Advanced Clinical Practitioner Degree Apprenticeship
Enabling healthcare professionals to prepare for advanced clinical roles, whilst in employment

Apprentices do not pay any course fees. Costs are covered by the government and/or the organisation. As education funding experts, we can support you in accessing funding via the apprenticeship levy or can provide alternative funding options to minimise or eradicate any up-front costs.
The total course cost for the MSc Advanced Clinical Practice is £12,000.
The apprentice must be on the Nursing and Midwifery Council register or the Allied Health professionals Council register to apply for the Advanced Clinical Practice programme and must meet the University's entry requirements for study at postgraduate level.
They must hold a first degree at 2:2 or above and have a minimum of three years post-registration experience and will be currently working in a role that facilitates advanced clinical practice.
@Support — Advanced Clinical Practice apprentices will be supported by experienced academic clinicians who all currently work in clinical practice.
@Flexibility — A contemporary and dynamic programme which can be linked to the apprentice's current practice area and is responsive to the changing healthcare environment.
@Highest quality education — Teaching is always current and integrates best practice, through internationally renowned research and national frameworks and policies.
@An education provider you can trust — We’re one of the largest providers of healthcare education in the South West, with an excellent reputation for delivering healthcare study at undergraduate and postgraduate level.
This is an exciting opportunity for registered nurses, midwives and allied health professionals. This programme is aimed at multi-professionals from a variety of clinical settings who wish to develop their research and leadership skills and clinical expertise at masters level.
This programme will be of interest to those wishing to work at advanced levels of practice or those who are currently working as specialist practitioners in bespoke clinical areas.
Your ACP trainee will be assessed utilising a diverse range of assessment methods which will be linked to their own practice.
Throughout the programme apprentices will also be required to maintain an electronic portfolio of evidence of learning, which on successful completion of the programme will become a lifelong source to evidence your professional practice.
Our experienced clinicians will be there to support the ACP trainees every step of the way; they will receive 12 weekly tripartite meetings with their workplace mentor and a member of our apprenticeship team to discuss their progress, as well as receiving visits from their academic tutor once every semester.
“We are happy and proud to offer the first Advanced Clinical Practice Apprenticeship in the South West.
On successful completion of this exciting three-year masters degree, the apprentice will be equipped with the knowledge and skills to be an independent clinical practitioner. They will be able to manage defined episodes of clinical care, whilst working as part of the wider health and social care team, putting excellent patient care at the heart of their practice.
We look forward to welcoming your employees onto our programme and supporting them on their learning journey.”
Jo Amy Brancher, Lecturer in Adult Nursing
Helping employers develop, harness and focus the skills of emerging talent within their organisation whilst offering employees opportunity to pursue undergraduate degree qualifications alongside real-life work experience.