Level 7 Neonatal Care: Specialist Role Development (Course 2)

Teaching content in the classroom will cover the following areas, organised into themes for each study day/seminar session:

• ventilation management in HD and NICU
• surgical care of the neonate (congenital malformations and acute obstruction)
• clinical issues 3: brain injury
• clinical issues: cardiovascular care and haematological problems
• neonatal pharmacology and intravenous therapy
• the neonate and family's journey through the Neonatal unit, care of the family unit within neonatal practice
• ethical and legal issues, and dilemmas in practice.

Who is it for?

For those looking to learn complexities of neonatal practice within the intensive care setting. With a focus on the care of sicker and more complex neonates and emphasis on the wider context of neonatal practice.

Timetable

A total of 6 study days:

Term 1

Oct: Tuesday 4, 11 and 25 October 2022
Nov: Tuesday 8, 15 and 29 November 2022

Viva Tutorial Dates:
6 and 7 December 2022

Viva Assessment Week:
Between 23 and 26 January 2023

Term 3

Apr: Tuesday 4, 18 and 25 April 2023
May: Tuesday 9 and 23 May 2023
Jun: Tuesday 6 June 2023

Viva Tutorial Dates:
13 and 14 June 2023 

Viva Assessment Week:
Between 24 and 27 July 2023

Benefits

The key takeaway from this course is a deeper knowledge of clinical and ethical issues in neonatal practice.

This short course module is designed to be flexible in allowing you to study and reach your goals at your own pace. Our health CPD courses are credit-bearing modules that contribute to a University degree or award.

Transfer course credits towards postgraduate taught degree

As a health care professional, once you've completed this course you could offset 15 credits as part of a postgraduate programme, continuing your study with further modules to make up a Postgraduate Certificate (PGCert) 60 credits, Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip) 120 credits or Master of Science (MSc) 180 credits qualification (all credits must be awarded within five years of study commencing).

The learning outcomes for the course have been written in conjunction with the NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework (NHS KSF) (Department of Health, 2004) using the Core, Health and Well-being (HWB) and Information and knowledge (IK) dimensions as appropriate.

By the end of the course you will be able to:

Knowledge and understanding:

• Utilise adequate evidence-based knowledge and assessment skills to identify problems in the sick neonate in order to plan, deliver and critically evaluate intensive care for the neonate and their family.

Skills:

• Provide and critically evaluate evidence-based care for the neonate with a range of specific needs, and enable parents to understand these needs within a holistic, family-centred approach.
• Implement strategies to protect the neonate from harm in the intensive care setting and so facilitate and optimise long-term outcomes for the neonate and their family.
• Gather, analyse, interpret and critically present extensive evidence-based data and information in current neonatal practice as applied to the care of the neonate and their family.

Values and attitudes:

• Demonstrate role development, professional development and increased clinical knowledge by engaging in new roles within the neonatal unit, showing ability to contribute to practice development.
• Demonstrate an awareness and knowledge of legal and ethical dilemmas faced by health professionals and families within the neonatal field.

You will be assessed by a Practice Portfolio that includes guided skill areas within neonatal intensive care practice to work towards with a mentor. You should also identify your learning and development in practice.

In addition to this, there will be a viva voce to demonstrate your knowledge and skills in assessing, managing and evaluating the care of a sick neonate requiring intensive care.

This is a Nursing Studies top-up degree programme course. If you wish to complete a top-up degree, please apply directly on the Nursing Studies programme webpage.

If you would still like to complete this course as a CPPD student but would like to complete a top-up degree at a later date, please note that you will only be able to transfer a maximum of 30 credits that have been awarded within 5 years prior to the start date of the programme (top-up degree). For any further information regarding top-up degrees please contact healthcppd@city.ac.uk.

Credits

This course is worth 15 credits toward eligible programmes.

Non-EEA students can only apply as part of a programme, not as a stand-alone course.

The course requires you to be:

• a qualified nurse or midwife either in the UK or overseas
• working in a suitable practice area
• in a clinical placement
• a clinical mentor.

Pre-requisite course

APM036 - Neonatal Care Specialist Core Skills

English requirements

If your first language is not English, one of the following is required:

• A first degree from a UK university
• A first degree from an overseas institution recognised by City, University of London as providing adequate evidence of proficiency in the English language, for example, from institutions from Australia, Canada or the United States of America.
• International English Language Test Service (IELTS) a score of 7.0 is required with no subtest below 7.0
• Pearson Test of English (Academic) score 72 required
• TOEFL 100 overall with 24 in Writing, 20 in Listening, 19 Reading and 20 Speaking
• Other evidence of proficiency in the English language, which satisfies the board of studies concerned, including registration with your professional regulator.

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• Boxwell, G. (2010) Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing. 2nd Edition. London: Routledge.
• Hall, J. et al. (2009) A Foundation for Neonatal Care: A Multi-Disiplinary Guide. Radcliffe: Publishing.
• Hockenberry, M.J. and Wilson, D. (2006) Wong''s Nursing Care of Infants and Children 8th Edition. St Louis: Mosby.
• Levene, M.I, Tudehope, D.I. and Thearle, M.J.l. (2008) Essentials of Neonatal Medicine. 4th Edition.Oxford: Blackwell.
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