• Continuing professional development (CPD)

Evolving Intensive Care Practice

CPD Level 7
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Overview

Overview

The aim of this credit-bearing course is to equip you with the knowledge and skills to be able to develop intensive care practice, collaborative practice in the wider intensive care team and demonstrate collective leadership qualities within the intensive care environment and practice.

Course requirements:

  • Evidence of study at Level 6 (Degree Level)

  • You must be working in an intensive care environment

  • Completion of Step 1 CC3N competencies.

Cost and funding: Covered by the Trust

Credits: 20

Assessment method: Please note all assessments must be passed.

  • Academic e-Poster (100%)
  • Clinical competencies (pass/fail).

Please note this course is exclusively for Royal Brompton Hospital Trust staff.

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Study dates and times

Study dates and times

This course is taught on day release, select a start date to see the study days:

The content of the course includes classroom-based learning on the skills to appraise critical care research, interactive leadership training and practical improvement science-based sessions.

The course also includes the opportunity for you to complete North West London Critical Care Network transfer training which is delivered externally to the university.

This forms the second module as part of the intensive care course and involves completing Step 2 and 3 of the National Competencies for Adult Critical Care Nurses as part of the CC3N national guidance for intensive care nursing education.

Study days are from 9am to 5pm.

This course is exclusively for Royal Brompton Hospital Trust staff.

Teaching staff

Teaching staff

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Pamela Arasen

I started my career as a registered nurse after completing a Diploma in Nursing at St Bartholomew School of Nursing, City University in 2005. I spent a few years working in Acute Medical/Surgical wards and A&E, and continued my education pathway in a BSc in Cardiorespiratory Care, before moving to Critical Care at West Middlesex University Hospital. I specialised in the Critical Care Outreach Team at King’s College Hospital, after completing my MSc in Advanced Practice in Critical Care in 2015.

In 2018, I was appointed as a Lecturer Practitioner in Intensive Care at UWL teaching on the ITU course. I had a joint appointment at the London Northwest Healthcare Trust as the Lead in Education in Intensive Care Nursing, where I introduced the in-house Intensive Care Adult course with UWL partnership during the COVID-19 pandemic. After the completion of the Academic Professional Apprenticeship,

I currently work as a Senior Lecturer in Advanced Clinical Practice and the Course Lead in the Advanced Clinical Practitioner Degree Apprenticeship (L7) and the MSc in ACP-direct entry (L7).

My special interests are Critical Care, Education and Career Development in Nursing.

I started my career as a registered nurse after completing a Diploma in Nursing at St Bartholomew School of Nursing, City University in 2005. I spent a few years working in Acute Medical/Surgical wards and A&E, and continued my education pathway in a BSc in Cardiorespiratory Care, before moving to Critical Care at West Middlesex University Hospital. I specialised in the Critical Care Outreach Team at King’s College Hospital, after completing my MSc in Advanced Practice in Critical Care in 2015.

In 2018, I was appointed as a Lecturer Practitioner in Intensive Care at UWL teaching on the ITU course. I had a joint appointment at the London Northwest Healthcare Trust as the Lead in Education in Intensive Care Nursing, where I introduced the in-house Intensive Care Adult course with UWL partnership during the COVID-19 pandemic. After the completion of the Academic Professional Apprenticeship,

I currently work as a Senior Lecturer in Advanced Clinical Practice and the Course Lead in the Advanced Clinical Practitioner Degree Apprenticeship (L7) and the MSc in ACP-direct entry (L7).

My special interests are Critical Care, Education and Career Development in Nursing.

Study and career progression

Study and career progression

This can be taken as a standalone module or the credits can be used towards:

  • BSc Clinical Practice. Badged awards available.
How to apply

How to apply

We recommend your application is submitted to the University at least two weeks prior to the start of the course.

After your application is accepted and you have been offered a place on the course, you will be sent information about how to enrol. You must complete enrolment before your course starts.

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Contact us

For more information about our CPD courses please get in touch with Dr Claire Anderson, Associate Dean (Berkshire), College of Nursing, Midwifery and Healthcare:

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