11 Sep 2025 (Intake closed)
Apply by: 12 Sep 2025
September
Evelina Childrens Hospital
Course overview
This module is designed to develop the foundations of knowledge, skills and understanding required when assessing the critically unwell child. Conceptualisation and critical thinking skills are developed and linked with in-depth clinical reasoning, to address the presentation, resuscitation, stabilisation and the ongoing management of a critically ill child with specific conditions.
On successful completion of this module, students will be able to:
Knowledge and Understanding
Intellectual Skills
Practical Skills
Independently elicit a comprehensive and holistic assessment of a critically unwell child
Initiate, demonstrate and evaluate key decision-making skills that are required when managing complex and emergency scenarios
Transferable Skills
Formative assessment:
Formative Assessment and evaluation of clinical skills/ procedures/ and Case based discussions are provided as part of the Practice Based Learning Log.
Clinical case scenarios and group work surrounding the development of a clinical guideline for one of the applied systems above which will allow individuals to explore ideas in preparation for the summative submission. The learners will be required to submit a plan of their draft guideline to their academic advisor.
Summative assessment:
CW1: To create and present a clinical guideline within the context of Paediatric Critical Care and Retrieval Medicine, showing its application in context and the contemporary evidence base.
Pass mark at L7 50%
Weighting: 50%
CW2: Practice based Learning Record 1
Pass mark at L7 Pass/Fail
Weighting 0%
EX1: 20-minute VIVA surrounding the applications of the clinical guideline with 10-minute for questions
Pass mark at L7 50%
Weighting 50%
All elements must be passed to the minimum requirements for successful completion of the module
Funding
£2,000.00
Course details
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Prerequisites
To be a qualified health care professional with current registration with the relevant UK Professional Statutory Regulatory Body. Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)/ Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)/ General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)/ General Medical Council (GMC).
OR To be a qualified Health Care professional with current Professional Statutory Regulatory Body within the country which they are practicing. Applicants must have a skilled worker visa which allow individuals to come to or stay in the UK to do an eligible job with an approved employer. This visa has replaced the Tier 2 (General) work visa. This visa permits study at HEI. Students undertaking these modules would therefore fall under this category They must also meet the international entry requirements accepted by the University and meet the English language qualifications needed to study at LSBU
Postgraduate level required
Academic IELTS (International English Language Testing Service
6.5 (with no component below 5.5), subject to course. Check course entries in our Course Finder for specific information.
TOEFL iBT
Overall score: 90
Reading: 18
Listening: 17
Writing: 17
Speaking: 20
Pearson Test of English
Academic (PTE Academic)
Overall score: 60 (minimum score required in each skill area is 51)
Cambridge English:
Overall score: 180 (with no score below 162)
LanguageCert SELT or International ESOL (IESOL) Exam
High Pass
Minimum score required in each skill area is 33*
(*For C2 Mastery, min score for Listening is 25)
To have a minimum of 3 years’ experience within a Paediatric Intensive Care Setting and be employed at minimum of Band 6 or equivalent
To have a minimum of a 2:2 Batchelor Degree and evidence of relevant Post graduate study.
Work within a paediatric setting with access and exposure to critically unwell children for minimum of 25 hours per week
The applicant must be able to demonstrate that they are supported by their employer and will ensure the following:
Close mentorship during clinical and non-clinical working days
Supported release of time to facilitate the applicant’s assessment requirements
To have identified a suitable Practice Assessor with the relevant specialism and with relevant experience knowledge and skills to sign of students Assessments in Practice. These can include
The supervising consultants
Clinical fellows post ST7 training
Advanced Critical Care Practitioners with a minimum of 5 years of experience.
Consultants with subspecialty relevant to critical care
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