSc Advanced Practice (Health & Social Care) 2 year work based Individually tailored to practitioner role and assessment of competencies and a development portfolio Work placed mentor & assessors Multi-professional Supported in practice by University employed Learning Facilitator
CORE DIMENSIONS • Clinical (80%) • Leadership • Personal attributes • Competency driven with links to personal/professional development planning, portfolio development and achievement of core competencies
Advanced practice forms the continuum from practitioner to emergent consultant • DH. 2000 The NHS Plan, London
Semester 1 Semester 1 Semester 2 Semester 2+ summer Feb Feb Summer + Sept Summer + Sept Feb Principles of Advanced Practice (20) Public Health & Health Promotion (20) Critical Evaluation and Review (20) Managing Clinical Care (20) Application of Life Sciences for Advanced Practice (20) Negotiated/ independent learning (20) Research Dissertation (60) Foundations of Advanced Practice (40) Induction Summer + Sept Summer + Sept Sept Feb Feb Core module Options
Definition of generalist & specialist • Specialist – someone who is trained in a particular branch of a profession • Generalist – someone who is competent in several different fields or activities
Advanced Practitioners – Agenda for Change 9 8 7 Consultant Generalist Consultant Specialist An Advanced Generalist with Competencies in several different fields from across The different professions An Advanced Specialist with Specialist skills within own profession Advanced Practitioner
ELECTIVE MODULE: • Public Health and Health Promotion Holistic approach in the Primary care context. Public health and health promotion, working with individuals, families and the community • Management of Clinical Care Develop competence in a chosen area, to enhance care and programme management. The area chosen determined by an NSF framework, or equivalent e.g. Diabetes, Palliative Care, Respiratory Care or Coronary Heart Disease • Negotiated Learning • Allows learner to define, develop and demonstrate specific learning on an aspect of their role • OTHER
Service Manager HEI Student support Advanced Practitioner Mentor Assessors Learning Facilitator Education Collaborative
The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education defines a masters degree in the following terms: • Much of the study is at, or informed by, the forefront of an academic or professional discipline. Students will have shown originality in the application of knowledge, and they will understand how the boundaries of knowledge are advanced through research. They will be able to deal with complex issues both systematically and creatively, and they will show originality in tackling and solving problems. • They will have the qualities needed for employment in circumstances requiring sound judgement, personal responsibility and initiative, in complex and unpredictable professional environments. • the Advanced Practitioner role works with lots of • ‘boundaries’ … • in areas of knowledge, practice, roles and across organisations
Potential Roles:- Out of hours services:- Emergency GP services Acute hospitals Community services Walk in Centres Community matrons/active case managers Non medical treatment services Treatment centres – Diagnostics, Radiography Community services:- Pharmacy one stop services Diagnostic care and treatment Outcome driven:- Performance management targets European working time directives Modernising medical careers Maintaining services – shortage of GPs Improving or expanding current services e.g. tier two in community [chronic diseases] Advanced Practitioner – potential roles
OUTCOME • An advanced practitioner who has highly specialised or highly developed knowledge and skills beyond those which are required for registration, encompassing the breadth and depth of current and future professional practice.