Essential Care of the Neonate (Qualification in Specialty 1)
Delivered by Great Ormond Street Hospital Learning Academy, this 15-credit module aims to develop learner’s knowledge and understanding of the essential health concerns regarding neonates.
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Viewing course details for 2025 year of entry
- Code
- PCH3808 (level 6) PCH4808 (level 7)
- Start
- 09/01/25
- Fees
- £64 per credit
- Course Leader
- Alysia Humphrey
- Study mode
- Online
Delivered by Great Ormond Street Hospital Learning Academy (GLA), this 15-credit module aims to develop learner’s knowledge and understanding of the essential health concerns regarding neonates. In undertaking this module, learners will understand the importance of evidence-based care planning, combining a systematic approach to neonatal assessment, synthesising their findings with taught theory from this module, policies and national guidelines.
When completed alongside Principles of Neonatal Critical Care (QIS 2) (PCH3812/PCH4812), the learner will achieve a Qualification in Specialty (QIS), mapped against The British Association of Perinatal Medicine (BAPM, 2012) core syllabus for clinical competence, to provide assurance of standardisation and national application.
This module can be taken as standalone Continuing Professional Development (CPD), or as part of a Master’s of Science (MSc), Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip), Postgraduate Certificate (PGCert) or Graduate Certificate (GradCert) in Paediatrics & Child Healthcare Practice. See our MSc Paediatrics & Child Healthcare Practice page for more information about these programmes. If you wish to discuss how this module could fit into one of our programmes, please contact [email protected].
Teaching
Active learning will allow students to learn via collaboration, cooperation, and peer-based learning. Activities may include interactive lectures, clinical skills demonstration and supervised practice, small group activities, case-based discussions, workshops, practice simulations and tutorials.
Synchronous and asynchronous learning and teaching activities are delivered via a combination of study days and digital strategies at local sites or online using the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE).
Clinical skills development and simulation are delivered in fully-equipped, state of the art skills labs using a range of low and high-fidelity learning modalities.
Assessment
Formative assessment will take the form of peer presentations and group feedback.
For the summative assessment, learners will be expected to present a clinical case study of a neonate in their care.
Teaching dates
This module may involve a mixture of online and face-to-face days. Face-to-face teaching will be held on or near the Great Ormond Street Hospital site.
Dates: 09/01/2025, 16/01/2025, 23/01/2025, 30/01/2025, 20/02/2025, 27/02/2025
Tutorial: Week commencing 10/03/2025
Assessment date: 03/04/2025
To undertake this module, you must be currently working in a role which involves looking after neonates (less than 28 days old or below 44 weeks corrected gestation) in healthcare. This module is open to all healthcare practitioners involved in the care of neonates. No professional registration is required.
How to apply
Applications will close two weeks before the module start date. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that they have arranged the necessary study leave to attend the module.
Candidates whose fees are being paid by their organisation will need to obtain a letter of sponsorship from their organisation and upload this as part of the application. You will not be able to save your application form once you begin, so please have the letter of sponsorship ready. You may wish to use this template: GOSH SPONSOR LETTER PDF.
If you have any questions about the module, please contact [email protected].
Fees and funding
The fees below refer to the 2024/25 academic year unless otherwise stated.
Part-time learners: £64 per credit*
*Course fees are subject to annual inflation so the total costs for part time study are shown here as a guide.
For further information about the programme content, or to set up a programme planning meeting to discuss which pathway will be best for you, please contact the Academic Programmes Team at the GOSH Learning Academy: [email protected].