Viewing course details for 2025 year of entry
- Code
- PCH3809 (level 6) PCH4809 (level 7)
- Start
- 03/02/2025
- Fees
- £64 per credit
- Course Leader
- Kevin Viviers-Hogreve
- Study mode
- Online
This module is in-line with NHS England’s aims of enhancing both clinical and non-clinical staff member’s mental health skills within a paediatric setting, equipping them with the necessary attributes to challenge their practice and evaluate their care aligned with evidence-based research.
This module can be taken as standalone Continuing Professional Development (CPD), or as part of a Master’s of Science (MSc), Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip), Postgraduate Certificate (PGCert) or Graduate Certificate (GradCert) in Paediatrics & Child Healthcare Practice. See our MSc Paediatrics & Child Healthcare Practice page for more information about these programmes. If you wish to discuss how this module could fit into one of our programmes, please contact academic.programmes@gosh.nhs.uk.
Teaching
Active learning will allow students to learn via collaboration, cooperation, and peer-based learning. Activities may include interactive lectures, clinical skills demonstration and supervised practice, small group activities, case-based discussions, workshops, practice simulations and tutorials.
Synchronous and asynchronous learning and teaching activities are delivered via a combination of study days and digital strategies at local sites or online using the Virtual Learning Environment.
Clinical skills development and simulation are delivered in fully equipped, state of the art skills labs using a range of low and high-fidelity learning modalities.
Assessment
Formative assessment will take the form of pre-course work, a reflective logbook and engagement in classroom activities.
For the summative assessment, learners will be expected to participate in Reflective classroom discussions and deliver an oral presentation.
Teaching dates
Dates: 03/02/2025, 04/02/2025, 17/02/2025, 18/02/2025, 03/03/2025, 04/03/2025
Assessment date: 16/04/2025, 17/04/2025
Fees and funding
The fees refer to the 2024/25 academic year unless otherwise stated.
Part-time students: £64 per credit*
*Course fees are subject to annual inflation so the total costs for part time study are shown here as a guide.
To undertake this module, you must hold a current healthcare-specific professional registration and have at least six months’ experience (post-qualifying) caring for patients with paediatric mental health conditions.
How to apply
Applications will close two weeks before the module start date. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that they have arranged the necessary study leave to attend the module.
Candidates whose fees are being paid by their organisation will need to obtain a letter of sponsorship from their organisation and upload this as part of the application. You will not be able to save your application form once you begin, so please have the letter of sponsorship ready. You may wish to use this template: GOSH SPONSOR LETTER PDF.
If you have any questions about the module, please contact academic.programmes@gosh.nhs.uk.
Fees and funding
The fees below refer to the 2024/25 academic year unless otherwise stated.
Part-time learners: £64 per credit*
*Course fees are subject to annual inflation so the total costs for part time study are shown here as a guide.
For further information about the programme content, or to set up a programme planning meeting to discuss which pathway will be best for you, please contact the Academic Programmes Team at the GOSH Learning Academy: academic.programmes@gosh.nhs.uk.