PGCert ADVANCED PAEDIATRIC CRITICAL CARE PRACTICE (EVELINA/LSBU PARTNERSHIP)

London South Bank University

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London South Bank University

United Kingdom , London

Key Facts

Program Level

Certificate

Study Type

Part Time

Delivery

On Campus

Campuses

Southwark

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake Deadlines24-Sep-2026

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Duration 1 year(s)

Next Intake 24-Sep-2026

PGCert ADVANCED PAEDIATRIC CRITICAL CARE PRACTICE (EVELINA/LSBU PARTNERSHIP)

About

Develop your skills, knowledge and expertise in delivering contemporary advanced paediatric critical care. This course is taught at both the Evelina Children's Hospital and LSBU Southwark Campus.

This course is designed for healthcare professionals working in acute paediatric and critical care environments, including High Dependency Unit and Paediatric Intensive Care Unit and retrieval services. This course will enable the development of advanced skills, knowledge and understanding mapped to FICM ACCP curriculum 2015. The course prepares individuals to move into advanced roles as part of the wider national agenda to modernise the NHS workforce (Health Education England Multiprofessional Framework for Advanced Clinical Practice in England 2017).

This is the only course in the United Kingdom and Europe delivering this level of teaching and training in the clinical setting to this group of trainees in collaboration with London South Bank University. The PgCert is open for international medical and healthcare applicants on a skilled worker visa.

LSBU Nursing & Midwifery graduates are the highest paid amongst all London Modern university graduates, and fifth highest in the UK one year after graduating (DfE LEO data 2022).

The course team at Evelina are experienced intensivists and clinicians with a track record of delivering high-quality postgraduate education.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Entry Level Requirements

Need further information? Call us on 0800 923 8888 to discuss entry requirements.

The entry requirements have been set based upon the standard benchmarked by Health Education England (HEE) and the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine (FICM). The scope and requirements to fulfil the role of an Advanced Paediatric Critical Care Practitioner includes a high degree of autonomy and complex decision making from the outset. It is necessary that the individual has the scope and ability to meet the demands of the course.

Current professional registration with the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) or Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) or The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) or The 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

English language requirements

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:

First
Advanced
Proficiency

Overall score: 180 (with no score below 162)

LanguageCert SELT or International ESOL (IESOL) Exam

B2 Communicator
C1 Expert
C2 Mastery

High Pass

Minimum score required in each skill area is 33*

(*For C2 Mastery, min score for Listening is 25)

Other requirements

Current professional registration with the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) or Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) or The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) or The General Medical Council(GMC)
To have a minimum of a 2:2 Batchelor Degree and evidence of relevant Post graduate study.
Currently working within a Paediatric Critical Care and or retrieval environment for a minimum of 25 hours a week
Have a minimum of 3 years post qualification experience within the Paediatric Critical Care environment and or retrieval environment
Be employed at minimum of Band 6 or equivalent
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 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.
Be able to meet the attendance and travel requirements of the course

Career

Careers

Employability Service

At LSBU, we want to set you up for a successful career. During your studies – and for two years after you graduate – you’ll have access to our Employability Service, which includes:

An online board where you can see a wide range of placements: part-time, full-time or voluntary. You can also drop in to see our Job Shop advisers, who are always available to help you take the next step in your search.
Our Careers Gym offering group workshops on CVs, interview techniques and finding work experience, as well as regular presentations from employers across a range of sectors.

Our Student Enterprise team can also help you start your own business and develop valuable entrepreneurial skills.

This course enables professionals to work towards an autonomous Paediatric Critical Care Practitioner role within retrieval services including working towards taking the role as the retrieval lead. The course enables the progression and diversification of roles with for example, taking up senior leadership roles, leading services and provisions domestically and internationally, contributing to the research and education of others within Advanced Paediatric Critical Care Practice.

Students could continue with further study working towards PgDip/MSc.

This course is a collaborative partnership between Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust and LSBU.

We have applied to Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine be considered as a pilot site for accreditation.

: Evelina London is part of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and is the city's second largest provider of children's services.
: Guy's and St Thomas' is one of the UK's busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts, with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.