Context of Advanced Surgical Care Practice HEA4520

Overview

This is a core module within the MSc in Surgical Care Practice course which is taught within the first term of the first year of this three year programme. This foundation module introduces the Trainee Surgical Care Practitioner (TSCP) to the context of their role and capabilities required to deliver high quality, safe and effective care for surgical patients within the extended surgical team and their defined scope of practice.

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Module code:	HEA4520
Level:	7
Module credits:	20
Cost for new students:	This module can only be studied as part of the MSc Surgical Care Practice. The full cost of the programme for the 2025/2026 academic year can be found on the course page.

If you are an existing student who is undertaking this module as part of a programme, your fee will have been advised to you by email. You can also check your fees online. For any queries, please contact [email protected].

If your tuition fee is being paid by a sponsor or you are a sponsor paying a student’s fee, you are required to send a copy of a purchase order to [email protected].

For further guidance please visit: Sponsored students – Edge Hill University

Who is this module for?

This module can only be studied as part of the MSc Surgical Care Practice.

This module will be valuable to practitioners undertaking the MSc in Surgical Care Practice and who are employed in that role by Surgical Directorates.

What are the key aims of the module?

• To equip practitioners understanding of the various professional, legal and ethical demands of working at an advanced level making autonomous clinical decisions.
• To support practitioners to work creatively and innovatively, utilising critical thinking and reflective abilities to promote their own practice development, and improved patient care.
• To support students’ ability to self-direct their own learning.

What will I study?

• Preparation for Master level study
• Characteristics and definitions of an ‘advanced practitioner’
• Ethical and legal issues
• Professional accountabilities
• Governance
• Leadership and management of change

How will I be assessed?

The academic assessment for the module consists of one element:

• Critical Appraisal of the individual’s developmental journey as a trainee SCP.

On successful completion you will:

Informed by best evidence, critically reflect on own learning needs and develop a personal development plan mapped to the SCP capabilities of practice and own contribution within the Surgical multidisciplinary team.

Study dates and venues

How to apply

This module can only be studied as part of one of the MSc Surgical Care Practice Programme pathways.

For details of how to apply, please visit the apply page.

Contact us

Any queries please contact Module Lead Sally Stuart: [email protected]

Alternatively, please contact the Medical School at: [email protected] 

Pathways

This module can only be studied as part of one of the MSc Surgical Care Practice Programme pathways.

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