Course Overview

Delivered by Great Ormond Street Hospital Learning Academy (GLA), this 15-credit module aims to offer learners an opportunity to develop their knowledge, establishing an understanding of the health concerns and needs of the neonate requiring critical care. The module will enable the learner to provide competent care and develop their holistic approach to complex care of a neonate and their family, in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary team. Throughout the module there will be exploration and discussion on the provision of neonatal critical care services, whilst considering the ethical and moral dilemmas related to a neonate’s potentially life-threating or life-limiting prognosis.

When completed alongside Essential Care of the Neonate (QIS 1) (PCH3808/PCH4808), 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]

About your course

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

The formative assessment will be undertaken through reflective accounts and group discussions.

The summative assessment will require learners to complete a Practice Assessment Document (PAD) and an objective structured clinical assessment (OSCA).

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: 05/02/2025, 12/02/2025, 05/03/2025, 09/04/2025, 30/04/2025, 14/05/2025

Assessment date: 10/06/2025, 11/06/2025

To undertake this module, you must hold a current healthcare-specific professional registration and be currently working in a role which involves looking after neonates (less than 28 days old or below 44 weeks corrected gestation) in healthcare. Evidence of completion of Essential Care of the Neonate (QIS 1) (PCH3808/PCH4808), or equivalent will also be 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].

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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].

Principles of Neonatal Critical Care (Qualification in Specialty 2)