Course Overview

Delivered by Great Ormond Street Hospital Learning Academy (GLA), this 15-credit module aims to develop and apply the required knowledge, skills, and behaviours to independently undertake the physical examination and assessment of children and young people (up to the age of 18 years) holistically, safely, and effectively.

This module can be taken standalone or as part of either the MSc Advanced Clinical Practice (Paediatrics & Child Health) or PGCert Paediatric Enhanced Clinical Practice (Specialism).

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.

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:

September starters - 30/09/2024, 21/10/2024, 11/11/2024, 02/12/2024, 16/12/2024
January starters - 16/01/2025,30/01/2025, 13/02/2025, 27/02/2025, 13/03/2025

Assessment date:

September starters - 06/01/2025
January starters - 01/05/2025

Assessment

The formative assessment will be:

Weekly quizzes
Mock assessments
1000 word practice essay
Work-based learning portfolio.

The summative assessment will require learners to:

Perform an Observed Structured Clinical Assessment (OSCA)

To undertake this module, you must:

Honours degree achieving 2:2 classification or above in a healthcare related subject.
Current registration as a healthcare professional with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) or General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
A minimum of three years’ full-time experience (or equivalent) in the relevant area of practice.

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].

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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].

Physical Examination and Assessment of Children and Young People