Why Choose Lincoln
Aligned with NHS career framework
Part Time
Delivered by experienced healthcare professionals
Designed for practitioners
Course Overview
This course has been designed to meet the needs of registered and practicing professionals such as nurses, paramedics, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and radiographers.
The course aims to develop healthcare practitioners' skills and knowledge relating to the specific issues inherent in clinical decision-making, organisation, and escalation when working with children, young people, and their families. It will allow students to explore the fundamental and key aspects of assessing, managing, and treating children and young people who present to a range of primary and acute healthcare settings.
Entry Requirements 2025-26
Entry Requirements
Professional registration and two years post registration experience in a relevant healthcare setting.
You should be currently working in a healthcare setting where you are assessing and managing children and young people.
How you are assessed
Assessment on this course will take the form of mock clinical situations and case study reflections.
How You Study
This course takes a blended learning approach, a combination of lectures, seminars, workshops, learning packages and directed study will be used for both pre and post-seminar activities.
As clinical skills and small group workshops form an important part of this module, you may have the opportunity to learn by teaching others and reflecting on the process.
You will also be able to access additional support for learning through the University's Virtual Learning Environment.
The course typically covers topics such as:
- Normal child development: physically, socially, cognitively, and behaviourally
- Structured approach to assessment, disease recognition, and management
- Recognition, management, stabilisation, and transfer of an acutely ill / injured child
- Ethical, legal and professional issues (consent, confidentiality)
- Safeguarding
- First aid and accident prevention
- Child and young person's mental health
- Long term conditions and complex needs
- Paediatric pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics
Explore Flexible Learning
From short courses and microcredentials, to professional development modules and fully online Master’s degrees, we offer a range of flexible programmes to suit your individual needs. Our suite of programmes uses a variety of delivery methods, including online-only, face-to-face, blended, and distance-learning approaches.
